We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Dell PowerConnect Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Center Networking solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very stable."
"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 product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"I like the spine as a leaf model and low latency. The hardware is robust and meets expected latency in all environments, mainly if you belong to the media or trading industry. For multicast-based solutions, Arista is number one."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"The product is reliable."
"The tool is very user-friendly, with features catering to beginners and advanced users. For beginners, there are models with interactive and easy-to-navigate GUIs that aid in initial deployment and updates. For advanced users, there is the option to use the CLI."
"This solution comes with a lifetime warranty."
"Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."
"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"Dell offers very good support."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches have a VTL feature similar to Cisco's VSS. With VTL, using this technology, you can cluster two switches together to increase redundancy in the environment."
"The technology is good and the interface is simple. We haven't had any bugs, disconnections or delays."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed."
"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."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"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 expect it to be a zero-touch or a plug-and-play device. To some extent, it is, but we need to know the architecture, and we need to know what exactly we are doing. It is not so easy to implement. It depends on what exactly we are doing and it is still not a plug-and-play or zero-touch device. In the upcoming version, they can make it zero-touch, where we can just power it on and start using it. They can have some templates for different scenarios, such as when you are using it for the data center or adding it to your existing infrastructure."
"The solution could provide more integration to focus on targeting the network as a whole rather than a unified environment. It is meant for a built environment, so integration with other third-party vendors will likely be necessary."
"We've only been using the solution for half a year. We haven't run into any issues, but maybe over time, that may change. It's too soon to tell. Offhand, there aren't any features that are lacking."
"Dell is sometimes slow to provide updates to firmware."
"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."
"Accessibility and management could be improved."
"Not a ten because I have to do a lot of testing on it. The correlation is okay."
"Scalability, especially with the power connect series is something that you have to take into account before starting the project because any changes to an ongoing project can be difficult."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 21 reviews while Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 4th in Data Center Networking with 31 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, whereas Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Dell PowerConnect Switches report.
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