We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Cisco Catalyst Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Arista comes out on top in this comparison. According to reviews, it is easier to set up and has better support than Cisco.
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"It provides telemetry and visibility for many metrics that are not supported by most of the other vendors. Out of the box, no third party solutions are needed."
"They support open standard features."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"The solution is scalable."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The solution is durable."
"The most valuable features include the redundancy one and the spanning tree."
"The product is convenient to deploy."
"One good feature is UPOE. Another is having a built-in controller, the customer doesn't have to ask for another controller. For example, you get a built-in controller with the C650. And two-port is one of the premium factors from Cisco."
"The tool's administration is easy."
"Cisco provides very good support services."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches are highly reliable and stable."
"Stability. We have many Catalyst switches now, and they work without any downtime."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"Something that you will often hear about Arista products is that the price is a bit too high and, like with Cisco, we sometimes have problems with our customers because of its pricing."
"Its price can be better."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"It would be good if Cisco Catalyst Switches could align maintenance with one version."
"The solution offers a bit of complexity and you need a specialized workforce."
"In an upcoming release, adding SD-WAN capabilities would be a big advantage for our company."
"Cisco should provide customers with a more advantageous licensing model included with the purchase of the equipment."
"They should also have a graphic interface for the switches too without the command line."
"In terms of what could be improved, more integration is the main thing they should be focused on."
"The GUI should be addressed."
"Its price can be improved. Some devices can be very expensive."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 21 reviews while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in Data Center Networking with 171 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve, ExtremeSwitching and Aruba Instant On Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
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