We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and NETGEAR Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is a very stable solution."
"Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"Regarding the feature, my clients are currently favoring it because it enables them to switch back to phone functionality."
"Instant On Switches' best feature is the 1930, which is stackable."
"The solution provides GUI control, making it particularly suitable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small office/home office (SOHO) networks."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"Its customer service is good."
"It is easy for deployment and configuration."
"The ability to mix and match is invaluable. So, we didn't have to run massive super extensive switches in the data closets where it wasn't necessary. Being able to manage it all from one place, as all your network configuration settings went live across your entire building from one management console was really handy."
"We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique."
"The High Bandwidth AV-over-IP functionality of these switches has been fantastic, especially in leaf-and-spine. We've been able to build redundancy and they seem to outperform even the Cisco Catalyst, which is about twice as expensive as the M-series switches are."
"There is a lot of helpful documentation that helps with the configuration process."
"The solution is stable."
"The tool is stable."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Valuable features include network monitoring and ease of programming for VLANs, etc. I especially like NETGEAR because it's easy to teach system administrators how to use them, how to look at them, how to make changes to them without having the complexity of CLIs, but still having a CLI should we need it."
"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."
"In the next version, they should add a firewall from a single source."
"We are interested in acquiring a firewall that provides a comprehensive solution. In other words, we're seeking a firewall that encompasses multiple aspects, such as exceptional switches and active phone functionalities."
"We would like to see more documentation."
"Its scalability needs improvement."
"The support needs improvement."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
"You cannot use many VLANs, like VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 100 on Aruba Instant On AP."
"Being able to pass AVB traffic over these switches, that would be a huge add. There are not many switches out that support that. The GS728TP NETGEAR switches used to or still do support AVB, but it would be ideal if the 4300 Series could support it as well."
"It's worked for the most part, but we've had to power cycle a few devices. We've had to ask customers to manually power cycle them with the power cord, after some of the firmware updates. Their updating needs a little improvement."
"There's a lack of chips and, consequently, a lack of deliveries. They're out of stock at their European warehouse."
"Perhaps in the future, we will have even more different types of switches and be able to fulfill more collections."
"The management of them, itself, is not so good. You have to go between many different browsers, even some super-old browsers, to be able to do it. That is a super pain."
"One thing I have asked for, something that NETGEAR lacks that I would love to see — and from what I understand it's in the works — is a REST API to programmatically interface with multiple switches. That would be a great feature."
"The security features must be improved."
"The tool needs to improve its network management. The tool can be also more simplified."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 5th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 51 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of NETGEAR Switches writes "You can stack different models of switches which makes the scalability great". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and HPE ProCurve. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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