We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Aruba offers better options when it comes to the area of scalability compared to what Cisco offers. Aruba has a better graphical user interface that helps users with the configuration part."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is its monitoring capabilities."
"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."
"This solution is easy to use."
"It's an excellent product. They're high-quality switches, and nothing has failed in the time that we've had them."
"Aruba is very easy to use, the GUI is very good and the command line is quite similar to Cisco, so it is very easy to configure."
"It is pretty easy to implement the product."
"The solution is scalable."
"I like the solution's technical support. I rate the technical support a ten out of ten."
"A valuable feature of FortiGate is its management integrity."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"We are able to monitor everything that is happening on our network."
"The solution has made configuration and setup very, very easy."
"The product is stable."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"We had an integration team do the setup of the solution."
"My experience with Aruba's account manager hasn't been the greatest."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing because the Aruba Central licenses add a high cost."
"In my opinion, Aruba's new features, like the new firmware, need to be improved."
"We don't have visibility in Aruba Switches and we are thinking of switching to Fortiswitch because it has visibility."
"There is an issue with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), but it is escaping me. We aren't using this feature yet, but it is something we are considering."
"If you work for a small business, then Cisco would be best."
"I would like to see a lower price on the device."
"The UI of the firewall and reporting could be improved."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"Cisco is better in terms of price, scalability, and ease of management. Regarding resources, they are available in Pakistan to manage these systems."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center needs to improve its UI and stability."
"With IT products, there is always room for improvement."
"The solution could always benefit from more security. It's of critical importance to organizations right now."
"Does not have as many features as other solutions, such as segmentation and analytics engines."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
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Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 16th in Ethernet Switches with 19 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0. 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 - Data Center writes "Has intuitive graphical user interface, but the security features need improvement". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Mellanox Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center report.
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