We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Cisco Nexus based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: In this comparison, the two products received similar ratings across all categories. However, users of Arista Networks Platform reported seeing an ROI while users of Cisco Nexus did not.
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"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 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."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The solution is scalable."
"We have found that logical tenant segregation to be the most useful feature."
"The solution is very expensive. Currently, we pay an yearly licensing cost. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."
"It has improved our organization because we have aggregated ports, we're able to put multiple agencies on the multiple different interfaces that we have going there. We're able to separate them out with the use of VLANs and whatnot."
"Nexus has improved my organization in the way that it provided enhanced security in a point in the network that was critical."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the power."
"Its low latency is most valuable. Its performance is good, and it is also very stable."
"The most valuable features are the access layer security, OpenConfig, and OpenFlow."
"We now have one box that does multiple services."
"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 intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed."
"Standardization across iOS and Nexus operating systems would be an improvement."
"Areas in which the solution have room for improvement are the interface, management, and reporting."
"As a device meant to lead the processes related to networking and troubleshooting, I feel both aspects can be described as areas with certain concerns where improvements are required."
"My only complaint is that not all of the ports on it are enabled from the start."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required. Cisco Nexus should lower its current prices."
"The cost of the support can be improved. We had critical operations, and we needed 24/7 support for 365 days, which was quite expensive. We had to go for a very costly support contract, which was really a concern. The availability of spare parts, especially in a remote location such as Egypt, can also be improved."
"I would like to see more on-device programmability, as it seems to be lacking in this platform."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see a focus on backplane deployment, so you can stack more."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 21 reviews while Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches, VMware NSX and Juniper QFabric. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Cisco Nexus report.
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