We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Switches and Cisco Catalyst Switches 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 initial setup is simple."
"The stability is fine. I would rate the stability a nine out of ten. Almost a ten on a ten."
"It is quite easy to maintain from the software point of view."
"It is a very stable solution."
"The tool's best part is the commercials. Its pricing is lower compared to other enterprise products. We pitch the product to customers who have budget constraints. Its implementation is plug-and-play."
"The solution provides GUI control, making it particularly suitable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small office/home office (SOHO) networks."
"The dashboard for clients is very nice."
"Its customer service is good."
"Catalyst Switches are reliable. We don't have major problems like lost connections, and we only have a minor issue with something every few months. In the last five years, a switch broke down once, and that was due to human error."
"They have a robust monitoring system."
"The solution is beneficial for interconnecting POE telephones, computers, printers, and buffering networks."
"The solution is durable."
"There is a lot of improvement in the network segment after replacing the older switches. I have not seen any kind of issue with these switches since deployment. They are pretty much stable."
"We use the VLANs to separate library, office, and individual apartments. With some of the reporting that receive, we're able to take and track down where people like to put in their own wireless routers. Sometimes they will take a DSL modem from AT&T that they brought from home, hook it in backward, and it will give rogue addresses causing issues."
"Perpetual POE is a valuable feature, because when the switch reboots, access points do not."
"This is a feature-rich product and the newer models have improved features that allow for many new possibilities."
"The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management."
"The support needs improvement."
"Tracking with instant switches needs improvement."
"Instant On Switches' layer 3 and visibility could be improved."
"They should extend the marketing and talk about Aruba's success stories throughout the region."
"The price has room for improvement."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"The solution’s GUI should be improved a bit."
"When users put Cisco Catalyst Switches in the same environment or infrastructure where other devices or products exist, like HPE, Aruba, and Ubiquiti, it doesn't work properly."
"The licensing process could be a bit less complex."
"The solution is quite expensive for our clients. It's a pain point for some companies. They should work to reduce the price."
"Catalyst Switches could be more secure."
"The product could always be more secure."
"Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have."
"The addition of more security and privilege levels to Cisco Catalyst Switches is required as it is one of the areas with certain shortcomings."
"The solution is expensive. They should work on their pricing model to try to make it more affordable for customers."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. 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 Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and NETGEAR Switches. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
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