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 have found that the command line interface is very useful and very similar to Cisco devices."
"The most valuable feature is that it's very easy to configure."
"The most valuable features are stability, ease of management, and the monitoring tool."
"The most valuable feature is the switches are reliable and replaced for free if anything goes wrong."
"Aruba is very easy to use, the GUI is very good and the command line is quite similar to Cisco, so it is very easy to configure."
"The solution is very stable."
"We like that it is very easy to manage the product through the cloud."
"The most valuable feature is the Aruba Smart Rate Port."
"The product’s most valuable features are stability and scalability."
"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 solution is very reliable and stable."
"I like the control one has with this solution."
"The product's initial setup phase is very straightforward."
"For the world where you have to balance traffic and traffic loads and bandwidth, their GUI makes it really easy because the switches, though they are enterprise grade level two or level three switches, the GUI is designed so that it's easy to set up VLANs where you need to control your traffic so that your phones don't break up and get choppy because of other people loading the network down too heavily."
"This product is very reasonably priced."
"The solution's most valuable feature is its reliability."
"The command-line interface could be easier to use, perhaps having voice control."
"I don't think there is much to improve. I have seen that Aruba releases the patches on time, and it keeps upgrading the firmware. I have configured this device on an active basis. I don't think I have any bad reviews about the device's overall performance. In the next release, I would like Aruba to incorporate wireless controllers and build them into the chassis.If we can integrate a wireless module, we can have a segment dedicated to wireless infrastructure."
"In the next release, I would like to see network access control on the switches themselves. I would like to see security functionalities when it comes to monitoring the bit of the wireless section of the switches."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing because the Aruba Central licenses add a high cost."
"I'm not sure if they have the core switch series as well."
"Aruba's website should be localized to support the Indonesian language. The content of their website and the help desk should be in the Indonesian language."
"The firmware in this solution has a lot of bugs that become noticeable when you have complex implementations."
"We have needed to upgrade software to fix some challenges we experienced. After downloading the latest version of Aruba, these were fixed."
"I'd like there to be better reporting for the solution."
"I think they need to provide a better firewall solution."
"The initial deployment was a bit complex."
"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches’s pricing could be less expensive."
"This brand is not very popular in China."
"The stability and installation could be improved."
"One of the downsides of the solution stems from the limited warranty that it offers to users."
"We have been having issues with non-homogeneity."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 43 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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