We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and Cisco Nexus 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."The solution is plug-and-play and auto-configured."
"It is a very stable solution."
"It is straightforward to set up."
"The solution is suitable for small businesses and small offices."
"It is easy for deployment and configuration."
"We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet."
"The best thing about Aruba Instant On Switches is their cost."
"The stability is fine. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. Almost a ten on a ten."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its reliability."
"We have found that logical tenant segregation to be the most useful feature."
"The solution has introduced VPC, Virtual Port Channel, which allows for more redundancy and flexibility."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use, provides stability, easy to configure, low latency, and it provides communication to the data center."
"We got increased bandwidth, faster performance, and newer software which has improved our organization."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is stability. We have a pretty large campus."
"Tech support is good."
"Its scalability needs improvement."
"The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management."
"The price has room for improvement."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
"Tracking with instant switches needs improvement."
"The product's startup speed is very bad, as it is very slow."
"The solution does not have any console access. For example, if you do not have internet access on your side and you need to configure anything, you should at least have CLI access to do something or manage the solution to put to some IP. It will only work if we have a TSCT on the network."
"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."
"Some of the DHCP features need improvement."
"I would like to see better monitoring actions supported in the next release of this solution."
"It would be nice if the solution offered multiple types of port support."
"Stability is not really up to the mark."
"The initial setup was somewhat complex."
"Don't discard Cisco Nexus because of the price."
"I would like to see a lighter platform."
"The solution is more expensive than other options on the market."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4. 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 Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches, whereas Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and HPE ProCurve. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Nexus report.
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