We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch 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."It's an excellent product. They're high-quality switches, and nothing has failed in the time that we've had them."
"The solution is scalable."
"Management-wise, this is a good solution."
"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 most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is security."
"We have found that the command line interface is very useful and very similar to Cisco devices."
"The solution has great open architecture."
"A valuable aspect is its user-friendly configuration, making it accessible even for individuals with basic technical knowledge."
"It is easy to set up."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It's a well-rounded solution for routing."
"The interface management and the user access management is pretty good."
"I like that it's quite flexible and addresses different issues. It's quite easy to use, and the pricing is great. We find them to be very capable switches."
"The wiki page that describes the scripting and other features is very good."
"The tool has impacted our company's network costs and productivity in a perfect manner and percentage-wise, I can say it is 120 percent."
"It would be good if I could get a 24-port, 10 gig module."
"My experience with Aruba's account manager hasn't been the greatest."
"Aruba Switches' price could improve, if they were less expensive it would be beneficial."
"It takes a long time to import Aruba switches to Ecuador."
"They should provide training courses for certification, and have it available on the internet."
"Aruba is still losing out to Cisco, which continues to dominate the space. Aruba needs to continue to improve its product range in order to compete with Cisco's dominance."
"If you work for a small business, then Cisco would be best."
"The biggest issue right now is the delivery timeline. It takes too long to get the product."
"If MikroTik had a marketing team and support team in India then it would be much easier for us to get the product, as well as support."
"Improvements are needed with respect to some of the security, especially for VPN links between vendors other than Cisco."
"Stuff that I'd like to be improved is really just training and documentation because I think the feature set is full. Another improvement I'd suggest is that their new, bigger releases should be a bit more stable."
"The user interface could improve and they should allow a license for IBS."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
"There has to be more development in the OS. It's complex for this switch as compared to others like Cisco. For NetGear and Cisco, it's easy to adapt the VLAN concept but it should be simplified for MikroTik."
"MikroTik needs to add some features like IPS, mail security, or antivirus, et cetera."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is ranked 15th in Ethernet Switches with 18 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while MikroTik Cloud Router Switch 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 MikroTik Cloud Router Switch writes "Easy to set up, user-friendly, and reliable". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas MikroTik Cloud Router Switch is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Netgate TNSR, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Arista Networks Platform and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. MikroTik Cloud Router Switch report.
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