Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
"stable switches since years and a standard for enterprises"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

features for a secure access and transport, QoS, NBAR, stacking of the switches with high bandwidth, management of the switches, stable hardware, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

sometimes you have to discuss the price with the customer, because there are other solutions on the market, which are cheaper, but not with feature parity Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

KB
Kris B.
Network Engineer
Information Technology and Services
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"3560s mae great access and L3 switches"
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

Easy to configure.

Supports wide range of features like tacacs, firewall rules, dhcp server, routing both static and routing protocols, PoE or not. Makes excellent switches. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

If stacking with stack cables getting the correct server set to master can sometimes be troublesome. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Telecommunications
GT
Verified User in Telecommunications
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Catalyst a long history of success and continuous innovation"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

New Cat9k introduces some fancy features for security purposes like ETA (Encrypted Traffic Analytics) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

There are some interoperability issues but i think is normal due Cisco usually releases features after a long quality development check. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

David E.
DE
David E.
Director - IT Security
Retail
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Cisco provides a great catalyst for success"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

Catalyst switches just work. We only use Cisco catalyst switches because we can set and forget them until new needs require changes in their configuration. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

We have had some issues with fans going bad soon after deployment. Cisco replaced them immediately. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Information Technology and Services
GI
Verified User in Information Technology and Services
"The switches are high performance and simple to install and manage."
4.5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

The stacking features as well as the option to add a 10GbE module for uplink connectivity. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

The port numbers can be difficult to distinguish. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User
G
Verified User
"Great"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

We dontá have any problem with this switches Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

Maybe the space that we need to install, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User
G
Verified User
"I have used se2960x equipment"
5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

They are quite manageable teams and being layer 2 or 3, the functions are great. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

I have no negative comments about the Cisco teams. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Nishith B.
NB
Nishith B.
Network Architect & Automation Tools - Development & Operationalisation
Telecommunications
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Network architect"
3/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

Easy to use, future ready and intutive commands to manage Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

Scalabiltty, Security and code managment Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

ME
Mark E.
Mr
Enterprise (> 1000 emp.)
"Mobile"
3.5/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

This product is very nice because it is very mobile, you can have it on all the time. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

It might bug and there is a delay in the mobility mode. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
GH
Verified User in Hospital & Health Care
Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
"Double dose of cats"
4/5
What do you like best about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

High throughput on these switches is great, all the best features from previous generation products. The quality of the c3850 is above par for cisco quality products i forsee these switches running for a long time with excellent support. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about Cisco Catalyst Switches?

It always comes down to something little and or petty, such as price. I dont have much room to complain though as the ROI for most cisco products, this one included is well worth it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.