We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and PTX Series Routers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Arista, Dell Technologies and others in Data Center Networking."The best part is the single operating system that they have. Regardless of your model, it's the same operating system functioning across the board, which means you don't have to worry about backward compatibilities between your older switches and the new ones that you deploy."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"We find the CloudVision switching feature of this solution really useful."
"The most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"The solution is scalable."
"Arista Networks Platform is comfortable, easy to deploy, and easy to manage, with non-blocking technology. Additionally, it has a useful CloudVision platform and automation capabilities."
"It also allows for frequent manipulation or configuration."
"They should have a more stable code."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"The solution is a bit pricey."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"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."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"It would be good if they add a redundant routing engine."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 21 reviews while PTX Series Routers is ranked 8th in Data Center Networking with 1 review. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while PTX Series Routers 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 PTX Series Routers writes "Allows for frequent manipulation and configuration with good technical support". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and VMware NSX, whereas PTX Series Routers is most compared with Juniper QFX Series Switches and Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms.
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