Needlessly complicated licensing
June 15, 2025

Needlessly complicated licensing

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review

Modules Used

  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches

In our organization, we use Cisco Catalyst Switches for general network connectivity

Pros

  • I think Cisco Catalyst Switches is well documented
  • long mtbf

Cons

  • I think there is room for improvement in Cisco Catalyst Switches with the, in my opinion, needlessly complicated licensing
  • the industry standard training programs are all cisco, which makes it easy to recruit opeations personell

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

No

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

I think I am likely to tell a colleague that, in my opinion, Cisco Catalyst Switches are well suited for high impact networks that just have to work. Perhaps less suited where price is at a premium. The ecosystem and available training and documentation is second to none.

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