Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch vs. Cisco FabricPath

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch
Score 8.0 out of 10
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Alcatel-Lucent provides the OmniSwitch family of switches, providing data center switching, Ethernet & LAN switches, support for IoT and edge solutions, SDN, ruggedization and industrial-grade solutions, and WebSmart switches.N/A
Cisco FabricPath
Score 8.1 out of 10
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Cisco's FabricPath is a brand of LAN switch.N/A
Pricing
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco FabricPath
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco FabricPath
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco FabricPath
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Score 9.2 out of 10
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches
Score 9.2 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Score 9.0 out of 10
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Score 9.0 out of 10
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User Ratings
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco FabricPath
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(2 ratings)
8.0
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User Testimonials
Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitchCisco FabricPath
Likelihood to Recommend
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Our data management depends on the networking infrastructure and this product has provided all tools that are required. Our IT operations have been stable due to reliable security and networking services enhanced by this product. It easily identifies critical missions that may affect our operations and notify the service team for immediate action. My marketing department has discovered the most effective marketing channels that can attract more customers through a reliable internet connection.
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Cisco
Cisco FabricPath seems to be well suited for larger datacenters where you need the scalability and flexibility that's provided. We've been able to provide our customers with much more bandwidth than they previously had throughout our datacenter and with applications generating much more east/west traffic now rather than large volumes of north/south traffic FabricPath and the nexus switches have given us the ability to provide our customers with the bandwidth that's needed to serve today's applications.
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Pros
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • Many 10GbE SFP+ fiber port options.
  • Can be used in Distribution and Core topologies.
  • Options with 20, 32 and 48 10GbE SFP+ ports.
  • Redundant fans, fonts, and CPU.
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Cisco
  • It scales fairly well.
  • It's been fairly easy for people to learn and work with.
  • It has simplified network administration by utilizing Fabric Extenders which are all configured from the same switch and treated as an extension of the switch rather than as a separate entity.
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Cons
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • 24/7 support and warranty come at a higher price. The service is not available in all cities.
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Cisco
  • We've had a few bugs that have caused random reloads of switches when modifying VLANS.
  • We've had a bug that reloaded an entire fabric at once.
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Alternatives Considered
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
Most problems that face our company has been solved by an effective performance of this product. The operation and continuity of our business programs are boosted by great network connections. Alcatel company has been helpful in providing training and development guidelines where possible. The system performance has built a powerful operation base that can identify and provide solutions to business challenges. The digital working base for all our plans has been implemented.
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Cisco
In comparison to Cisco ACI, Cisco Catalyst, and Juniper EX Switches the Nexus switches have stood their ground and we've been fairly happy with them. I like that similar to Cisco's ACI and the Juniper EX switches that I've worked with I can manage multiple chassis from one place. ACI can do this on a much larger scale though. I think Juniper limited the number of devices in a single virtual chassis to 10 or less depending on the device type. ACI can do a few hundred leafs plus their fabric extenders so if you're looking for one place to manage all your devices it can scale well beyond either the Cisco FP or Juniper EX series switches, but it also has a much steeper learning curve and completely different interface. The loop prevention built into FP has been a great improvement vs our old Catalyst switches.
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Return on Investment
Alcatel-Lucent Enterprise
  • More stability, management, and performance of LAN network.
  • 10 SFP+ ports connectivity from edge switches.
  • Reduced price and faster return on investment.
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Cisco
  • FabricPath is easy enough to learn that the adoption on the team has been fairly quick. This allows us to quickly troubleshoot and allows us to meet and beat SLAs that demand we maintain 99.99%+ uptime for our paying customers.
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