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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Catalyst Switches

    Score9.1 out of 10
    N/ACisco's Catalyst is one of that company's brand of network switches.N/A

    GoTo Meeting

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AFrom GoTo (formerly LogMeIn), GoToMeeting is an online meeting, desktop sharing, and video conferencing software that enables users to connect via the internet. It hosts a suite of online meeting tools, including real-time screen sharing and integrated audio.

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    Pricing
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesGoTo Meeting
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    Professional
    $12.00
    Per Organizer / Per Month for 150 Participants [billed annually]
    Business
    $16.00
    Per Organizer / Per Month for 250 Participants [billed annually]
    Enterprise
    Custom Pricing
    3,000 Participants
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesGoTo Meeting
    Free Trial
    NoYes
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoYes
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Pricing available by monthly or annual subscription, with discounts for annual commitments.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesGoTo Meeting
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    No answer on this topic
    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    No answer on this topic
    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    98%
    Would buy again
    600 Answers
    84%
    Would buy again
    260 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    96%
    Delivers good value for the price
    531 Answers
    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    239 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    98%
    Happy with the feature set
    600 Answers
    90%
    Happy with the feature set
    277 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    490 Answers
    94%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    185 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    98%
    Implementation went as expected
    568 Answers
    97%
    Implementation went as expected
    222 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesGoTo Meeting
    Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software
    Comparison of Performance & Compatibility of Online Events Software features of Cisco Catalyst Switches and GoTo Meeting
    Feature
    Cisco Catalyst Switches
    -
    Ratings
    GoTo Meeting
    8.1
    406 Ratings
    2% above category average
    High quality audio00 Ratings8.8406 Ratings
    High quality video00 Ratings8.7399 Ratings
    Low bandwidth requirements00 Ratings7.0374 Ratings
    Mobile support00 Ratings8.0321 Ratings
    Screen Sharing
    Comparison of Screen Sharing features of Cisco Catalyst Switches and GoTo Meeting
    Feature
    Cisco Catalyst Switches
    -
    Ratings
    GoTo Meeting
    8.2
    397 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Desktop sharing00 Ratings8.2397 Ratings
    Whiteboards00 Ratings8.1271 Ratings
    Online Meetings / Events
    Comparison of Online Meetings / Events features of Cisco Catalyst Switches and GoTo Meeting
    Feature
    Cisco Catalyst Switches
    -
    Ratings
    GoTo Meeting
    8.1
    398 Ratings
    1% below category average
    Calendar integration00 Ratings8.0354 Ratings
    Meeting initiation00 Ratings8.4385 Ratings
    Integrates with social media00 Ratings7.7197 Ratings
    Record meetings / events00 Ratings8.1361 Ratings
    Slideshows00 Ratings8.1311 Ratings
    Online Events Collaboration
    Comparison of Online Events Collaboration features of Cisco Catalyst Switches and GoTo Meeting
    Feature
    Cisco Catalyst Switches
    -
    Ratings
    GoTo Meeting
    8.3
    367 Ratings
    3% above category average
    Live chat00 Ratings8.3357 Ratings
    Audience polling00 Ratings8.1260 Ratings
    Q&A00 Ratings8.4284 Ratings
    Online Events Security
    Comparison of Online Events Security features of Cisco Catalyst Switches and GoTo Meeting
    Feature
    Cisco Catalyst Switches
    -
    Ratings
    GoTo Meeting
    8.1
    367 Ratings
    0% above category average
    User authentication00 Ratings8.0329 Ratings
    Participant roles & permissions00 Ratings8.2353 Ratings
    Confidential attendee list00 Ratings8.2289 Ratings
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    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesGoTo Meeting
    Small Businesses
    No answers on this topic
    ClickMeeting
    Score9.5 out of 10
    Medium-sized Companies
    RUCKUS Ethernet Switches
    Score1 out of 10
    JioMeet
    Score9.8 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Ethernet Switches
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Webex Meetings
    Score8.7 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesGoTo Meeting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (774 ratings)
    8.3
    (441 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.9
    (40 ratings)
    7.5
    (51 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (46 ratings)
    4.9
    (35 ratings)
    Availability
    8.8
    (14 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Performance
    9.3
    (14 ratings)
    9.1
    (2 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.5
    (38 ratings)
    7.6
    (52 ratings)
    In-Person Training
    9.0
    (5 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Online Training
    9.0
    (2 ratings)
    7.3
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    8.0
    (12 ratings)
    8.9
    (8 ratings)
    Configurability
    8.8
    (10 ratings)
    4.5
    (2 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.1
    (9 ratings)
    3.0
    (1 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    9.2
    (14 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    7.9
    (36 ratings)
    4.0
    (1 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    8.2
    (37 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Catalyst SwitchesGoTo Meeting
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Well-suited for big companies like mine, where we have a lot of users that we have to connect together. Getting all the switches into one big stack that you can just manage all at one time is fantastic for ease of use. Not suited for maybe smaller mom and pop shops or smaller companies that don’t have as many. They could probably go with something much easier to manage.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    I provide regular training as a big portion of my job. There is weekly training with an infinite number of users in attendance on any given date—GoTo Meeting is not the best option for this because I would have to mute users as they join the meeting. However, I also provide frequent training sessions to a small number of users that feature more individualized content, and having them able to mute/unmute at will is a better fit for a smaller group with in-depth materials.
    Incentivized
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • Easy-to-use management interfaces. The CLI commands go across the whole Cisco Catalyst Switches 9000 series, so it makes it easy, the code being the same on the 9000 series. Just being able to do port channels, trunks, and connecting up edge switches to it with the Cisco Catalyst Switches 9000 Series.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • Excellent audio and video quality.
    • Functional and easy-to-use screen-sharing feature for product demonstrations and presentations.
    • Possibility of recording meetings that we can later review and share with those who could not attend.
    • Possibility of managing the microphone of the participants in host mode so as not to disturb the entire event.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • One thing is that these, every time Cisco gets a new switch, they just make an amendment to the power supply, so they'll just put a knob on it. So let's say if you lose any power supply unit, you'll have to purchase another one, which costs a lot of extra money because we have a lot of another power supply units from the redundant, which we can use, but we can't now because they have just tweaked the modeling of that. Which makes no sense, particularly to me because it's an extra money making machine kind of a thing. But that's fine.
    • Another thing is these ports, I believe they are a bit less of, if I can say the quality of the oldest switches, they were quite sturdy. As I said earlier, the new switches, they're very light and when you lift them you feel it. So that's one thing, which I think the quality or the material which we are using has gone down.
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • We occasionally experience slow performance during screen sharing.
    • The help center should have detailed tutorials on commonly asked FAQs and also to initially set up the profile.
    • One of my initial thoughts regarding recordings was to edit them in the future when the product changes.
    Incentivized
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    They are consistently reliable and this switch in particular is a very affordable solution. We can place the Cisco Catalyst 1000 Series Switches gear in areas that we normally would not place a switch because it is affordable enough to make it justifiable. And because it is a reliable solution, we are confident it will continue to provide service over the long haul.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    We used other software like goto meetings but found it best because of its user friendly interface and easy interfacing. It helped us in COVID and now we can say we are depending on it and love it. We recommend it to our friends company and they are also using it. It is very affordable and easy to integrate with system
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Cisco
    Cisco by and far does a great job with the Catalyst line. From a layer 2 dumb switch all the way up to ISP carrier grade switching within the Catalyst portfolio. The best part about it is command parity among the various tiers of product. The only differences are going to lie in what features are available per switch.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    The simplicity of GoToMeetings desktop, mobile, and web-based applications make it a very robust and user-friendly meeting solution. At times, it may be more complex than needed, but it is nice to have so many features that can be used if needed. Once installed, it is very easy to use and navigate.
    Incentivized
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    We have very few is any outages due to a Cisco hardware failure. Some of our gear is exposed to some pretty harsh environments, and they keep on ticking!
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    This application has always been available. Never an issue
    Incentivized
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    Performance
    Cisco
    No, the packets flow. Sometimes you will see collisions and broadcast storms can happen which will slow performance but that can be fixed and the packets will flow.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    This application is fast. Loads fast, no stall
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    We rarely have issues with the product. I have only had to contact support one time since we put it in and that was to see if another vendor was giving me accurate information on an issue I was having.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    When we have issues, they seem to respond quickly and do everything they can to help us. They have even tried to find other ways we could get more use out of their product, or improve the way we are currently using it. Overall, their support has been fairly good for us.
    Incentivized
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    In-Person Training
    Cisco
    Cisco Networking Academy partners with many local Colleges and High Schools to provide great hands-on training. You do need to drive to learn the topic. The in-class session only go so far. You really need to apply this to the real world. Cisco makes it easy for business to connect via CLC or Cisco Learning Credits.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    No answers on this topic
    Online Training
    Cisco
    My own personal research to get the information I want is very handy and helped me many times
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    No answers on this topic
    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    The implementation of the Cisco Catalyst 1000 Series Switches is fairly seamless, especially if you are familiar with Cisco products. We have had Brocade switch gear in place too, and the differences between the manufacturers [are] not a major issue.
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    It was very easy and self-explanatory.
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    2960s, 9200s, 9400s, 3650s, 3800s. I think that this product is a lot better. I know I just complained about the noise, but it’s still much quieter than our other ones. So we do have a couple of public deployments, and once we swap these out, they complained less. Sometimes we have small offices that get the gear in with them, and these sound less like a jet engine. And yeah, these are a lot easier to manage as well. Everything in the same family. It’s a lot.
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    Many times, it seems like GoTo Meeting requires less bandwidth to run. We noticed with a few test machines that if you have over twenty video streams, this product could handle the load better than if we used Microsoft Teams and had many video streams.
    Incentivized
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    We are exclusive Cisco at our organization. In truth part of the reason is, with one type of switch and one manufacturer, it is easier to support. It is also easier to give consistent training to our staff in our tech department
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    No answers on this topic
    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • energy costs dropped by around 11 per cent on the access layer
    • management has become easier with DNA Center
    • ISSU software upgrades and fabric deployments have significantly reduced "planned" down times
    • network speed has increased, latency is at an all-time best within our own LAN
    Incentivized
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    GoTo formerly LogMeIn
    • Any collaboration app these days are now a great addition for those organizations which have more than one office and they need to collaborate with each other.
    • GoTo Meeting can contribute to cost savings by reducing the need for extensive travel, accommodation, and related expenses associated with in-person meetings especially in case like us as we have multiple branches.
    Incentivized
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    ScreenShots

    Cisco Catalyst Switches Screenshots

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    GoTo Meeting Screenshots

    Screenshot of GoTo App - Create Meeting (Out of Session)Screenshot of GoTo App - Join Meeting (Out of Session)Screenshot of GoTo App - Meeting (In Session)Screenshot of GoTo App - Mobile Meetings (Out of Session)Screenshot of GoTo App - Screen Share Meeting (In Session)