We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba Switches is the winner in this comparison. It is easy to set up, performs well, and has excellent customer support. In addition, it is less expensive than Cisco Ethernet Switches.
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is security."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is its performance."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is its monitoring capabilities."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the use of use and user-friendliness."
"It's stable."
"Very easy and quick to setup and provide a nice dashboard providing a view of everything."
"The advantage I found is that they can be used as both on-premises devices and cloud-managed devices, with the option for an additional license to become cloud devices. This flexibility is very valuable to us."
"These switches help to build the best network, the way we want it."
"Cisco as a whole is flexible."
"We have found it to be scalable. We have approximately three million subscribers."
"The layer-2 switching is very fast."
"The stability is 100%."
"These switches are both stable and scalable."
"It is very scalable."
"Cisco switches have several valuable features like VLAN mapping. We seldom use that, but we find the security configurations helpful, like high availability with trading port channels and MAC filtering."
"The customer service could be a bit quicker and the employees could be more professional."
"I would like to see them integrate a monitoring solution."
"There is an issue with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), but it is escaping me. We aren't using this feature yet, but it is something we are considering."
"We don't have visibility in Aruba Switches and we are thinking of switching to Fortiswitch because it has visibility."
"I would like to see a lower price on the device."
"The log viewer should be improved."
"The biggest issue right now is the delivery timeline. It takes too long to get the product."
"The software materials could be improved."
"Cisco could also open the API up to work closely with other systems."
"The technical support should be improved."
"In terms of what could be improved, there is the bulk issue that is sometimes experienced with Cisco products we've used."
"The enterprise-level switches should have a simpler deployment. They should make it possible for lower-skilled workers to be able to deploy the product."
"It would be nice if they had higher wattage for PoE+."
"In terms of features, all features are there. I can't find anything new that needs to be added. Its price, however, is a bit higher than other brands and can be improved."
"The pricing should be reduced so that they are more competitive."
"Location of customers to connect clients to the servers and transport the data and VoIP in parallel with QoS and NBAR with 802.1X."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "As a managed service provider, it's important to have a solution that can manage everything from one console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". Aruba Switches is most compared with Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Cisco Ethernet Switches report.
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