We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Many PeerSpot users feel Aruba Switches is the better choice. Aruba switches are stable, easy to manage, and support stacking. The Aruba Switches audit feature gives full transparency of the network and the layer three switches are reliable and easily scalable.
"Aruba access points have a good transfer rate."
"The solution is easy to use and quick to deploy."
"Licensing costs are competitive with other solutions on the market."
"We have not had any issues with the product and its functions. It has been stable."
"The most valuable feature is the lifetime warranty."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is its monitoring capabilities."
"It's a reliable product that you can depend on."
"Aruba Switches is stable."
"The most beneficial features of Meraki MS Switches are the visibility and convenience they provide."
"Meraki MS Switches are amazing. Whoever built it is a genius. I like that it's a plug-and-play solution."
"You can access a single pane of glass and configure all the devices via the same access."
"The technical support is quite good."
"Easily installable, with good scalability, stability and technical support."
"This product has QoS, decent visibility of what's going on, and it's a managed switch."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the interface because it is very simple and easy to learn, even for somebody who hasn't seen it before."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"My experience with Aruba's account manager hasn't been the greatest."
"The element of security always can be improved. If the solution continues to improve its security functionality, it will continue to be a great product."
"Aruba's website should be localized to support the Indonesian language. The content of their website and the help desk should be in the Indonesian language."
"Aruba does not have local support in our region of Kerala."
"I would say that the customization of the switches could be easier to configure."
"The firmware in this solution has a lot of bugs that become noticeable when you have complex implementations."
"Technical support response time could be better."
"The templates to automate our switches need improvement."
"This product depends on a cloud connection in order to function. If you have an unstable internet connection or other connectivity issues the product will not function as expected."
"They're definitely missing some of the higher end data center Cisco features."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive with other products on the market."
"The troubleshooting could be better."
"It is a compact switch, so there are a limited number of ports, and it needs improvement in terms of scalability."
"The licensing model needs to be improved."
"I don't think that the cost is a problem, but sometimes the price requires convincing the customer of the value."
"There are some limitations in Meraki MS Switches. Other switches have more options, such as the Cisco Catalyst Switch."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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 Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Arista Networks Platform. See our Aruba Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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