We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and HPE Ethernet Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable."
"It provides telemetry and visibility for many metrics that are not supported by most of the other vendors. Out of the box, no third party solutions are needed."
"The solution is very stable."
"They support open standard features."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The best part is the single operating system that they have. Regardless of your model, it's the same operating system functioning across the board, which means you don't have to worry about backward compatibilities between your older switches and the new ones that you deploy."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"We have scaled it without any issues."
"I like that HPE's management functions are GUI-based, so it doesn't rely on command lines."
"The solution offers lifetime warranties."
"HPE Ethernet Switches are easy to configure."
"I would rate the stability a solid ten out of ten."
"The most valuable product is the unmanaged HP switch."
"The most valuable feature is the IRF."
"What I like the most is the management system integrated with the HP system."
"The solution is a bit pricey."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"The community is good but is not good enough. It still needs to grow more."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"The security of the solution always has room for improvement."
"This solution needs to support software-defined networking."
"The scalability is limited."
"The pricing could be lowered."
"The management of the tool must be improved."
"We have had some rare occasions with glitches, so the stability can be improved."
"Configuration can be complex."
"The next release would benefit from adding a central management that could be deployable on premise and allow you to see the layout of topology."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while HPE Ethernet Switches is ranked 11th in Ethernet Switches with 96 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while HPE Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE Ethernet Switches writes "Allows to monitor all the switches online so we can see what is happening and offers good security features ". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas HPE Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, H3C Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. HPE Ethernet Switches report.
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