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D-Link Ethernet Switches vs. Huawei Ethernet Switches

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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    D-Link Ethernet Switches

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AD-Link offers Ethernet switches.N/A

    Huawei Ethernet Switches

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AGlobal company Huawei IT, headquartered in Guangdong, China, offers Ethernet switches.N/A
    Pricing
    D-Link Ethernet SwitchesHuawei Ethernet Switches
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    D-Link Ethernet SwitchesHuawei Ethernet Switches
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrices vary between $19.99 and $129.99 depending on switch category, series type, and other factors.—
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    Community Pulse
    D-Link Ethernet SwitchesHuawei Ethernet Switches
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    D-Link
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    Huawei Technologies
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    80%
    Would buy again
    4 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    5 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    5 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Best Alternatives
    D-Link Ethernet SwitchesHuawei Ethernet Switches
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    RUCKUS Ethernet Switches
    Score1 out of 10
    RUCKUS Ethernet Switches
    Score1 out of 10
    Enterprises
    Cisco Ethernet Switches
    Score9.1 out of 10
    Cisco Ethernet Switches
    Score9.1 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    D-Link Ethernet SwitchesHuawei Ethernet Switches
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (6 ratings)
    10.0
    (4 ratings)
    Usability
    8.6
    (4 ratings)
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    D-Link Ethernet SwitchesHuawei Ethernet Switches
    Likelihood to Recommend
    D-Link
    The focus of the equipment is SoHo, that is, small businesses or companies and even domestic use. It meets these scenarios very well. Using for large scale, they can present difficulties to maintain throughput, that is, its use in large networks can be difficult to maintain.
    Another issue to be taken into account is technical assistance, they are not as agile as the competition.
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    Huawei Technologies
    Huawei switches are ideal for cases where performance is not essential, for low traffic solutions and for equipment management. It is not recommended for situations of high performance and stress, immediate availability and high scalability. It is also not advisable to use them in solutions that involve hardware from other brands, the integration of Huawei with Cisco, for example, is very traumatic and the results were not optimal in my case.
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    Pros
    D-Link
    • Easy to use GUI
    • Inexpensive
    • Available in a different number of ports.
    • Support for copper as well as fiber ports.
    • Available in gigabit ethernet and above speeds as well.
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Scalability
    • High throughput links
    • Redundancy of links with resilient protocols
    • Fast switching in the event of a redundant link failure.
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    Cons
    D-Link
    • Updates frequently
    • End of life cycle and end of support cycle.
    • As D-Link frequently changes its products and customer have to switch very often.
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    Huawei Technologies
    • One of our switches encounted a hardware defect after 6 months of use (but was replaced within warranty)
    • The switches appear to get hotter than what I would expect under normal use
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    Usability
    D-Link
    D-Link Ethernet Switches are working fine and fulfill all of our organization's needs cost-wise and efficiency-wise. The rating that I gave would vary based on performance and durability. We used an open environment without an IP-rated network rack, but its working fine and we handle all weather issues carefully and manage the network smoothly. Takeaways: cost effective, handles complex networks, and very good performance.
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    Huawei Technologies
    The switches perform very well in our core backbone and also in metro Ethernet networks. We are able to provide high service availability and greater resilience for our customers. The switches also provide high performance in several data centers where we have a presence focused on IX exchange. They are also very useful as CPEs.
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    Support Rating
    D-Link
    I have given it 9 out of 10 just because of its low cost and additional features that have been an integral part of any product, otherwise, the load management part was far more inferior as compared to the Cisco switches, as those switches have a spanning tree protocol built-in.
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    Huawei Technologies
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    Alternatives Considered
    D-Link
    They stack up great. In performance, Price, Physical style. I have been around many networks with a business that has spent three times as much on a network solution and Dlink matches up toe to toe. Has of now they are moving over to Cisco language. So this will improve the availability of engineers and support.
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    Huawei Technologies
    The performance of Huawei is lower than Cisco, but initially the costs inclined the decision towards Huawei, but unfortunately, it was not, the licenses and the manager fired the investment to make it very similar to cisco. Therefore it is preferable to go to the Cisco switches for reliability and robustness.
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    Return on Investment
    D-Link
    • Reduction of oscillations in the network caused by repeater equipment (which was replaced by D-links).
    • Low cost of implementation and acquisition, making it possible to acquire a sufficient quantity to meet the entire park and demand.
    • Due to its low price, we have no losses with maintenance, and can simply purchase other equipment for replacement.
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    Huawei Technologies
    • Revenue Increase
    • Greater satisfaction for our customers.
    • Greater compliance with SLAs
    Incentivized
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