We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and D-Link 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."It is slightly more price effective than Juniper and it has a slightly larger range."
"Licensing costs are competitive with other solutions on the market."
"Scalable and reliable solution for your network connectivity needs, with a straightforward setup."
"The most valuable features are the access point, fire control for clients, majority control, platform control in SSIGF, WiFi networking, and area monitoring."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is security."
"There is a limited lifetime warranty with the switches, so if we have any problems, the switch is replaced very quickly."
"We can scale as needed."
"Aruba Central is very valuable to us."
"I can't find anything wrong with our D-Link Ethernet Switches."
"These switches are very easy to install because there is no configuration."
"It is a stable solution."
"The initial setup was very easy and user-friendly."
"The main selling point for me was the pricing. Moreover, the performance is good. I haven't had any issues so far."
"We use the solution for the network and ethernet connection."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"D-Link has a graphical interface that is easy to use. It is simple enough that our junior technicians can configure the switches."
"It's a little less convenient for more simplified management needs."
"There is room for improvement in the customer service and support team."
"The dashboard could be improved, especially for the CX Switches. It would help to push scripts and configurations via an easy to use dashboard, one which would give us complete visibility of all of our switches in one place. Right now, we have more than one dashboard for Aruba. It would be nice if it was centralized."
"Aruba is still losing out to Cisco, which continues to dominate the space. Aruba needs to continue to improve its product range in order to compete with Cisco's dominance."
"Aruba Switches could improve the monitoring and increase the scope of their online portal to cover cloud and on-premise deployments."
"The port flexibility on the 54 series, specifically the 5406 for core usage, could be improved. When I want to upgrade to 10G, I don't have many options to choose from."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing because the Aruba Central licenses add a high cost."
"It would be good if I could get a 24-port, 10 gig module."
"The solution's web filtering feature could be improved."
"I would like an option to create different networks within the switch."
"They need to enhance stability."
"In a future release, the solution could improve by being more secure and allowing the configuration of each port."
"We have issues with the stability."
"There is room for improvement in terms of stability."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"The technical support needs a lot of improvement."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while D-Link Ethernet Switches is ranked 13th in Ethernet Switches with 24 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while D-Link Ethernet Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "As a managed service provider, it's important to have a solution that can manage everything from one console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of D-Link Ethernet Switches writes "Plug-and-play, zero maintenance, and reasonably priced". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Arista Networks Platform, whereas D-Link Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. D-Link Ethernet Switches report.
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