Cisco Catalyst Switches
Updated December 09, 2025

Cisco Catalyst Switches

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 10 out of 10
Vetted Review

Modules Used

  • Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 9300 Series Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 9400 Series Switches
  • Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Catalyst Switches

We are using them for access, distribution, and core switches across our customer's enterprise networks. They offer great flexibility to support both simple and complex solutions. They are also very reliable with very few issues or downtime.

Pros

  • Flexibility to support many solutions or designs
  • Very reliable with low failure rates
  • Verify scalable, stacking technology allows for easy growth options

Cons

  • Ease of software upgrades and maintenance
  • Native cloud management
  • ROI by allowing us to stack switches as needed and better meet requirements based on port density
  • Less downtime, the newer Cisco Catalyst Switches have had a much better Mean Time Between Failures. Our maintenance windows with software upgrades has also been much improved.
  • Great resiliency options to help with keeping everything up and running

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

One of biggest benefits with Cisco Catalyst Switches is their flexability, we use them everywhere from small closet switches to core switches at large enterprise sites. Being able to use various platforms within the same family allows us to easily monitor and support our environment. We've also found them to be extremely reliable with very little downtime or production issues.

Using Cisco Catalyst Switches

ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Quick to learn
Convenient
Feel confident using
Familiar
None
  • Upgrade process
  • API Integration
  • Flexibility
Great features and usability

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