Cisco Catalyst Switches Pricing

“The pricing--2960X cost less DNA licensing model is not easy, and you cannot buy the switch without a subscription.”

“The size and soft cost of going with 2 networking vendors Ifwas not worth the savings in dollars.”

“The ROI and lifecycle cost is the largest advantage of these switches less downtime and less failures = less cost.”

“We are a none profit comp so we dont have ROI We are a none profit comp so we dont have ROI We are a none profit comp so we dont have ROI.”

“The price is too expensive We found a bug with a high-CPU utilization; the checks from Cisco on all their platforms should be better given the price of their products New licensing method.”

“Price and smartnet support cost License base works great.”

“Smaller businesses and non-profit or government customers may find that the price is too expensive for their budget. … Cisco's change to subscription-based licensing makes self sparing support strategies more difficult which raises the cost.”

“High ROI given the cost is low to purchase and minimal recurring costs, especially if you don't need or renew the Essentials or other license and stick with perpetual term licensing. … Typically, a datacenter deployment would dictate Nexus to provide all the features and functionality, as well as stability that datacenters require; however, the cost-effective nature of the Cisco...”

“The list price of the switch is almost equivalent to the cost for the previous Catalyst Switch models, which is good for the business financial plan.”

“Downtime is near non-existent More expensive than the competition - causes ROI to be a bit rougher.”

“That's one thing that the price, it's quite more expensive than the one that it is replacing.”