# Dell PowerSwitch alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 224 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Dell PowerSwitch holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/dell-powerswitch/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Arista Networks: 60
- Cisco Nexus: 17
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: 6
- MikroTik CRS Series: 6
- Arista EOS: 4
- Arista EOS with CloudVision: 3

## Data center networking

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerSwitch (Dell PowerSwitch is #5 of 11 at 2%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 14 of those 76
- MikroTik CRS Series: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 4 of those 76
- HPE Aruba CX Series: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Arista EOS: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Cisco Catalyst: first choice in 2 of those 76
- ManageEngine OpManager: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerSwitch (Dell PowerSwitch is #5 of 9 at 0%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 19 of those 71
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Arista EOS with CloudVision: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 2 of those 71
- Arista CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Arista EOS + CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Edgecore: first choice in 1 of those 71
- ExtremeSwitching: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 77 of 84 answers did not name Dell PowerSwitch (Dell PowerSwitch is #7 of 10 at 0%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 27 of those 77
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 9 of those 77
- Arista EOS: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Juniper Networks: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Nokia Data Center Fabric: first choice in 2 of those 77
- Arista 7500R/7280/7700 families: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Arista EOS + CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 77
- Arista EOS with CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 77

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