We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba Switches is the winner in this comparison. It is easy to set up, performs well, and has excellent customer support. In addition, it is less expensive than Cisco Ethernet Switches.
"Aruba offers better options when it comes to the area of scalability compared to what Cisco offers. Aruba has a better graphical user interface that helps users with the configuration part."
"Very easy and quick to setup and provide a nice dashboard providing a view of everything."
"The most valuable feature is the security that these switches provide."
"It is a very good device for our company. It is stable and very scalable."
"We like that it is very easy to manage the product through the cloud."
"The initial setup is quite easy."
"It can scale well."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the routing protocol and the basic functionality."
"The security of the switches is pretty impressive. There are many security features available on the product."
"The features that I have found most valuable are the core reliability and the switching group. All the features are very generic switching features with high reliability. That is the main key point I can highlight."
"Technical support is excellent. They are very helpful."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are more stable than other products."
"We can expect Cisco Ethernet Switches to last for years without issue."
"We have a good technical support provider in Turkey that offers support, and we work closely with Cisco. Everything is sorted."
"We don't need any support from Cisco since there are a lot of materials and training about Cisco available online. I feel Cisco's support is good."
"Cisco is the world leader in these systems. The expertise they have is very good compared to others. We can trust Cisco from a technical perspective."
"Aruba is still losing out to Cisco, which continues to dominate the space. Aruba needs to continue to improve its product range in order to compete with Cisco's dominance."
"The product could be a little more competitive price-wise."
"I would say that the customization of the switches could be easier to configure."
"Aruba Switches cover lots of areas and support automated and IOPS and with the central products, but I think when we look at the solutions overall, IOPS devices are not covered so much in Aruba Central. We are in Croatia and it is a small country, I don't know how its situation is in Europe, America, or Asia."
"The endpoint capabilities could be improved."
"It's an expensive product."
"In my opinion, Aruba's new features, like the new firmware, need to be improved."
"There is room for improvement in the customer service and support team."
"An improvement would be to change their market intention. Almost all the Cisco switches are now coming with a license called DNA. D for Delta, N for number and A for apple. That feature is required, he must purchase it and it is a mandatory thing that has been introduced. This is not matching with the Asian market."
"The solution needs to work on lowering the amount of bugs. We find them quite regularly."
"There are instances where the commands you are familiar with might change or be replaced with newer syntax."
"The dashboard needs some minor improvements."
"Pricing could be lower."
"Because of the cyber attacks, they should focus more on VoIP."
"Location of customers to connect clients to the servers and transport the data and VoIP in parallel with QoS and NBAR with 802.1X."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6. 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 Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". Aruba Switches is most compared with Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Cisco Ethernet Switches report.
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