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Aruba Instant On Switches vs Dell PowerSwitch N-Series comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Aruba Instant On Switches
Ranking in LAN Switching
3rd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
27
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Dell PowerSwitch N-Series
Ranking in LAN Switching
12th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the LAN Switching category, the mindshare of Aruba Instant On Switches is 10.2%, up from 8.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Dell PowerSwitch N-Series is 2.2%, up from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
LAN Switching
 

Featured Reviews

NassifKaleny - PeerSpot reviewer
A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed
Speed is an area of the product with certain shortcomings where improvements are required. The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow. It takes around eight minutes to start up the firmware. The tool has to be easy to configure, especially when compared with NETGEAR, Cisco, and HPE. There is an easy way to configure with vendors other than Aruba.
Al Vasek - PeerSpot reviewer
Performs well, but the support and stability could be improved
There is a lack of support because there is a lack of adoption. Because Cisco switches are so widely used, anyone in the world can support them. It was two Cisco engineers who released Arista's code. In terms of programming functionality, they essentially duplicated the Cisco iOS, so all Cisco commands work on the Arista commands. You can do an Arista if you can do a Cisco. Aruba isn't all that different. It's a little different, but they have all of HPE's money and stuff behind it and things like that. I would say the same thing about Extreme or some of the other switches where it's penny-wise, pound-foolish. You save some money if you are a small shop with only one or two guys, it's understandable. Fortinet is now in the switch business, and they have their FortiSwitch devices, which are controlled by the FortiGate firewalls to do all of the programs. There is a lot to choose from. But, in my opinion, a lot of it is dependent on the use case and the customer type. Meraki is a nice little Cisco product for the right kind of business, but I wouldn't use it in an enterprise setting.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Regarding the feature, my clients are currently favoring it because it enables them to switch back to phone functionality."
"We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet."
"The best thing about Aruba Instant On Switches is their cost."
"Its customer service is good."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The online monitoring tool and the configuration of the application with the tool are valuable features."
"Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"The solution is plug-and-play and auto-configured."
"For a customer, it is easy to configure and to add ports through the LAN the GUI."
"Port density and port speed performance are both suitable. It has some appealing intangibles."
 

Cons

"Instant On Switches' layer 3 and visibility could be improved."
"The difficulty with the tool is in the area of troubleshooting."
"The price has room for improvement."
"Room for improvement would be if they consolidated administration from multiple locations."
"In general, mostly in Instant On series, if we could have much more control on the switches, at least. We'd like a CLI access so that, when we want to do some advanced configurations we could."
"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."
"The support needs improvement."
"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."
"Instead of competing at the enterprise level with that product, they should probably scale it. With all of the ports, they should develop a good mid-level business to truly scale it and gain adoption before attempting to go after the enterprise."
"Customers do not prefer this to connect to multiple cities."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Aruba Instant On Switches is not expensive."
"We pay an annual licensing fee."
"It is an expensive solution."
"The pricing is quite low compared to other products, which is good for the customer."
"The solution is the cheapest A-class switch."
"The product is not cheaply priced, especially when compared to the other vendors in the market."
"I give the price seven out of ten."
"The license for Instant On Switches is free."
"You are selling it to larger customers and in larger environments, where it's a less expensive model than Cisco, which is attempting to use the same approach Arista did, but with a completely different programming language."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
21%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Educational Organization
7%
Comms Service Provider
6%
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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Aruba Instant On Switches?
The solution has a simple deployment and zero border.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Instant On Switches?
If one is very bad, and ten is a very good price, I rate the tool's price as a six.
What needs improvement with Aruba Instant On Switches?
The difficulty with the tool is in the area of troubleshooting. The problem that we have in our company is that the switches don't get connected properly. In the future, I want to see AI in the too...
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Sample Customers

KEMET, Vestavia Hills City Schools, Dropbox
Norwich University of the Arts, Shelby American, City and Islington College
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