Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches are secure, reliable, easy to mange, and very scalable.
October 06, 2021

Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches are secure, reliable, easy to mange, and very scalable.

Matt Raup | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches

  • Catalyst 9400 Series
  • Catalyst 9500 Series
We love Cisco Catalyst Switches. We use them for all of our customers' networks. These switches are reliable and have a long lifecycle. These switches make network management less time consuming than using a competitor's equipment. It is very easy to scale up as a network becomes larger.
  • Great security features.
  • Very easy to mange.
  • Support gets back to you quickly.
  • Cisco licensing can sometimes be hard to understand.
  • Lower-level techs will have to do some training to manage these switches successfully.
  • High price point.
  • [There is a] high price point, but [Cisco Catalyst Series Switches] will save [you] in the long run because these switches are reliable and last a very long time.
  • Cisco offers very good support so you can depend on them to keep everything running smoothly.
  • Once techs are trained on Cisco devices, they will be able to save time making changes to networks.
We love the advanced manageability features. We are able to mange multiple switches via a single pane of glass and make changes very quickly. When networks grow and you need to scale up, Cisco makes our jobs a breeze with their advanced management features.

Do you think Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches's feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches again?

Yes

We use these [Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series] Switches for all of our small and medium-sized business clients. These switches make it very easy to manage a network via a single pane of glass. Once our techs are up to speed, they are able to make configuration changes very quickly with minimal effort. There is a bit of a high price point to entry, but you will save in the long run.