We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and Cisco Catalyst Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It is straightforward to set up."
"The solution is plug-and-play and auto-configured."
"The dashboard for clients is very nice."
"Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"It is easy for deployment and configuration."
"The solution has a simple deployment and zero border."
"Instant On Switches' best feature is the 1930, which is stackable."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The most valuable feature is how easy it is to use."
"The solution offers great scalability."
"The ability to configure throughput is very flexible and improved the performance of our systems."
"The stability and Cisco's support are the most valuable features."
"I think it is a reliable and scalable solution."
"The most valuable feature is the interface, it's easy to configure. The command line uses a switch that gives us security."
"We find the product very easy to use."
"These are a proven technology and I haven't had any problem with them."
"We would like to see more documentation."
"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."
"You cannot use many VLANs, like VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 100 on Aruba Instant On AP."
"The price has room for improvement."
"The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management."
"In general, mostly in Instant On series, if we could have much more control on the switches, at least. We'd like a CLI access so that, when we want to do some advanced configurations we could."
"They should extend the marketing and talk about Aruba's success stories throughout the region."
"Its scalability needs improvement."
"There's a ban on my country and therefore I can't get Cisco support if I need it. It's not allowed."
"I think one switch should go beyond the 10 gig connectivity to 40 gigs."
"Price could be lower."
"Their price should be improved. They are a little bit expensive."
"When users put Cisco Catalyst Switches in the same environment or infrastructure where other devices or products exist, like HPE, Aruba, and Ubiquiti, it doesn't work properly."
"The newer models are not so stable. Other products like 6800, 3750, were stable but starting from 3850 it got worse. We have a lot of issues and a lot of bugs. It's a new product so it's understandable but it should be improved."
"The general price of the solution could be cheaper."
"The support is not the quickest."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and NETGEAR Switches. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
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