We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Many PeerSpot users feel Aruba Switches is the better choice. Aruba switches are stable, easy to manage, and support stacking. The Aruba Switches audit feature gives full transparency of the network and the layer three switches are reliable and easily scalable.
"The solution is very reliable. It's easy to use with other solutions."
"It can scale well."
"Aruba Central is very valuable to us."
"The advantage I found is that they can be used as both on-premises devices and cloud-managed devices, with the option for an additional license to become cloud devices. This flexibility is very valuable to us."
"The most valuable feature is the Aruba Smart Rate Port."
"The technical support is fantastic!"
"We have found that the command line interface is very useful and very similar to Cisco devices."
"I like how Aruba switches integrate with On."
"I like the flexibility of the Meraki firewall. It gives you the ability to lock things down. Having multiple VLANs is helpful for the switching infrastructure and firewall. It's crucial when you have a public-facing VLAN, a private-facing VLAN, and a secure VLAN."
"Easy access to the solution is the most valuable feature."
"It is easy to work with."
"The product is very straightforward."
"Support has been very good."
"I like the support, and basically, that's why I'm using Meraki by Cisco."
"The switches are very stable."
"Setting up a Meraki switch is fairly simple. It can be done by one manager and a senior engineer developer."
"The command-line interface could be easier to use, perhaps having voice control."
"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."
"Aruba does not have local support in our region of Kerala."
"I would like to see them integrate a monitoring solution."
"The delivery time for this product is slow and is something that needs to be improved."
"They should provide training courses for certification, and have it available on the internet."
"It's an expensive product."
"Aruba's management suite has some room for improvement."
"Communication of compliance risk is awkward at best and threatening at worst. It needs to be addressed."
"We aren't missing any features."
"The throughputs, especially the throughput path, can be improved on the core switches. I think they should improve the throughput in the core switches to enable higher throughputs."
"The traffic reporting should be better in Meraki MS Switches. We want to be able to see all the traffic and where it is going. Additionally, detailed device utilization information would be very helpful for the security personnel."
"This solution is too simple for some cases, and there should be more configuration options."
"There is not much training available for this solution."
"The licensing model needs to be improved."
"Technical support hold times seem to be getting longer."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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 Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Arista Networks Platform. See our Aruba Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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