We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access 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 configuration capabilities were good."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution is scalable."
"Arista Networks Platform is comfortable, easy to deploy, and easy to manage, with non-blocking technology. Additionally, it has a useful CloudVision platform and automation capabilities."
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"We find the CloudVision switching feature of this solution really useful."
"The best part is the single operating system that they have. Regardless of your model, it's the same operating system functioning across the board, which means you don't have to worry about backward compatibilities between your older switches and the new ones that you deploy."
"They support open standard features."
"The product is a total solution with the FortiGate, switch, and access point. It is integrated with FortiGate, allowing us to manage all the equipment through it. You can handle everything from a single point."
"The most valuable feature of FortiSwitch is its user-friendly interface, which facilitates easy management and propagation of rules throughout the network."
"What I really love in FortiSwitch: its usability, the graphical user interface, and the ability to be managed by FortiGate."
"The tool's VLAN feature is easy to understand. It was very good."
"The most valuable feature is that I can completely isolate devices that are compromising the network."
"I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. Their support is excellent and inexpensive. They respond immediately."
"I like that everything flows back to FortiGate, which is the controller, management console, and firewall. There's one central point for the entire network, so the security, switching, wireless, etc., flows back to the FortiGate. The ease of management is what customers like. They don't need separate solutions like Cisco."
"It can integrate well with other Fortinet products."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"They need to enhance their code and their EOS. They need to improve some security features, and there are quite a number of bugs in their system. So, they need to work on that piece. In the next release, we need to have a modular feature. Instead of providing an integrated solution, they should go for something modular. They need to come up with modular highly scalable models. Even at the chassis layer, I want to see some improvement."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"The community is good but is not good enough. It still needs to grow more."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"The tool should improve its CLI."
"The product's pricing needs improvement for small and medium businesses."
"FortiSwitch requires periodic firmware updates. It can be a little difficult because the switches aren't connected to the internet, so you cannot upgrade the firmware remotely. You need to go to the site and do it manually because it's a closed network."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
"The installation is not difficult. However, some features have to be activated from the CLI."
"I would like Fortinet to make this product easier to configure."
"The solution could provide an active VPN."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 14th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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