We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba Switches comes out on top in this comparison. According to reviews, it is a more comprehensive solution than FortiSwitch. In addition, its users say that it is cost-effective.
"It is slightly more price effective than Juniper and it has a slightly larger range."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the use of use and user-friendliness."
"We like the framework of fabric virtual switching."
"When it comes to basic L2 switching, we've found that Aruba switches are very user-friendly in terms of configuration and management. I haven't had the opportunity to utilize Aruba Central for managing the switches yet, so I can't speak to that aspect. However, overall, we've found the deployment process for Aruba switches to be very straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the lifetime warranty."
"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."
"Aruba Switches are always innovating to bring new solutions to the market."
"a value-for-money product and comparatively a very reasonable price compared to competitors like SAP or IBM."
"The most valuable feature is the breakability after integration with the FortiGate firewall."
"The technical support has been very good."
"The solution is easy to scale."
"It is a stable solution from the security front."
"What stands out is the effective management and enhanced security provided by the solution's function as an extension of the firewall."
"It is easy to set up."
"The tool's VLAN feature is easy to understand. It was very good."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"They have limited CLI options in the UI and this is something that needs improvement."
"The delivery time for this product is slow and is something that needs to be improved."
"The firmware in this solution has a lot of bugs that become noticeable when you have complex implementations."
"I would like to see them integrate a monitoring solution."
"They should provide training courses for certification, and have it available on the internet."
"The migration from older to newer products could be improved."
"The main issue we had with the Aruba Switches was that they would heat up easily when placed outside. We have two locations with no cover in the corridor and it's a historical building. We experienced outages on the first batch of Aruba Switches we received, which we never had with the Dell Switches, for example, even though Dell Switches are not as well-known. However, the Dell Switches had been outside for a few years and we never had any issues with them. In contrast, we encountered an issue with the Aruba Switch after only one week of being outside when it shut down in security mode."
"We would like to see centralized, cloud-based management."
"I'd like to see more integration with different platforms."
"In Fortinet, the packet reconstruction in the SD-WAN solution needs a little bit of improvement. When it comes to the Secure Access to the switches or the mix of Fortinet solution, the very small ones do not have the capability to use fiber cables. So, the small FortiGates have to work with the copper cables and cannot use fiber cables. Even though they have the capacity and throughput on all technical connectors, they don't have the interfaces, which is one of the good things with Cisco. They just add models to it. You buy the independent models, and you add them."
"They could provide integration with Fortinet Authenticator."
"I feel that the product's stability is an area where improvements are required."
"Currently issues with some of the switches and problems with the firmware."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is confusing with too many add-ons."
"The range of products could improve from Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
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Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access 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 Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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