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Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. D-Link Ethernet Switches

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Catalyst Switches

    Score9.2 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Catalyst is one of that company's brand of network switches.N/A

    D-Link Ethernet Switches

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AD-Link offers Ethernet switches.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesD-Link Ethernet Switches
    Editions & Modules
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    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesD-Link Ethernet Switches
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Prices vary between $19.99 and $129.99 depending on switch category, series type, and other factors.
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    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesD-Link Ethernet Switches
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    D-Link Ethernet Switches were being mostly used in our organization with some other lesser-known brands as well. These switches were made for small businesses and home users and they were not able to handle large amounts of traffic from hundreds of users simultaneously. Cisco …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    We had about 15 different brands of network switches before adopting Cisco, and were not satisfied with any of them. Percentage of breakage on these units was very high.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco Catalyst Switches
    D-Link switches are nice switches with many features. They are also less expensive as compared with other options in the market. However, they are not built to handle large amounts of traffic in large enterprise networks or ISPs networks. Cisco Catalyst switches on the other …
    Incentivized
    D-Link
    Chose D-Link Ethernet Switches
    Cisco Catalyst Switches are top of the line when it comes to enterprise-grade network switches. They can handle large amounts of traffic with no impact on forwarding and they have all the features needed to manage and monitor in an enterprise environment. On the other hand, …
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    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesD-Link Ethernet Switches
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.2
    (625 ratings)
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    10.0
    (31 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    9.5
    (32 ratings)
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    Availability
    9.2
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    10.0
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.8
    (30 ratings)
    7.6
    (4 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    7.1
    (3 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    7.3
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.4
    (8 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.7
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    9.2
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    10.0
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.6
    (30 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.9
    (31 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)