Arista Networks Platform Reviews

My main use case for Arista Networks Platform is network security, network wireless, and network. Regarding a specific project where Arista Networks Platform helped me with network security and wireless, we had a project for a client to ensure wireless connectivity across the whole organization and we employed the use of Arista wireless APs. That was the use case for wireless.

The best features Arista Networks Platform offers are the intuitive dashboard and visibility. From the dashboard, you can easily see error logs to know when your APs are down and what the cause is and how to diagnose the situation.

Arista Networks Platform has impacted my organization positively by reducing the time taken to deploy a wireless solution in any organization or in any projects we have been on so far. Wireless deployment has become more efficient.

I cannot think of any areas where Arista Networks Platform needs improvement at this time.

I have been working with Arista Networks Platform for the past two years.

Arista Networks Platform has been stable throughout my experience, with no issues to report.

Arista Networks Platform's scalability has been able to grow with my organization's needs.

I have not reached out to customer support for Arista Networks Platform. However, I had the opportunity of talking to the engineers physically. I was able to meet one of the engineers physically, and the reception was quite nice and positive. I have not reached out to the customer care side of things.

During the implementation of Arista Networks Platform, we initially got the configuration wrong on the dashboard. After receiving insights on how it was supposed to be properly configured, we corrected the issue. In the first instance when it was wrongly configured, we had an issue where whenever there was a power outage at the organization, the APs did not come back up and did not register again. We had to go to that organization to manually reboot the APs. After getting the configuration right, immediately following a power outage, the APs were able to register themselves as soon as the power was restored.

I saved between five to six hours using Arista Networks Platform, as it takes less time to actually add your APs to the dashboard and deployment is quite fast and easy.

My advice for others looking into using Arista Networks Platform is that it is quite easy to set up and I would really recommend it. Arista Networks Platform has an intuitive dashboard which makes it all the more easier to work with and easily deploy solutions and navigate through. I would definitely recommend it. I have rated this review an 8.

We are using Arista Networks Platform for operations like switching, routing, and monitoring in our network systems.

Arista router is very cost-effective compared to Cisco. The plug-and-play auto-discovery features allow automatic central configuration and monitoring, providing ease and efficiency.

Arista Networks offers similar features to Cisco. They provide a cost advantage and a high performance level. Features include plug-and-play auto-discovery, allowing centralized configuration and management.

Arista Networks is currently less popular as they were initially more focused on data centers than campus networks. They should expand further into campus networks.

Arista's customer service is excellent. They provide instant support and maintain commitments regarding replacement products.

Positive

We previously worked with Alcatel solutions, however, due to the high pricing, we switched to Arista.

The setup is straightforward with Arista. Configuration and deployment can be accomplished very quickly compared to competitors.

Compared to Cisco, Arista routers are significantly cheaper. The customer price for an Arista router is approximately $7,000 USD, while Cisco's is around $18,000.

We evaluated solutions from Alcatel, Cisco, and Nokia.

Arista is recommended for cost benefits without compromising performance. Their automatic firmware updates and synchronization features are very advantageous for reducing downtime.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten.

The primary use case for Arista is data center networking. We utilize it to meet certain application requirements, specifically those needing low latency.

The most valuable features of Arista include low latency, scalability, and sustainability of the products. We're using Arista to provide faster response times to clients using our applications, thanks to its low latency. 

Other benefits include manageability, allowing us to manage the entire data center network from a single console, and security, enabling us to deploy security policies.

Currently, Arista is too costly for its customers. Feature-wise, it addresses most customer requirements. However, we sometimes face challenges when integrating with proprietary protocols and solutions from other OEMs, like Cisco.

I have been working with Arista solutions for the last one or two years.

There is zero maintenance required, which signifies a stable solution.

Scalability is a key feature of Arista, owing to the possibilities to manage the entire data center network from a single console.

I am not the right person to evaluate the tech support, but according to my team’s feedback, we receive extended support from the Arista team.

Positive

The initial setup was straightforward due to the zero-touch provisioning feature in CloudVision. We prepare based on the availability of required data and we can easily deploy entire solutions.

We design and plan the implementation based on customer requirements, as we are system integrators.

A higher procurement cost doesn’t significantly affect ROI as it is usually higher accordingly.

Arista products are perceived as costly, especially compared to competitors like Cisco.

We work with Cisco products as well. Cisco caters to all market segments while Arista generally focuses on enterprise-level solutions.

I recommend Arista solutions based on customer requirements. Being system integrators, we engage with customers to understand various aspects of their application requirements and suggest the best fit solutions. 

On a scale of one to ten, I would rate Arista as a nine.

In Arista Networks Platform, the network building is very good. It is also a wireless network tool, so it can be easily made available for our customers in hours for multiple data centers.

For network scaling, it is very easy to adhere to and configure the benefits in the network insights. There is nothing complex since you just add the node and upload the profile, so it is very simplified. Integration process. The integration on a new host is sometimes tricky, but Arista Networks Platform's integration is straightforward.

From VMware, I think the cost of the tools is very high. I think the cost of the tool may have a global impact.

I have been using Arista Networks Platform for two or three years. My company has a partnership with VMware.

It is a stable solution since the last few months that I have been using the product, I have not seen any hiccups in the tool. There is no issue from the stability point.

It is a very scalable solution.

The technical support for the solution is good whenever needed, though my company has faced very few issues with the tool. I rate the technical support a seven out of ten.

Neutral

If one is difficult and ten is easy, I rate the product's initial setup phase as an eight out of ten.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model in our company's data centers.

The entire VMware stack can be deployed in two or three weeks.

If one is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the product price as seven out of ten.

The tool enhances our company's network security and reliability because it has functionalities that prevent all the zero-day attack mechanisms in a particular zone. The tool's core benefit right now is its process security. If someone uses Arista Networks Platform, I believe they are secured.

The tool is a global platform from VMware, even though Broadcom has acquired it. VMware and Broadcom's partnership needs to be stopped. Customers have moved away from VMware after its partnership with Broadcom.

I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

I use the solution in my company's data center, so I use ethernet switches.

The tool's most valuable feature is its cost per port compared to what other vendors offer.

A lack of skills across multiple teams is a concern when it comes to Arista Networks Platform. Arista Networks Platform isn't one of the major players. Even though Arista's operating system looks very much like Cisco, it isn't so. A weakness would be that in our company, we don't have many people within our team who support the product because there are different vendors, and most of them are not tier-one vendors, so the skills required sometimes are just not there. With Cisco, everyone is certified by Cisco in the area of DC.

There are some commands in the tool which I don't understand because I am a Cisco person. Everything that we need for it to do, it does quite well.

I have been using Arista Networks Platform for five to six years. My company has a partnership with Arista.

In my company, we have a global team of 12 people, and we have a global workforce of about 5,500 people.

We may expand the tool as we are currently setting up new data centers in Europe.

I have never contacted the technical support for the solution.

I have used Cisco and pretty much all the big vendors. I have used Cisco, Juniper, Dell, and HP for storage. My company started to use Arista Networks Platform as it helped with the cost-savings part.

The product's implementation phase was easy.

For each site, the solution can be deployed in a week.

I am satisfied with the tool's ROI. If you compare Arista Networks Platform to Cisco NAC, Cisco DNAC, or even Cisco DNA, the tool is almost 50 percent cheaper. It offers huge cost-saving benefits. I work in a global company with over 500 sites. Our data centers are fairly robust, and they are at a global level. You can imagine the sort of cost savings we would have if we had four of the switches from Arista per data center running six days a week so there would be a huge cost-saving benefit.

I am satisfied with the tool.

Arista's EOS has not really helped solve a complex network challenge.

AI as a platform is nowhere near stable enough to be used in a real network.

I recommend the tool to others.

I rate the tool a seven out of ten.

I used to use Arista Networks Platform as it was deployed in a big data center.

The product's CLI is similar to what Cisco offers. There is one image for all products that fall under Arista Networks Platform. The aforementioned areas can be considered as aspects that I like the most above the product.

The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required.

I have been using Arista Networks Platform for years.

It is a stable solution, considering how it was selected by a banking organization. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

It is a scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

In my current company, no one uses the product. In the previous company, which had branches spread across the world, there were around 1,00,000 uses of the product.

I have experience with the solution's technical support. The response from the product's support team was at a much faster rate than what was expected. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten.

Positive

My company did not evaluate other options against Arista Networks Platform.

I was not involved in the deployment of the product. The setup process is easy if you are experienced with the tool.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

Arista Networks Platform was cheaper than Cisco. I have heard that the product is affordable for enterprise-sized companies.

Speaking about whether the product enhanced our company's data center scalability, I would say that it was a solution that was used in a banking company, where it served as a replacement for Cisco. Though Arista Networks Platform is similar to Cisco IOS CLI, I feel that the former product offers better prices compared to the latter tool. Arista Networks Platform office is more efficient at a lower cost.

I recommend the product to those who plan to use it.

The tool is stable and cheaper than Cisco.

I would say that Arista Networks Platform is 100 percent compatible with the existing infrastructure in my company.

The impact of the tool's network telemetry on our company's troubleshooting practices was just good for the scope for which I need the product.

I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

The solution is used in my company to ensure that we have access to the switches.

In general, the most valuable features of the product are related to its prices along with the technology that it offers to its users.

The solution should look at offering Power over Ethernet (PoE) for multiple different models in the future, as it is one area where the product currently lacks.

The stability of the product is an area where certain improvements are required.

The product is scalable. My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed.

There is a scope for improvement in the integration capabilities offered by the product, especially considering its ability to integrate with our company's existing infrastructure.

In Arista Networks Platform, there are some issues when it comes to interoperability where it needs to improve.

I have been using Arista Networks Platform for a couple of years.

Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.

The product's scalability is good.

The entire organization uses the product since it is deployed in the data center. There are around 100 users of the product.

There are currently no significant plans to increase the number of users of the product.

The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.

The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.

My company follows the ITIL process to deploy the product. I cannot go through each and every step. The framework during the product's deployment was an ITIL framework.

In my company, there are other technologies apart from Arista Networks Platform that are being managed by the same teams. In short, there is no specific team to just manage Arista Networks Platform.

The product's installation can be managed with the help of our company's in-house team.

There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges of the product.

I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten where ten is high price and one is low price.

There is a need to make yearly payments towards the licensing charges of the product.

I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten where ten is high price and one is low price.

The solution enhances the data center's scalability as it helped our company build environments where there were a lot of network blocks.

I cannot share my experience in the cloud environment where the solution helps in cloud computing deployment. For the on-premises environment within data centers, my company was able to use Arista Networks Platform.

Arista's technologies related to switches and CloudVision Portal (CVP) are the most valuable functions of the product that improved my company's network performance.

The product's features like ZTP are good and have benefited our IT operations. My organization is not a retail company. In the current organization where I work, we don't get to leverage ZTP at a very large scale or deploy the tool within the data center. In our company, we use ZTP occasionally.

I recommend the product to those who plan to use it.

The product is good and is evolving, making it worth giving a try.

I rate the overall solution a seven out of ten.

Arista Networks is my go-to for network security at work. It is excellent for controlling access, blocking malware sites, and managing web filtering to keep users focused.

The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily. Plus, deployment is a breeze, and if issues arise, restoring a backup takes just 30 minutes. Arista has become a reliable and efficient solution for our network security requirements.

In my view, Arista could enhance the Wide Area Network balancer and failover. While the failover is swift, less than five seconds, it tends to be overly sensitive, triggering unnecessary alarms and emails. A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions.

I have been working with Arista Networks Platform for ten years.

The stability has been outstanding. There is no lagging or crashing, and downtime is minimal, usually only required for significant updates. The system maintains a detailed uptime record, and despite hearing about potential issues, I have never personally experienced any.

Arista Networks is highly scalable, especially when it comes to VRP routing. Handling VRP routing requires some expertise, but for general use, configuration, and maintenance, the platform is surprisingly user-friendly. The GUI is one of the most intuitive interfaces I have encountered, making everyday tasks straightforward to manage.

Arista's tech support is impressive. They typically respond in less than two hours with effective solutions. The only consideration is the fee for support, which might be an issue for some, especially if not factored into the initial purchase. However, their support offerings are transparent, with clear options available during the checkout process. Overall, I would rate the support as a nine out of ten.

Positive

Deploying Arista Networks is a one-person task, and it is straightforward. Deploying it from scratch, including downloading the main ISO for the AVO file, typically takes around 35 minutes. Before diving in, ensuring compatibility with OEM layers like Bitdefender is key. The platform is backed by 85 million sensors globally, offering robust internet security, including malware solutions. Arista's user-friendly interface makes it easy to implement comprehensive security policies across different layers. 

I find Arista's pricing to be good. While it is not the cheapest, it's more affordable than Cisco or Palo Alto, offering a comprehensive solution that includes everything I need. There are no false alarms or unexpected fees, making it a cost-effective choice for the features and reliability it delivers.

I considered Meraki, CentOS, ClearOps, and SonicWall, before choosing Arista. Arista stood out for its flexible security suite with automatic alerts, unlike other options that felt manual and less comprehensive. My past experiences with Arista and as an MSP recommending solutions to clients confirmed its reliability and effectiveness.

Overall, I would rate Arista Networks Platform as an eight out of ten.