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Aruba Switches vs Broadcom StrataDNX comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Aruba Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
86
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Broadcom StrataDNX
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
26th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of Aruba Switches is 10.0%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Broadcom StrataDNX is 0.9%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Eunice Thirikwa - PeerSpot reviewer
Stable hotel networking enhances return on investment with valuable modular features
There are issues with the distribution side of Aruba Switches. For instance, the distributor in our country cannot sell to neighboring countries, creating complications in project execution. Improving the distribution network across regions would be beneficial. Also, the SFP modules are significantly more expensive than industry peers, which affects cost-effectiveness.
WILLIAM SANITATE - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly stable product and auto-updates the software
Customer service support depends on money. If you're a white box manufacturer and we're selling thousands of these, you're going to get awesome support, a ten, amazing support. But if you're starting and need only one or two chips, the support is just access to online stuff or whatever's been done. The better support comes with more units bought. Initially, I would probably rate the support a five out of ten. But then we paid more money, and suddenly, it became a ten, awesome. We had people showing up in the office and walking us through it. But there are also different support models. You can work with them directly or with distributors like Avnet or Arrow, who can provide support. And then there's higher level support with the team in Los Angeles who can provide even more support. It just depends on how many units you're going to buy. The more you buy, the more support you get in the queue.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Aruba offers better options when it comes to the area of scalability compared to what Cisco offers. Aruba has a better graphical user interface that helps users with the configuration part."
"The pricing of Aruba Switches is good compared to Cisco."
"Aruba Switches are definitely stable."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the use of use and user-friendliness."
"The most valuable Aruba switch feature is the lifetime warranty. It is a plus point in the budget."
"The cloud configuration is the most valuable feature of this solution. Watching in the cloud, propagating the actual devices themselves and the management of devices that are remote."
"We have not had any issues with the product and its functions. It has been stable."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the routing protocol and the basic functionality."
"The good thing about the StrataDNX is that the Broadcom family is very interchangeable, so they work well with different optical transceivers."
"Easy to integrate with any of the other hardware platforms."
 

Cons

"The migration from older to newer products could be improved."
"I would say that the customization of the switches could be easier to configure."
"We have needed to upgrade software to fix some challenges we experienced. After downloading the latest version of Aruba, these were fixed."
"The tool must provide a controller-based architecture."
"The endpoint capabilities could be improved."
"I would like to see them integrate a monitoring solution."
"The dashboard could be improved, especially for the CX Switches. It would help to push scripts and configurations via an easy to use dashboard, one which would give us complete visibility of all of our switches in one place. Right now, we have more than one dashboard for Aruba. It would be nice if it was centralized."
"Aruba does not have local support in our region of Kerala."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
"The number of surfaces that can be handled by the chipset could be increased."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Aruba Switches have good stability."
"Aruba Switches are quite cost-effective."
"Aruba Switches are cost-effective."
"Aruba switches work without a license."
"We pay for the clear pass and the controller."
"The cost is very cheap when you compare it to CISCO."
"The cost depends on the requirement. An extensive network will expand the budget. The price will be lower if there is a small requirement of one to ten switches. In comparison, Aruba is less costly than Cisco by about 10-20%."
"Aruba's switches are priced lower than Cisco's by about 30%."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Government
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Manufacturing Company
22%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
7%
 

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Aruba Switches?
Aruba lives up to the expectations of the tech giant hewlett packard enterprise providing excellent networking capabilities at a very affordable price compared to the equivalent from another tech g...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Switches?
Pricing really depends on the model. For instance, a high-end model with Aruba is about five thousand, while another brand, like Huawei, could be half of it.
What needs improvement with Aruba Switches?
The only problem with Aruba Switches is the pricing.
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Also Known As

8400 Series, 8320 Series, 5400R Series, 3810 Series, 2930M Series, 2930F Series, 2920 Series, 2540 Series, 2530 Series
StrataDNX
 

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Sample Customers

Purdue University
Hill International, Coty, Banese, Algar Tech
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