We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and HPE A-Series based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Arista, Dell Technologies and others in Data Center Networking."The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"They support open standard features."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use."
"The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."
"The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable."
"The solution is very stable."
"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"A smoother transition between ISPs during failover would improve the user experience by reducing unnecessary notifications and interruptions."
"The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"Some follow up from our user-partners would be useful. Letting users know what is up and coming or providing better documentation would be helpful. Overall, the solution could offer its users better support."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 2nd in Data Center Networking with 21 reviews while HPE A-Series is ranked 9th in Data Center Networking. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while HPE A-Series is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE A-Series writes "Stable and scalable with a good user interface". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas HPE A-Series is most compared with Cisco Nexus.
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