We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and NETGEAR Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The stability is fine. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. Almost a ten on a ten."
"It is quite easy to maintain from the software point of view."
"The online monitoring tool and the configuration of the application with the tool are valuable features."
"The cost and simplicity of the product are its most valuable features."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The solution provides GUI control, making it particularly suitable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small office/home office (SOHO) networks."
"It is a very stable solution."
"It is easy for deployment and configuration."
"The tool is very easy to deploy as it is a very basic switch."
"The tool is stable."
"The ability to mix and match is invaluable. So, we didn't have to run massive super extensive switches in the data closets where it wasn't necessary. Being able to manage it all from one place, as all your network configuration settings went live across your entire building from one management console was really handy."
"The company provides a lifetime warranty."
"The remote troubleshooting features provide a single pane of glass where I can see my all my clients' equipment. If they're reporting a problem, I can go to the Insight Pro interface online and I can bring up that client and I can see all their devices and the status of all their devices."
"We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique."
"SFP, speed, and 10-Gigabit are the most valuable aspects of this solution. We're an architecture firm and we sometimes deal with large files. Anything we can do to eke out even a fraction of a second less time to get something done over the course of a year adds up. If I can get 10-Gigabit running in my server room, which I am right now, even though we're only gigabit to the desktop, due to the client computers we have, I can get more performance from everybody. I'm ready to start bringing in 10-Gigabit Ethernet to the desktop once I get the hardware to do that."
"The remote management tools are fantastic. The combination of the webpage as well as the app makes life so much easier. I don't need to go and visit sites to do upgrades or any sorts of changes. The firmware can all be deployed remotely. I can see the traffic on each of the switch ports remotely as well, so I can see if we've got problems, down to an individual port. It's very granular."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"We are interested in acquiring a firewall that provides a comprehensive solution. In other words, we're seeking a firewall that encompasses multiple aspects, such as exceptional switches and active phone functionalities."
"The solution’s GUI should be improved a bit."
"We would like to see more documentation."
"The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management."
"The support needs improvement."
"Some customers have made complaints about Aruba Instant On Switches' stability."
"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."
"This product lacks a CLI interface."
"The technical support could be more helpful."
"Netgear switches could be cheaper."
"Lacks switches with additional ports that provide room for new protocols of communications."
"An area for improvement would be creating a wizard that can do a lot of common stuff. Instead of having some manual configuration for common features, they may want to have a single wizard that could be put in place which would let you walk through creating multiple VLANs and different routes between VLANs in a wizard. Then, you wouldn't have to dig in so deep."
"What I'd like to see is more compatibility with virtual stacking, so that 4300-series switches and 3300-series switches will actually stack together and that virtual switch stacks, themselves, are not limited to just six devices, so that they can create larger loops with more bandwidth and more redundancy."
"The tool needs to improve its network management. The tool can be also more simplified."
"The product's scalability has certain shortcomings that can be improved."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 5th in LAN Switching with 51 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and HPE ProCurve. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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