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's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"We find the CloudVision switching feature of this solution really useful."
"The best part is the single operating system that they have. Regardless of your model, it's the same operating system functioning across the board, which means you don't have to worry about backward compatibilities between your older switches and the new ones that you deploy."
"I like the spine as a leaf model and low latency. The hardware is robust and meets expected latency in all environments, mainly if you belong to the media or trading industry. For multicast-based solutions, Arista is number one."
"The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."
"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 most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"The solution is very stable."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The solution is a bit pricey."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed."
"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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