We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Many PeerSpot users feel Aruba Switches is the better choice. Aruba switches are stable, easy to manage, and support stacking. The Aruba Switches audit feature gives full transparency of the network and the layer three switches are reliable and easily scalable.
"The most valuable feature is the switches are reliable and replaced for free if anything goes wrong."
"There is a limited lifetime warranty with the switches, so if we have any problems, the switch is replaced very quickly."
"This is a very stable product with good performance."
"Aruba Central is very valuable to us."
"Management-wise, this is a good solution."
"The most valuable feature is the security that these switches provide."
"The solution is scalable."
"We didn't experience any stability or scalability issues until now with Aruba Switches"
"Easily installable, with good scalability, stability and technical support."
"Easy access to the solution is the most valuable feature."
"Support has been very good."
"The main features of Meraki MS Switches are integration, high quality, and hardware guarantee."
"The technical support is quite good."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The most valuable features are the cloud management, the monitoring, and the visibility available on the report's facts on the cloud controller."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to orchestrate the network from the cloud."
"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."
"I would like to see them integrate a monitoring solution."
"I'm not sure if they have the core switch series as well."
"We have had problems with the cooling fans on these switches."
"It would be good if I could get a 24-port, 10 gig module."
"It's a little less convenient for more simplified management needs."
"My experience with Aruba's account manager hasn't been the greatest."
"The software materials could be improved."
"The pricing of the solution can be improved."
"I don't think that the cost is a problem, but sometimes the price requires convincing the customer of the value."
"Sometimes the controller in the cloud that controls the access points does not have the most accurate information. There is sometimes a glitch in keeping the management controller that is in the cloud up to date."
"The troubleshooting could be better."
"It is a compact switch, so there are a limited number of ports, and it needs improvement in terms of scalability."
"Better alerting capabilities are needed because they do not provide enough notification or detail about events."
"Less flexibility than in some other solutions."
"It could be easier to use and easier to implement."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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 Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Arista Networks Platform. See our Aruba Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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