We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Both solutions provide quality, durable switches. Aruba Switches is the go-to solution for many PeerSpot users. The Aruba Central Platform provides complete visibility and gives users greater control regarding applications, protocols, and VLANs. The solution provides great open architecture. The high number of available throughputs and the solution's flexibility to allow different speeds of ethernet cards and fiber-optic SFPs help make Aruba Switches the preferred solution.
"We like that it is very easy to manage the product through the cloud."
"It can scale well."
"The most valuable features are the stability and compatibility with other products."
"It is very easy to set up."
"Aruba access points have a good transfer rate."
"I like the number of available throughputs and its ability to have different speeds of ethernet cards or fiber-optic SFPs. It's a core switch, and you can configure it as per your requirements. All the configuration details are well documented on the HP website or Aruba website, and one can easily refer to those and find all the relevant commands from the documentation itself. It's also easy to maintain this solution. It's also cheaper than competing products."
"It's a reliable product that you can depend on."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the use of use and user-friendliness."
"It is great size-wise and the user interface is easy to use. You don't need to be a pro to use this solution."
"The integration with the controller is one of the most valuable features of these switches. They are also very stable. For example, we have some equipment that we haven't touched for four years that is still reliable."
"It's been working fine, it's been stable, and there are no interruptions."
"The tool's most valuable feature is port security, which allows blocking/disabling ports. The ports also have PoE capability."
"The switches' PoE capabilities have made device deployment very easy."
"It offers very good control."
"This product is very reasonably priced."
"Ubiquiti's network management and the way you can manage many different devices on a network are really nice."
"This product could be improved with additional security features."
"I would like to see the data center area improving by some added features in the future."
"I would say that the customization of the switches could be easier to configure."
"This solution could be improved if it offered long term support on a specific model or product."
"We have had problems with the cooling fans on these switches."
"Aruba does not have local support in our region of Kerala."
"I have some security issues with Aruba Switches. I need to update the firmware and then the problems might go away."
"The delivery time for this product is slow and is something that needs to be improved."
"It would be beneficial for us if Ubiquiti had a team of advanced data transportation specialists that we could get feedback from. We are not experts in data transportation, so having this sort of resource would be helpful for us."
"It would be helpful to have better visibility into exactly what is going on in the network."
"The management of this product needs to be improved."
"The technical support for this solution could be improved."
"There is currently an issue with supply of switches which needs to be sorted out."
"Functionalities can change quite quickly without notice."
"I would recommend changing the solution to a recognized one, such as Check Point or Fortinet."
"The documentation for command lines needs to be improved."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 46 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Ubiquiti UniFi 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 Ubiquiti UniFi Switches writes "Offers a good controller, seamless design and easy to deploy ". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, NETGEAR Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Meraki MS Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches report.
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