We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Mellanox 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."These switches have a good performance, and they are also quickly configurable."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the use of use and user-friendliness."
"The most valuable aspect for our organization is the CX. It's wonderful."
"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."
"We like the framework of fabric virtual switching."
"We have not had any issues with the product and its functions. It has been stable."
"It can scale well."
"The initial setup is quite easy."
"It is a very easy-to-use product."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the powerful hardware and the software is open. They're using Linux operating system. You can do and install many things, and it performs well."
"From what I've been told, a valuable feature of Mellanox switches is they're quite user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its functionality."
"The most valuable features of Mellanox Switches are the size, power consumption, and the vast amount of features."
"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."
"From an improvement perspective, I want Aruba Switches to have a longer life since it doesn't work properly after five years of use."
"We don't have visibility in Aruba Switches and we are thinking of switching to Fortiswitch because it has visibility."
"They should provide training courses for certification, and have it available on the internet."
"Aruba Switches could improve the monitoring and increase the scope of their online portal to cover cloud and on-premise deployments."
"Aruba Switches' price could improve, if they were less expensive it would be beneficial."
"If you work for a small business, then Cisco would be best."
"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 configuration is a bit different from Cisco, and therefore, for me at least, there's a bit of a learning curve."
"The scalability is working fine at the moment, but there's always room for improvement. As of right now, I don't know of any improvements to suggest."
"Mellanox Switches could improve by adding some features that can make it easier for integrating the switches in some managing and monitoring platforms, such as Elastic or similar software for monitoring data with the data center in a more holistic way."
"Mellanox Switches were easier before Nvidia bought Mellanox and then their new version of the operating system changed. They started with Ennui, and now they only use Linux. If they returned to their previous CLI it would be a good option for starters. The new CLI is more difficult to use but more powerful than the older one. It has its advantages."
"If you compare this solution with Cisco, utilization in Cisco is more popular and it is more friendly."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Mellanox Switches is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 5 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Mellanox Switches is rated 7.6. 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 Mellanox Switches writes "Powerful hardware, reliable performance, and advantageous open-source OS". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and H3C Ethernet Switches, whereas Mellanox Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Broadcom StrataXGS, HPE Ethernet Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Mellanox Switches report.
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