We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and HPE Ethernet Switches 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 solution is very stable."
"It is very stable. It has good hardware and very stable code. It provides good value for its price. They are a very lean type of organization, so they are very responsive, and they're able to focus more on their platform versus having multiple products out there."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"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."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The product's stacking technology is stable and works well."
"We use HPE Ethernet Switches to provide solutions for the hotel, their guests, and IPTV."
"The scalability is very good."
"The most valuable feature in HPE Ethernet Switches is programmability and analytics."
"The most valuable feature is the IRF."
"We can easily replace components without incurring significant costs in an error or failure."
"The most valuable feature is that they all have PoE. It's one of the most important things that we need in the EdgeSwitch."
"These switches are very stable, to date I have not experienced any issues."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"They should have a more stable code."
"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 solution needs to accommodate new features."
"They need to enhance their code and their EOS. They need to improve some security features, and there are quite a number of bugs in their system. So, they need to work on that piece. In the next release, we need to have a modular feature. Instead of providing an integrated solution, they should go for something modular. They need to come up with modular highly scalable models. Even at the chassis layer, I want to see some improvement."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"Its price can be better."
"In the next release, I would like to see them include more features like the Aruba solution, to have more possibilities concerning the software design."
"The pricing could be better."
"There is room for improvement in the update process, especially the web UI update process."
"They should release more updates for the solution."
"The solution would be easier to set up if its GUI could improve or if it had a wizard."
"The quality of the service needs improvement."
"I would like to see the initial setup become easier."
"They should continue to work on new features."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 13th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while HPE Ethernet Switches is ranked 10th in Ethernet Switches with 96 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while HPE Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Ethernet Switches writes "Allows to monitor all the switches online so we can see what is happening and offers good security features ". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas HPE Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. HPE Ethernet Switches report.
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