We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and NETGEAR 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 dashboard for clients is very nice."
"Regarding the feature, my clients are currently favoring it because it enables them to switch back to phone functionality."
"We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet."
"Its customer service is good."
"Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"It is a very stable solution."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"The solution is suitable for small businesses and small offices."
"Technical support is helpful and quick to respond."
"We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"The ease of use of these switches is very good because of the Cisco CLI. If you are familiar with CLI, then you can configure the switch that way. It also has a relatively straightforward web interface. Using the web interface is good for beginners or people who aren't familiar with Cisco CLI. However, having a common command line interface method is great for some of our more advanced guys who are familiar with it."
"One of the biggest benefits of the remote management is that it's easy to use and you can use it from a mobile device or tablet with the app they've developed... If one of my engineers is out in the field at a client and an alert comes in from another client, that engineer can take that alert and look at it in real-time."
"The solution helps transfer data."
"Remote management is the most important thing for us. And monitoring, of course, allows us to see when something is wrong with a client. We get notified that an access point is down, for instance, or that there are too many clients on one access point, so that we can log into the portal and manage the solution with the client instantly, from either a laptop or a cell phone, with the Insight app."
"The most important feature is the failover, the LACP links. That's the dual set it allows. We have redundant core switches and, if one fails or one network adapter fails, the other one can take over without problems."
"We are interested in acquiring a firewall that provides a comprehensive solution. In other words, we're seeking a firewall that encompasses multiple aspects, such as exceptional switches and active phone functionalities."
"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."
"It could have an MSP portal version."
"The solution’s GUI should be improved a bit."
"The support needs improvement."
"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."
"We would like to see more documentation."
"You cannot use many VLANs, like VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 100 on Aruba Instant On AP."
"One thing I would like to see improved is the response time for technical support."
"The tool does not offer extra firewall security."
"The IGMP specifics of the web management console could use a bit of clarification."
"Netgear switches could be cheaper."
"NETGEAR Switches could be more secure. Scalability could also be better. This infrastructure is a bit old, and we need something that will be more secure. Something that will introduce WLAN, and we will need the knowledge to go with that. Some of the switches were used for more than seven years. I think it was just their lifespan that was exhausted. But other than that, there haven't been any issues that required us to complain or get concerned."
"The product's scalability has certain shortcomings that can be improved."
"The technical support could be more helpful."
"There is a technical problem they can't seem to solve. It doesn't support multicast packets. In layman's terms, Mac computers can't print over the network."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 5th in LAN Switching with 51 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. 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 NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and HPE ProCurve. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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