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.
"Arista Networks Platform is comfortable, easy to deploy, and easy to manage, with non-blocking technology. Additionally, it has a useful CloudVision platform and automation capabilities."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."
"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"The most valuable feature is the HSRP (Hot Standby Router Protocol)."
"This solution has given us the ability to use Cisco ISE for security."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it scales well. It supports a lot of servers. We don't have to come up with different designs for anything. That's the best part about it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the power."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its speed."
"Solid product, communications and support from a well-known dependable company."
"The flexibility, how accurately the VPCs operate as well as the redundancy built into it with the VPCs are the most valuable features."
"This solution has saved us both time and money because we now have the ability to control all of these telephony devices that are deployed nationwide."
"The solution is a bit pricey."
"Its price can be better."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"They should have a more stable code."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"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."
"Technical support could be better."
"We have encountered some software bugs."
"I would like to see better monitoring actions supported in the next release of this solution."
"The licensing is very complicated. They should work to simplify it."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see a focus on backplane deployment, so you can stack more."
"In terms of improvement, the stacking between the two switches in the higher availability model should be similar to Catalyst. It's better to have one interface for configuration."
"The installation process lasted too long, taking 16 to 24 hours for full completion."
"I would like to see more granularity."
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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