We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Meraki MS 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."Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"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."
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"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."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"Arista Networks Platform is comfortable, easy to deploy, and easy to manage, with non-blocking technology. Additionally, it has a useful CloudVision platform and automation capabilities."
"I have found the solution to be stable."
"Provides good statistics and it doesn't require teaching command lines."
"Easily installable, with good scalability, stability and technical support."
"They're easy to update."
"The product provides a single-pane-of-glass in for management of wireless, security, and switching from multiple devices."
"Its cloud feature and cloud management are great. They are the most valuable aspects."
"Easy to set up, stable switches with good accessibility that makes it quicker to identify problems, find solutions, and fix problems."
"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 solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"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 a bit pricey."
"We had some dashboard licensing issues, maybe because their method of collecting data from the user needs to be more streamlined."
"Sometimes there's a problem with the pricing model they use. They should work to fix this."
"I don't like some of the mobile device management options. They're a little bit hard to find in the system."
"This solution is too simple for some cases, and there should be more configuration options."
"In my opinion, there's room for improvement cost-wise. With Meraki's licensing terms, you're required to pay an annual licensing fee, which can be for a one-year license or perhaps a five-year license. But if you analyze the costs involved, there are huge expenses incurred as far as the licensing is concerned."
"The pricing can be made cheaper."
"Communication of compliance risk is awkward at best and threatening at worst. It needs to be addressed."
"The documentation could be more extensive. For example, it could describe more scenarios. It would be great if they could incorporate AI engines into the switching infrastructure and firewall so you can configure it to prevent intrusion. They have intrusion prevention and detection, but they could enhance it by incorporating AI into their firewall."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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