Compare NetSure™ Options
NetSure™ - The Smart Alternative to Cisco SMARTnet®
NetSure offers flexible, full coverage that is customized for your networking needs. Offering comprehensive contract options and modular pricing structures, NetSure enables you to build a network maintenance and support solution that best fits your budget and network requirements.
All options of NetSure provide complete hardware maintenance and support solutions with advanced hardware replacement, 24x7 technical support by Cisco-certified network technicians, and access to the NetSure Portal. Backed by our global Network Operations Centers (NOCs), Spirent® test centers, and global logistics capabilities, NetSure allows you to protect your entire network leaving nothing to chance.
NetSure NBD
NetSure NBD provides complete hardware maintenance and support with next-business-day advanced hardware replacement, 24x7 technical support, and access to the NetSure Portal. Due to customs & other logistics considerations, hardware located in some countries will take longer than next business day.
NetSure 4HR
NetSure 4HR provides even faster advanced hardware replacement for your critical network equipment. NetSure 4HR provides 4 hour advanced hardware replacement, 24x7 technical support, and access to the NetSure Portal. NetSure 4HR is available in select locations which we are continually expanding. Please contact your NHR Sales Representatives to get a current list of NetSure 4HR locations.
NetSure Spare
NetSure Spare provides the fastest replacement possible by providing an onsite spare. This model provides quicker response time than the standard 2 and 4 hour options provided by other maintenance providers. The spare unit is available fully tested and ready to go at your facility with the NetSure support team standing by to provide technical support if needed.
NetSure Best Effort
NetSure Best Effort offers a streamlined solution for self-sparing networks with flexible advanced hardware replacement needs. NetSure Best Effort offers best effort advanced hardware replacement (typically 3-7 days), 24x7 technical support, and access to the NetSure Portal.
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NetSure™ Spare |
NetSure™ 4HR |
NetSure™ NBD |
NetSure™ |
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Advanced |
A spare is onsite at your location and is available immediately |
Guaranteed 4-hour delivery |
Guaranteed next-business-day delivery |
NHR ships an advanced replacement when product becomes available |
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Inventory Location |
NetSure inventory resides at your location |
NetSure inventory is held at a location within 100 miles of your location |
NetSure inventory is held at one of NHR's 3 global distribution centers (Santa Barbara, Amsterdam and Singapore) |
NHR does not maintain designated inventory for this level of service |
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Technical Support Access |
24x7 |
24x7 |
24x7 |
24x7 |
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NHR NetSure Portal |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
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Shipping Costs |
NHR pays for freight both ways, and applicable duties/taxes |
NHR pays for freight both ways, and applicable duties/taxes |
NHR pays for freight both ways, and applicable duties/taxes |
NHR pays for freight both ways, and applicable duties/taxes |
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Compare to SMARTnet® |
Faster advanced hardware replacement option than SMARTnet's fastest 24x7x2 (S2P) at a lower cost |
Equal in technical support availability and advanced replacement delivery time to SMARTnet 24x7x4 (SNTP) at a lower cost |
Same advanced hardware replacement delivery time and better access (24x7) to advanced hardware replacement support than SMARTnet 8x5xNBD (SNT) at a lower cost |
Cisco does not offer an equivalent SMARTnet option to the flexibility and low cost of NetSure Best Effort |
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Network Monitoring: 24x7x365 network monitoring, proactive provisioning, and |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |
Optional |



