We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and D-Link 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."The most valuable feature is the switches are reliable and replaced for free if anything goes wrong."
"It's an excellent product. They're high-quality switches, and nothing has failed in the time that we've had them."
"The solution has great open architecture."
"The solution's stability is really great. We found it very solid."
"It's stable."
"When it comes to basic L2 switching, we've found that Aruba switches are very user-friendly in terms of configuration and management. I haven't had the opportunity to utilize Aruba Central for managing the switches yet, so I can't speak to that aspect. However, overall, we've found the deployment process for Aruba switches to be very straightforward."
"These switches have a good performance, and they are also quickly configurable."
"Aruba's SameNet platform allows for a seamless transition from the data center to access switches, unlike Cisco, which has different operating systems for each."
"I can't find anything wrong with our D-Link Ethernet Switches."
"There are many good points about this product. Number one, they are very stable, and easy to configure and manage."
"Its integration is the most valuable."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The tool's fault frequency is very less."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The initial setup was very easy and user-friendly."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The biggest issue right now is the delivery timeline. It takes too long to get the product."
"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 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."
"The main issue we had with the Aruba Switches was that they would heat up easily when placed outside. We have two locations with no cover in the corridor and it's a historical building. We experienced outages on the first batch of Aruba Switches we received, which we never had with the Dell Switches, for example, even though Dell Switches are not as well-known. However, the Dell Switches had been outside for a few years and we never had any issues with them. In contrast, we encountered an issue with the Aruba Switch after only one week of being outside when it shut down in security mode."
"Aruba does not have local support in our region of Kerala."
"I'm not sure if they have the core switch series as well."
"The need to come up with a bit more flexibility in their range of models."
"Aruba Switches could improve the monitoring and increase the scope of their online portal to cover cloud and on-premise deployments."
"I'd like to see a central management system included as part of their license, not as a separate purchase. Currently, we have to manage switches independently. A central portal for managing all switches and providing visibility would be great."
"The solution needs to improve layer 2 switches."
"The technical support needs a lot of improvement."
"They need to enhance stability."
"The solution's web filtering feature could be improved."
"The solution needs better local support."
"The availability could be improved."
"We have issues with the stability."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while D-Link Ethernet Switches is ranked 12th in Ethernet Switches with 24 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while D-Link Ethernet Switches is rated 7.8. 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 D-Link Ethernet Switches writes "Plug-and-play, zero maintenance, and reasonably priced". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Arista Networks Platform, whereas D-Link Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. D-Link Ethernet Switches report.
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