Arista Campus LAN Switches vs Aruba Instant On Switches comparison

Arista Campus LAN Switches vs. Aruba Instant On Switches

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Categories and Ranking

Arista Campus LAN Switches

Ranking in LAN Switching

8th

Average Rating

8.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Aruba Instant On Switches

Ranking in LAN Switching

2nd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the LAN Switching category, the mindshare of Arista Campus LAN Switches is 4.5%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Aruba Instant On Switches is 8.0%, down from 10.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

LAN Switching Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Aruba Instant On Switches	8.0%
Arista Campus LAN Switches	4.5%
Other	87.5%

LAN Switching

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Denis Malinovtsev

Chief Technology Officer at ictbit

Unified monitoring has transformed campus deployments and provides rapid EVPN-VXLAN rollouts

Regarding improvements to Arista Campus LAN Switches, nothing comes to mind about the switches themselves; they are really fast and have all the technologies and protocols that exist in the market. However, on the management system, I would improve it because as a network engineer, I want a chatbot that can communicate in a native language with the monitoring system to get answers regarding my network faults. There are no problems particularly with the product, but there is room for improvement regarding licensing and the chatbot for all Arista products.

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Indrajith Solanga

System Engineer at University of Kelaniya

Solution offers straightforward management and compatibility, though user support needs direct access improvement

Sometimes some features are not available. For example, the network discovery protocol, LLDP, is not available on some of the switches. When we look at the CLI management, we are considering Cisco, and we are familiar with the Cisco commands. In that case, at the command level, Cisco is much better than Aruba Instant On Switches. Considering the configuration and the CLI level and some of the features, Cisco has better offerings than Aruba Instant On Switches. There are Netgear and some other low-cost switches, but the quality of those is not aligned with our organization's requirements. Overall, I rate Aruba Instant On Switches a seven out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The most winning feature of Arista Campus LAN Switches is their management, specifically CloudVision, along with features like comparing changes and diagnosing problems quickly with telemetry and network visualization."

"The CloudVision Portal allows us to centrally manage all of our Arista products."

"QoS is the most valuable feature because our clients work with VOIP and Critical applications."

"The technology is scalable as much as you want."

"The feature sets are pretty cool. They've got almost everything that the competition offers."

"The solution's most valuable feature is its stability because Arista falls in an industry that is very similar to Cisco."

"I use the solution for connectivity in data centers and LANs, providing Layer 2 and Layer 3 connectivity based on network needs."

"Its customer service is good."

"The product's initial setup phase is very simple."

"The best thing about Aruba Instant On Switches is their cost."

"The solution provides GUI control, making it particularly suitable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small office/home office (SOHO) networks."

"It is quite easy to maintain from the software point of view."

"We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet."

"The initial setup is simple."

"The solution is plug-and-play and auto-configured."

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Cons

"I would like to see a version available with eight or sixteen ports."

"We have to renew the license every three years, which can be a challenge for customers. Arista, like other vendors, now follows a license-based system."

"One of the issues that we have been faced with here in Brazil is that we don't have any list times for delivery."

"The complex setup phase is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"I think there's still room for improvement. Arista Campus LAN Switches are not highly scalable as they are hardware-based. If hardware requirements exceed capacity, the product needs to be changed, which can impact service."

"I do think they could improve their licensing model. Today, I need to pay for a license, for a switch, for support, and it costs money; it is not cheap."

"It would be ideal if the solution was less expensive."

"If they can apply more security features to Aruba Instant On Switches, such as network access control including ClearPass, then that would be great."

"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."

"Instant On Switches' layer 3 and visibility could be improved."

"The difficulty with the tool is in the area of troubleshooting."

"They should extend the marketing and talk about Aruba's success stories throughout the region."

"In general, mostly in Instant On series, if we could have much more control on the switches, at least. We'd like a CLI access so that, when we want to do some advanced configurations we could."

"Some L3 features could be included in the solution."

"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The only licensing costs are for CloudVision, although the upfront price of the device is not cheap."

"The price is not that good, but our clients value the solution despite the price."

"Aruba Instant On Switches is slightly cheaper than Cisco."

"We pay an annual licensing fee."

"The pricing is quite low compared to other products, which is good for the customer."

"The product has good pricing."

"Aruba Instant On Switches is cheaper than Cisco and expensive compared to some Chinese brand products."

"The license for Instant On Switches is free."

"The product is not cheaply priced, especially when compared to the other vendors in the market."

"The pricing is cheap."

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Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	1

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	6
Large Enterprise	7

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arista Campus LAN Switches?

Regarding pricing, it is not cheap. While it is an enterprise solution, comparing it to low-level switches like Fortinet and Netgear, it is much more expensive. However, comparing it to Cisco and J...

What needs improvement with Arista Campus LAN Switches?

What is your primary use case for Arista Campus LAN Switches?

I work as a consultant and integrator, using Arista Networks platform in my customers' networks. I deal with switches by Arista, which is mostly what we use Arista for. I am familiar with Arista Ca...

What do you like most about Aruba Instant On Switches?

The solution has a simple deployment and zero border.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Instant On Switches?

The pricing was good because they do not nickel and dime on costs.

What needs improvement with Aruba Instant On Switches?

Aruba Instant On Switches could be improved by utilizing more AI features. They are starting to use some AI capabilities, though I haven't kept up with developments since I left.

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Aruba Instant On 1930 Switches

Overview

Arista Campus LAN Switches are the perfect network solution for your most demanding workloads.With native support for VMware Virtualization and hundreds of Linux applications integrated into hardware platforms designed to meet the stringent power and cooling requirements of today's most demanding data centers, Arista delivers the most efficient and best performing 10Gb Ethernet platforms.

Arista

The Aruba Instant On 1930 switches features advanced, smart-managed, fixed configuration Gigabit switches designed for small businesses that are easy-to-deploy and affordable. They’re made to handle today’s bandwidth-heavy applications like voice and video conferencing, enabling consistent connectivity to enhance performance. Using either the Instant On mobile app or the cloud-based web portal, you can quickly set up, monitor and manage the 1930 switch series from anywhere at any time. What’s more, up to 30 W PoE power delivery is available out-of-the-box for your class 4 PoE devices, like access points, surveillance cameras and VoIP phones, all easily managed from the same platform.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Sample Customers

University of Winchester, AWE, picturemaxx, Medical Mutual, Leonix, CloudEra, National Physical Laboratory, Tri-State G&T, AIS, Morph, SingTel, SDSC, BBC

KEMET, Vestavia Hills City Schools, Dropbox

Arista Campus LAN Switches vs. Aruba Instant On Switches