We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Both solutions provide quality, durable switches. Aruba Switches is the go-to solution for many PeerSpot users. The Aruba Central Platform provides complete visibility and gives users greater control regarding applications, protocols, and VLANs. The solution provides great open architecture. The high number of available throughputs and the solution's flexibility to allow different speeds of ethernet cards and fiber-optic SFPs help make Aruba Switches the preferred solution.
"The most valuable Aruba switch feature is the lifetime warranty. It is a plus point in the budget."
"Management-wise, this is a good solution."
"The most valuable features are the stability and compatibility with other products."
"The most valuable feature is the security that these switches provide."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the routing protocol and the basic functionality."
"Aruba Central is very valuable to us."
"a value-for-money product and comparatively a very reasonable price compared to competitors like SAP or IBM."
"Scalable and reliable solution for your network connectivity needs, with a straightforward setup."
"Overall the solution functions very well."
"Because it's a managed switch, I have the ability to set controls and configure traffic priorities, VLAN ports, etc."
"It is great size-wise and the user interface is easy to use. You don't need to be a pro to use this solution."
"This product is very reasonably priced."
"I like the control one has with this solution."
"The solution is very reliable and stable."
"I can see which ports are connected and which ones are disconnected."
"I haven't found the cost of the solution to be too high."
"If you work for a small business, then Cisco would be best."
"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."
"We had an integration team do the setup of the solution."
"The interface could be more user-friendly and the dashboard could be improved."
"It would be good if I could get a 24-port, 10 gig module."
"I'm not sure if they have the core switch series as well."
"The software materials could be improved."
"This product could be improved with additional security features."
"Most configuration can be done on the GUI but sometimes you have to go under the hood and tweak on the CLI."
"I would recommend changing the solution to a recognized one, such as Check Point or Fortinet."
"Functionalities can change quite quickly without notice."
"The support is pretty much email-based and that's horrible for an enterprise product. I can't call anybody right away."
"The solution needs to improve its documentation because it is quite poor."
"In terms of improvement, sometimes we have bugs."
"I'd like there to be better reporting for the solution."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches can improve by putting more effort into security. There are not many options in security. Other solutions, you can filter, do access control, and functionality. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches provides all the basic network security where it's all about the password for someone to access the SSID on the network, but it doesn't go beyond advanced network features of packet filtering, monitoring, and managing users."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 46 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is rated 8.2. 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 Ubiquiti UniFi Switches writes "Offers a good controller, seamless design and easy to deploy ". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, NETGEAR Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Meraki MS Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches report.
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