We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Brocade Ethernet Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Management-wise, this is a good solution."
"a value-for-money product and comparatively a very reasonable price compared to competitors like SAP or IBM."
"The initial setup is quite easy."
"It is very easy to set up."
"Aruba is very easy to use, the GUI is very good and the command line is quite similar to Cisco, so it is very easy to configure."
"It is pretty easy to implement the product."
"This is a very stable product with good performance."
"Very easy and quick to setup and provide a nice dashboard providing a view of everything."
"The most valuable feature of Brocade Ethernet Switches is the good range of access it provides."
"The reliability of Brocade is the most valuable feature. The solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail, fixes required, or breakdowns. It is a very strong piece of equipment."
"I have not had any issues with our Brocade switches."
"The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."
"It has good integration with HPE Primera. They have smart zoning in which the administration is very easy. You don't have to do anything. Zoning and other things are done automatically if you just enable the smart zoning. That's one very good thing in HP."
"There's a zone for each server and services in the storage."
"The technical support is good."
"The switches last for a very long time."
"We've had issues with availability."
"It's a little less convenient for more simplified management needs."
"There is a long delay in receiving Aruba Switches when ordered. There should not be a long delay in receiving the solution. Additionally, there should be a lifetime warranty to compete with other solutions."
"We have had problems with the cooling fans on these switches."
"The firmware in this solution has a lot of bugs that become noticeable when you have complex implementations."
"They have limited CLI options in the UI and this is something that needs improvement."
"There are some growing pains with Aruba Central. When you first launch the wireless access points or switches, a lot of updates are needed to get Aruba Central ready, especially on the access points, so the initial deployment time could improve. I would hope that I could just turn it on and leave the updates until later on. The switches themselves probably did okay. I'm primarily referring to the wireless access points. There was a lot of back and forth before everything was in sync. It took hours."
"The written documentation, all the available documentation, is often a little bit hard to find. The solution lacks documentation, especially on recent features. We have access directly to Aruba, Germany, so they are always helpful, but if you start, for instance, with something a little bit more complex like zero-touch provisioning, that would require a more comprehensive written piece."
"It should be simpler. There are still some things that can be simpler in the Brocade switches."
"There are some performance issues."
"No graphical interface."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches need a better interface and centralized management."
"The solution could be more secure."
"These switches are no longer supported."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches could improve by having better compatibility with web management of older versions."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Brocade Ethernet Switches is ranked 19th in Ethernet Switches with 10 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Brocade Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "As a managed service provider, it's important to have a solution that can manage everything from one console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Brocade Ethernet Switches writes "This solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Brocade Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Mellanox Switches, Arista Networks Platform and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Brocade Ethernet Switches report.
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