We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Cisco Nexus based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: In this comparison, the two products received similar ratings across all categories. However, users of Arista Networks Platform reported seeing an ROI while users of Cisco Nexus did not.
"It is very stable. It has good hardware and very stable code. It provides good value for its price. They are a very lean type of organization, so they are very responsive, and they're able to focus more on their platform versus having multiple products out there."
"The most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"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."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"This is a very stable solution."
"Tech support is good."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is a scalable, reliable, stable and efficient solution."
"This solution improves network speed and provides high availability for our users."
"We are a Cisco shop. This solution is better compared to other options."
"Nexus has improved my organization in the way that it provided enhanced security in a point in the network that was critical."
"When it comes to data centers, Cisco Nexus is the best."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"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."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"There's a couple of really bad incidents lately. Probably luck of the draw."
"I feel that this solution should be more flexible and scalable."
"The solution is more expensive than other options on the market."
"The price could be better."
"I would like to see a lighter platform."
"They need to understand that when we call them and have an issue, it's our production and sometimes they want us to do repairs that would cause other issues. That's the biggest problem."
"The initial setup is always complex."
"The product lacks options for integration with other market products that would allow us more flexibility."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 21 reviews while Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches, VMware NSX and Juniper QFabric. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Cisco Nexus report.
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