We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba Switches is the winner in this comparison. It is easy to set up, performs well, and has excellent customer support. In addition, it is less expensive than Cisco Ethernet Switches.
"This solution is easy to use."
"I find the most valuable feature is it is part of the Aruba family."
"These switches have a good performance, and they are also quickly configurable."
"There is a limited lifetime warranty with the switches, so if we have any problems, the switch is replaced very quickly."
"We have found that the command line interface is very useful and very similar to Cisco devices."
"We can scale as needed."
"The initial installation of Aruba Switches is easy."
"The most valuable Aruba switch feature is the lifetime warranty. It is a plus point in the budget."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are rugged, secure, and scalable. It provides smart devices and reliable switches."
"The solution is basically issue-free."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the core reliability and the switching group. All the features are very generic switching features with high reliability. That is the main key point I can highlight."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have good performance."
"We have found it to be scalable. We have approximately three million subscribers."
"Cisco as a whole is flexible."
"Cisco is the world leader in these systems. The expertise they have is very good compared to others. We can trust Cisco from a technical perspective."
"The solution effectively provides a stable connection for users."
"The delivery time for this product is slow and is something that needs to be improved."
"It takes a long time to import Aruba switches to Ecuador."
"The migration from older to newer products could be improved."
"It would be better and easier for us to buy if the price were reduced."
"I would like to see easier learning and configuration from previous switch deployments."
"Aruba Switches could improve the monitoring and increase the scope of their online portal to cover cloud and on-premise deployments."
"I would like to see them integrate a monitoring solution."
"The initial setup is relatively complex."
"We have supply issues when ordering switches. It used to be a minimum of six to eight weeks. Now it has become around six months. That's the only issue we have."
"Cisco's pricing can be a concern, particularly with support fees."
"The user interface, the UI, could be better."
"The price could be better."
"Cisco could definitely work on delivering improved pricing to its customers."
"In the future, some of the features could be updated to support the latest functions."
"Cisco should strive to improve the software for its switches."
"Network setup is quite complicated, particularly if you're implementing in a non-technical environment."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6. 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 Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". Aruba Switches is most compared with Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Cisco Ethernet Switches report.
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