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Are there reliabe cost efficient alternatives to great Cisco products?

By Brad Reese on Sat, 09/15/07 - 5:34pm.
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Reggie GrantReggie Grant - BradReese.Com sales manager, arranged for an interesting Cisco vs. Adtran savings comparison.

Why? Often Cisco enterprise customers on a tight budget will seek out cost efficient reliable alternatives to Cisco.

From the savings comparison below, you will find that even great Cisco products have an alternative when cost savings are paramount.

Cisco vs. Adtran Savings Comparison
Cisco vs. Adtran Savings Comparison
Cisco vs. Adtran Savings Comparison
Cisco vs. Adtran Savings Comparison


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<br /> Why This<br /> Part#<br /> For<br /> Get This<br /> Part#<br /> For<br /> SAVE<br /> Cisco Catalyst 2950<br /> WS-2950-24<br /> $995<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224<br /> 1200500L1<br /> $645<br /> $350<br /> Cisco Catalyst 2950G-24<br /> WS-2950G-24<br /> $2,495<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224ST<br /> 1200504L1<br /> $695<br /> $1,800<br /> Cisco Catalyst 2950C-24<br /> WS-2950C-24<br /> $2,495<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224ST, Qty (2) 1000Base-SX SFP Modules<br /> 1200504L1, 1200480L1<br /> $1,285<br /> $1,210<br /> Cisco Catalyst 2950T-24<br /> WS-2950T-24<br /> $2,195<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224ST<br /> 1200504L1<br /> $695<br /> $1,500<br /> Cisco Catalyst 2950SX-24<br /> WS-2950SX-24<br /> $1,795<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224ST, Qty (2) 1000Base-SX SFP Modules<br /> 1200504L1, 1200480L1<br /> $1,285<br /> $510<br /> Cisco Catalyst 2970<br /> WS-C2970G-24TS<br /> $4,295<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1524<br /> 1200560L1<br /> $1,395<br /> $2,900<br /> Cisco Catalyst 3550-PWR<br /> WS-3550-24PWR SMI<br /> $3,495<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224ST POE<br /> 1200584L1<br /> $1,495<br /> $2,000<br /> Cisco Catalyst 3560-24PS<br /> WS-3560-24PS SMI<br /> $3,795<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224ST POE<br /> 1200584L1<br /> $1,495<br /> $2,300<br /> Cisco Catalyst 3750-24PS<br /> WS-3750-24PS SMI<br /> $4,705<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224ST POE<br /> 1200584L1<br /> $1,495<br /> $3,210<br /> Cisco 1841, Cisco 2950<br /> CISCO1841, WS-2950-24<br /> $2,390<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224R (router, switch, firewall)<br /> 4200510L1<br /> $1,195<br /> $1,195<br /> Cisco 1841 w/VPN and Cisco Catalyst 2950<br /> CISCO1841-SEC/K9, WS-2950-24<br /> $3,490<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224R w/Enhanced feature pack<br /> 4200510L2<br /> $1,690<br /> $1,800<br /> Cisco 1841 w/VPN and Cisco Catalyst 3550-PWR<br /> CISCO1841-SEC/K9, WS-2950G-24<br /> $4,990<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224STR<br /> 4200520L1<br /> $1,295<br /> $3,695<br /> Cisco 1841 w/VPN, Cisco 2950G-24<br /> CISCO1841, WS-3550-24PWR SMI<br /> $4,890<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224STR PoE<br /> 4200570L1<br /> $2,295<br /> $2,595<br /> Cisco 1841/Cisco 3550-PWR<br /> CISCO1841-SEC/K9, WS-3550-24PWR SMI<br /> $5,990<br /> Adtran NetVanta 1224STR PoE w/Enhanced feature pack<br /> 4200570L2<br /> $2,790<br /> $3,200<br /> Cisco 1841<br /> CISCO1841<br /> $1,395<br /> Adtran NetVanta 3200<br /> 1202860L1<br /> $695<br /> $700<br /> Cisco 1841 w/VPN<br /> CISCO1841-SEC/K9<br /> $2,495<br /> Adtran NetVanta 3200, Enhanced Feature Pack<br /> 4200860L2<br /> $1,090<br /> $1,405<br /> Cisco 2821<br /> CISCO2821<br /> $3,895<br /> Adtran NetVanta 4305<br /> 1200890L2<br /> $2,495<br /> $1,400<br /> Cisco 2821 w/VPN<br /> CISCO2821-SEC/K9<br /> $4,795<br /> Adtran NetVanta 4305, Enhanced Feature Pack<br /> 4200890L2<br /> $3,490<br /> $1,305<br /> Cisco 3825<br /> CISCO3825<br /> $9,500<br /> Adtran NetVanta 5305<br /> 4200990L1<br /> $6,995<br /> $2,505<br /> Cisco 3825 w/ VPN<br /> CISCO3825-SEC/K9<br /> $10,895<br /> Adtran NetVanta 5305, Enhanced Feature Pack<br /> 4200990L2<br /> $8,390<br /> $2,505<br /> Cisco Serial WIC<br /> WIC-1T<br /> $400<br /> Adtran NetVanta Serial NIM<br /> 1200866L1<br /> $300<br /> $100<br /> Cisco T1 WIC<br /> WIC-1DSU-T1<br /> $1,000<br /> Adtran NetVanta T1 NIM<br /> 1202862L1<br /> $300<br /> $700<br /> Cisco 2-Port T1 VWIC<br /> VWIC-2MFT-T1<br /> $2,000<br /> Adtran NetVanta Dual T1 NIM<br /> 1200872L1<br /> $645<br /> $1,355<br /> Cisco T1 VWIC w/Drop and Insert<br /> VWIC-2MFT-T1-DI<br /> $2,500<br /> Adtran NetVanta T1+DSX-1 NIM<br /> 1202863L1<br /> $450<br /> $2,050<br /> Cisco ADSL WIC<br /> WIC-1ADSL<br /> $750<br /> Adtran NetVanta ADSL NIM<br /> 1200869L1<br /> $300<br /> $450<br /> Cisco T3/E3 Network Module<br /> NM-1T3/E3<br /> $8,500<br /> Adtran NetVanta T3 Wide Module<br /> 1200832L1<br /> $1,895<br /> $6,605<br /> Cisco HSSI Network Module<br /> NM-1HSSI<br /> $5,000<br /> Adtran NetVanta HSSI Wide Module<br /> 1200934L1<br /> $1,295<br /> $3,705<br /> Contact Brad Reese
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Not An Apples to Apples Comparison

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Would like to learn more about the methodology Reggie Grant used to create this product to product comparison between Cisco and Adtran as it isn't creating an apples to apples comparison. For example, the Cisco 2821 compared to the Adtran 4305 ... the Cisco 2821 is a gigabit class router that can support data, voice and video -- the Adtran 4305 is a Fast Ethernet router that supports data only.

In addition, I'd like to undersatnd how the pricing for this comparison was derived. According to CDW's website the Cisco 2821 sells for $2805 and the Adtran 4305 for $1940, highlighting a price delta of roughly $900 dollars, which is less than the $1400 used in the Reggie Grant comparison. Now I realize that CDW is not the only pricing metric, but it is clear how the prices above were derived.

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