We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and Cisco Catalyst 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."The solution is suitable for small businesses and small offices."
"The dashboard for clients is very nice."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Regarding the feature, my clients are currently favoring it because it enables them to switch back to phone functionality."
"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 easy for deployment and configuration."
"It is a very stable solution."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"I recently discovered the DHCP feature. There is a feature with which you can make the core act as a DHCP server, and it will distribute the IPs for every device. I discovered this feature recently, and it is very nice."
"The stability and Cisco's support are the most valuable features."
"I like the management of streaming both audio and video."
"The stability and performance are extremely good."
"Since Cisco Catalyst Switches don't go online, they are secured."
"The product is very robust."
"The hardware and the security are the product's valuable features"
"Stability. We have many Catalyst switches now, and they work without any downtime."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"They should extend the marketing and talk about Aruba's success stories throughout the region."
"Some customers have made complaints about Aruba Instant On Switches' stability."
"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."
"In the next version, they should add a firewall from a single source."
"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."
"Its scalability needs improvement."
"The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management."
"The general price of the solution could be cheaper."
"Their centralized management could be better. There should be some kind of software for centralized management so that I don't need somebody else to manage it."
"I would like to see support for one-touch provisioning."
"An area for improvement would be the documentation and training on configuring this product."
"I have had a little hiccup working with Catalyst switches. They used a few power integration features but I'm not sure they really resulted in much power saving. But, it caused cross-vendor equipment trouble."
"Personal automatization is a feature that should be addressed."
"Any improvements that they make should be in the wireless area of the product."
"Cisco is the most expensive product."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 5th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. 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 Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and NETGEAR Switches. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
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