We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and Cisco Catalyst Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The online monitoring tool and the configuration of the application with the tool are valuable features."
"The solution is plug-and-play and auto-configured."
"The solution is suitable for small businesses and small offices."
"The cost and simplicity of the product are its most valuable features."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Setup is easy."
"The best thing about Aruba Instant On Switches is their cost."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"These are a proven technology and I haven't had any problem with them."
"I never had downtime with Cisco Catalyst Switches in the last eight years, and I'm pretty impressed with its reliability."
"I have found that the protocols that Cisco Catalyst Switches support are beneficial for my customers."
"The product is convenient to deploy."
"Cisco Switches are more stable in terms of hardware and firmware, rather than Juniper Switches."
"These switches are stable."
"The solution works well with analytics."
"The operating system is great."
"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."
"You cannot use many VLANs, like VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 100 on Aruba Instant On AP."
"Its scalability needs improvement."
"Instant On Switches' layer 3 and visibility could be improved."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
"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."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management."
"These switches should have better compatibility with software-defined technology."
"It should have better security and the prices can always be lower. The cheaper the price, the better but if the quality is good, it's worth it. They also have to improve the firewalling."
"The pricing needs improvement."
"Cisco should provide customers with a more advantageous licensing model included with the purchase of the equipment."
"Price could be lower."
"We would like the solution to be more stable."
"The product is expensive."
"I think that the price should be cheaper and they should include at least one year of basic service for technical support for each product, and not just the 90 days from the time of purchase."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and NETGEAR Switches. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
See our list of best LAN Switching vendors.
We monitor all LAN Switching reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.
