We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Mikrotik Router and Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba Switches finishes slightly ahead of Mikrotik Router and Switches in this comparison. Aruba Switches offer high availability and support stacking; they are also easy to configure, very scalable, and very reliable. Users of Mikrotik Routers and Switches feel the solution lacks a wireless option and that it is a bit outdated and clunky.
"This solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the routing protocol and the basic functionality."
"Aruba Central is very valuable to us."
"They provide great service in terms of replacing malfunctioning switches."
"There is a feature where you can use Bluetooth. You can set up a Bluetooth pairing connection and do the configuration through your phone."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is its performance."
"The most valuable features are the stability and compatibility with other products."
"The most valuable features are the access point, fire control for clients, majority control, platform control in SSIGF, WiFi networking, and area monitoring."
"We're very happy with what we are getting out of the solution in general. The features are good. They're comparable to other brands such as Cisco and HP."
"The MikroTik Hotspot is great."
"One of the primary advantages is its competitive pricing in the market."
"It is a stable solution. I have been using the solution for a while, and I don't face any outages or trouble while using the solution."
"The stability is good."
"The setup is easy."
"I like MikroTik's GUI. It's completely handy and easy to handle because of its GUI. Despite other brands like Cisco urging me to switch, I didn't because they don't have a GUI. This is the most comfortable thing in my project that anyone can use easily. It's effortless to maintain MikroTik routers because both screens make it very easy in GUI mode. You can easily interact with your hardware."
"It's great for small businesses or home offices."
"The delivery time for this product is slow and is something that needs to be improved."
"Aruba's management suite has some room for improvement."
"I have some security issues with Aruba Switches. I need to update the firmware and then the problems might go away."
"I don't think there is much to improve. I have seen that Aruba releases the patches on time, and it keeps upgrading the firmware. I have configured this device on an active basis. I don't think I have any bad reviews about the device's overall performance. In the next release, I would like Aruba to incorporate wireless controllers and build them into the chassis.If we can integrate a wireless module, we can have a segment dedicated to wireless infrastructure."
"It would be good if I could get a 24-port, 10 gig module."
"Aruba's website should be localized to support the Indonesian language. The content of their website and the help desk should be in the Indonesian language."
"Aruba's switches are older so I'd like to see more upgrades. The newer ones may have that built-in. The product could be more user-friendly."
"Aruba Switches could improve the monitoring and increase the scope of their online portal to cover cloud and on-premise deployments."
"Wireless throughput has not kept up with the competition."
"There is an area of improvement. The firewall features are self-contained, but features like email scanning and voice control should be improved. This is the best routing product."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
"MikroTik does not have a wireless solution. If they created a high-performance wireless solution we would deploy it in our infrastructure."
"A central management platform would be great."
"The product needs to include more power."
"The initial setup is a bit complex."
"They should improve technical support and make direct access available to the customers."
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Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 62 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while MikroTik Routers and 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 MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Huawei Ethernet Switches, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Huawei Enterprise Routers and Juniper MX Series Routers. See our Aruba Switches vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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