We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"The solution is scalable."
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"It provides telemetry and visibility for many metrics that are not supported by most of the other vendors. Out of the box, no third party solutions are needed."
"It works really well, I think the equipment is solid, and the help is great."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"Deploying the solution is a breeze, even a novice can do it."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature would be network management, separating the network management component from security. It can do both but we promote it on its own. It's a good solution to do network management."
"It is a stable solution from the security front."
"What stands out is the effective management and enhanced security provided by the solution's function as an extension of the firewall."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"They need to enhance their code and their EOS. They need to improve some security features, and there are quite a number of bugs in their system. So, they need to work on that piece. In the next release, we need to have a modular feature. Instead of providing an integrated solution, they should go for something modular. They need to come up with modular highly scalable models. Even at the chassis layer, I want to see some improvement."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"They should have a more stable code."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"Something that you will often hear about Arista products is that the price is a bit too high and, like with Cisco, we sometimes have problems with our customers because of its pricing."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"It would also help if they lowered the cost of their service."
"The solution could provide an active VPN."
"The security of the solution could be a bit better."
"It would be easier if Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access could be managed via cloud, and this is something that could be improved in this product. Bandwidth display could also be better."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
"The pricing could be improved, and it could be easier to configure."
"The scalability and technical support can be improved."
"FortiSwitch requires periodic firmware updates. It can be a little difficult because the switches aren't connected to the internet, so you cannot upgrade the firmware remotely. You need to go to the site and do it manually because it's a closed network."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 13th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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