We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable feature is the lifetime warranty."
"Management-wise, this is a good solution."
"There is a limited lifetime warranty with the switches, so if we have any problems, the switch is replaced very quickly."
"I like how Aruba switches integrate with On."
"The most valuable aspect for our organization is the CX. It's wonderful."
"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."
"We like that it is very easy to manage the product through the cloud."
"The solution is very reliable. It's easy to use with other solutions."
"What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"A valuable feature of FortiGate is its management integrity."
"An affordable and stable solution for small-medium companies."
"We are able to monitor everything that is happening on our network."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product."
"I would like to see the data center area improving by some added features in the future."
"I would prefer it if they reduced the cost of the switches and the access points."
"The templates to automate our switches need improvement."
"The main issue we had with the Aruba Switches was that they would heat up easily when placed outside. We have two locations with no cover in the corridor and it's a historical building. We experienced outages on the first batch of Aruba Switches we received, which we never had with the Dell Switches, for example, even though Dell Switches are not as well-known. However, the Dell Switches had been outside for a few years and we never had any issues with them. In contrast, we encountered an issue with the Aruba Switch after only one week of being outside when it shut down in security mode."
"The need to come up with a bit more flexibility in their range of models."
"The written documentation, all the available documentation, is often a little bit hard to find. The solution lacks documentation, especially on recent features. We have access directly to Aruba, Germany, so they are always helpful, but if you start, for instance, with something a little bit more complex like zero-touch provisioning, that would require a more comprehensive written piece."
"In my opinion, Aruba's new features, like the new firmware, need to be improved."
"The migration from older to newer products could be improved."
"The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large."
"Does not have as many features as other solutions, such as segmentation and analytics engines."
"With IT products, there is always room for improvement."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move or touch the diagram."
"When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably."
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Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "As a managed service provider, it's important to have a solution that can manage everything from one console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes "Has intuitive graphical user interface, but the security features need improvement". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Mellanox Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Meraki MS Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center report.
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