We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Many PeerSpot users feel Aruba Switches is the better choice. Aruba switches are stable, easy to manage, and support stacking. The Aruba Switches audit feature gives full transparency of the network and the layer three switches are reliable and easily scalable.
"a value-for-money product and comparatively a very reasonable price compared to competitors like SAP or IBM."
"The most valuable feature is the switches are reliable and replaced for free if anything goes wrong."
"The most valuable Aruba switch feature is the lifetime warranty. It is a plus point in the budget."
"With Aruba, I like its stability and lifetime warranty."
"Aruba is very easy to use, the GUI is very good and the command line is quite similar to Cisco, so it is very easy to configure."
"It's an excellent product. They're high-quality switches, and nothing has failed in the time that we've had them."
"All of the networking products that we use are Aruba, so we use Aruba Central to manage them."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is security."
"The product provides a single-pane-of-glass in for management of wireless, security, and switching from multiple devices."
"The top feature of Meraki MS switches for me is Layer 7 application visibility. Another positive in general is that you don't need to set up a console to the switch itself; it dials in to a single dashboard where you can completely manage all your network devices."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the interface because it is very simple and easy to learn, even for somebody who hasn't seen it before."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"You can access a single pane of glass and configure all the devices via the same access."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"The most valuable features are the cloud and throughput visibility, the ease of configuration, and being able to implement them into our umbrella DNS solution."
"Meraki MS Switches is easy to use and implement."
"Aruba's website should be localized to support the Indonesian language. The content of their website and the help desk should be in the Indonesian language."
"The delivery time for this product is slow and is something that needs to be improved."
"I think that the performance is getting better but they need to have more powerful switches on the market so that they can capture medium and large businesses."
"There is a long delay in receiving Aruba Switches when ordered. There should not be a long delay in receiving the solution. Additionally, there should be a lifetime warranty to compete with other solutions."
"I would like to see a lower price on the device."
"Aruba's operating system changes with every version."
"The endpoint capabilities could be improved."
"They should provide training courses for certification, and have it available on the internet."
"We have dealt with a few minor bugs."
"It can have better security. It needs more security enhancements, and in particular, a zero-trust element. If we could have external and internal users vetted in the same way as a zero-trust network, that will be handy."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
"This product depends on a cloud connection in order to function. If you have an unstable internet connection or other connectivity issues the product will not function as expected."
"The scalability and integrative abilities with on-premises systems could stand improvement."
"The solution needs to improve its scalability."
"I don't think that the cost is a problem, but sometimes the price requires convincing the customer of the value."
"Meraki should include an application to assist users with the design of access points."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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 Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Arista Networks Platform. See our Aruba Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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