We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and HPE A-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Arista, Dell Technologies and others in Data Center Networking."The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"It provides telemetry and visibility for many metrics that are not supported by most of the other vendors. Out of the box, no third party solutions are needed."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"They support open standard features."
"It is very stable. It has good hardware and very stable code. It provides good value for its price. They are a very lean type of organization, so they are very responsive, and they're able to focus more on their platform versus having multiple products out there."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution is very stable."
"Something that you will often hear about Arista products is that the price is a bit too high and, like with Cisco, we sometimes have problems with our customers because of its pricing."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."
"They should have a more stable code."
"The solution is a bit pricey."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"Some follow up from our user-partners would be useful. Letting users know what is up and coming or providing better documentation would be helpful. Overall, the solution could offer its users better support."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 21 reviews while HPE A-Series is ranked 9th in Data Center Networking. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while HPE A-Series is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE A-Series writes "Stable and scalable with a good user interface". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas HPE A-Series is most compared with Cisco Nexus.
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