We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and Cisco Catalyst Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"The online monitoring tool and the configuration of the application with the tool are valuable features."
"Regarding the feature, my clients are currently favoring it because it enables them to switch back to phone functionality."
"The solution is plug-and-play and auto-configured."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Setup is easy."
"The tool's best part is the commercials. Its pricing is lower compared to other enterprise products. We pitch the product to customers who have budget constraints. Its implementation is plug-and-play."
"The cost and simplicity of the product are its most valuable features."
"The pricing is quite good."
"The solution offers great scalability."
"It is very reliable."
"The solution is reliable."
"Scalable, stable, and reliable product that's easy to install. Technical support is dependable and can be contacted in a variety of ways, e.g. through their ticketing system, hotline number, and community forum."
"The scalability is excellent."
"We heavily use the SmartPort features. It has really helped us. The U.S. policies are handled by the auto SmartPort feature"
"This solution has a pretty good rate of not causing unexpected behavior or failing. We're using maybe 900 switches right now. And, rarely, if ever, something fails, it's dependable."
"The solution does not have any console access. For example, if you do not have internet access on your side and you need to configure anything, you should at least have CLI access to do something or manage the solution to put to some IP. It will only work if we have a TSCT on the network."
"It could have an MSP portal version."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."
"The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management."
"Room for improvement would be if they consolidated administration from multiple locations."
"In the next version, they should add a firewall from a single source."
"Its scalability needs improvement."
"Personal automatization is a feature that should be addressed."
"In terms of additional features or improvements, I would like to see more fiber ports, more security features, and perhaps the integration of wireless features into the switch."
"Cisco is the most expensive product."
"Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have."
"In an upcoming release, adding SD-WAN capabilities would be a big advantage for our company."
"I would like to see the integration of the 2960 SX switched."
"Cisco should work to lower its costs. It's quite expensive right now."
"With most of the Cisco devices and models, we faced a slight decrease in speed during the initial setup and while restarting the system"
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and NETGEAR Switches. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
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