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"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 most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable.""We find the CloudVision switching feature of this solution really useful.""Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good.""Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management.""It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use.""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 solution is scalable."

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"The solution is very stable."

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"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed.""The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial.""The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade.""The community is good but is not good enough. It still needs to grow more.""The solution needs to accommodate new features.""The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing.""Its price can be better.""Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."

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"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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  • "It is pretty pricey for a networking platform. It is on par with Cisco."
  • "Cost wise, Arista Networks Platform is more expensive than other networking solutions."
  • "Arista is very expensive. Not everybody is in a position to spend $70,000 to $80,000 for one switch."
  • "The price of the Arista Networks Platform could be less expensive for the hardware and license."
  • "There is an annual license required to use the Arista Networks Platform."
  • "Specific tools definitely require a license for the subscription. But we are not using these tools in our environment. In terms of licensing, you need to spend approximately $10,000 per month."
  • "I remember that when our customers were offered the Arista Networks Platform, they used a checklist to compare the prices between Arista and Cisco for their requirements, and found that the prices were almost the same."
  • "I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten where ten is high price and one is low price."
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    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:Arista Networks Platform was cheaper than Cisco. I have heard that the product is affordable for enterprise-sized companies.
    Top Answer:The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required.
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    Overview

    Arista Networks Platform is a stable and reliable solution for data center features, specifically for non-blocking switches used for spine-leaf connectivity with servers hooked to these switches. It also provides multi-layer switches for client networks, particularly in the banking sector. 

    Arista products are preferred for their stability, good hardware, ease of adoption and configuration, responsive and helpful support, and high throughput ratings. The solution has helped prevent screen loss and business outages in the media industry and is designed for next-generation data centers.

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    American Internet Services
    SEED Infotech, Weta Digital, BlueShore Financial
    Top Industries
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    Comms Service Provider17%
    Healthcare Company17%
    Consumer Goods Company17%
    Government17%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company9%
    University7%
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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 13 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 "Offers high-throughput devices that are easy to adopt and configure". On the other hand, 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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