Cisco Catalyst Switches review
Updated July 25, 2025
Cisco Catalyst Switches review
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Modules Used
- Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches
- Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
- Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches
- Cisco Catalyst 9600 Series Switches
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches
we deploy Cisco Catalyst Switches across all our branches as access , distribution and core switches. They are used for all our switching and routing needs. All our endpoint wired devices are connected to Cisco Catalyst Switches 9400 chassis based switches . all our wireless accesspoints are connected to Cisco Catalyst Switches 9300 switches. We also use 3850's as out WAN internet switches in some of our sites.
Pros
- they do switching and routing
- VRF based routing is supported
- software upgrade is smooth although time consuming
Cons
- faster software upgrades
- better TAC support
- often run into bugs
- we are in manufacturing so when the Cisco Catalyst Switches goes down we hit revenue drop
- positive impact is even though they are expensive initially they have very good life since they will be used for a long time
- less maintanence required other than yearly license so if we can afford a large invenstment initially it is a good invenstment
Do you think Cisco Catalyst Switches delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco Catalyst Switches's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco Catalyst Switches live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco Catalyst Switches go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco Catalyst Switches again?
Yes
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