2019-10-24T04:52:00Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Switches?

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Joshy Varghese - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-04-06T06:02:17Z
Apr 6, 2023

Aruba Switches are less expensive than Cisco.

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Real User
Top 20
2023-02-24T17:47:00Z
Feb 24, 2023

Licensing costs are competitive with other solutions on the market.

AS
Real User
Top 20
2022-12-28T07:28:34Z
Dec 28, 2022

The cost is very cheap when you compare it to CISCO.

AmrIssa - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2024-01-19T09:22:26Z
Jan 19, 2024

Aruba Switches are very expensive. The product has many features printed on it, but the problem my company faces with the product is related to the fact that there is a need to reconfigure the solution every two months or three months after five years. Aruba Switches don't work properly in a stable manner after five years.

Dheni Prasetyo - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-08-31T07:31:17Z
Aug 31, 2023

The price is higher than other brands, so I recommend the product to enterprises.

Khaled Shaker - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-08-29T11:43:08Z
Aug 29, 2023

Aruba switches work without a license. A license is needed when working with a management solution, but not for enabling switch features. This is a big feature of Aruba, making it better than other vendors. For example, we need to buy a license to enable features with Cisco. Aruba's features exist in a datasheet of any switch, available from day one without a license. SLAs are available for 24 hours or four hours.

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SA
MSP
Top 5
2023-05-10T13:19:00Z
May 10, 2023

It's not cheap or very expensive, but I think the price has increased recently.

PT
Real User
Top 20
2023-05-08T19:05:56Z
May 8, 2023

The price could be a bit better. We'd like it to be lower.

PJ
Real User
Top 5
2023-01-30T21:26:01Z
Jan 30, 2023

There is a license to use the solution.

Alfred_Pullicino - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-11-14T11:07:27Z
Nov 14, 2022

We pay an annual license for the solution. It is an enterprise product, so it's not the cheapest, definitely. I'd rate the affordability between a three and four out of five.

Tham Cm - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-09-19T10:59:33Z
Sep 19, 2022

The pricing for Aruba Switches is definitely expensive.

HendrikVelloen - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-08-19T10:19:34Z
Aug 19, 2022

The advice I would provide others is if you are a customer running Aruba for your switching infrastructure, consider taking the basic switching training offered. They cover everything from out of the box setup, everything you need including GUI's and CLI interfaces. The product pricing is competitive and approximately 10% cheaper than the likes of Nexus. Professional services and training can also be provided by the vendor.

Wajid Khattak - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-08-12T11:25:00Z
Aug 12, 2022

The Aruba Switch cost is normally high if it is compared to Huawei and many other brands. Typically it is a $500 to $600 difference in price.

Anil Ergunsah - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2022-07-20T14:20:07Z
Jul 20, 2022

There is a license required if you want to use wireless controls for micro-segmentation. However, for Aruba Switches there is no license required. The price of the solution is good and they provide discounts depending on the projects. The price could still be reduced.

Michael-Sugg - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-06-06T19:20:00Z
Jun 6, 2022

I am paying for the hardware and Aruba Central licenses, but I would like a version of Aruba Central to come out with a light version with a few features turned off. Ubiquiti and other vendors have free tools. I believe they're looking at that, but it's not out yet. I hope they will release that to make it competitive because I'm using an enterprise-class switch for small businesses. We're looking for some of those capabilities, but not all of them. Aruba has its Soho class switches, which are instant-on platforms. However, with the instant-on platform, you need to manage everything with individual clouds instead of bringing all of them under one console. There's an annual license fee for the Aruba Central cloud management platform for each Aruba device. You don't need licenses for the hardware and other support, but if you don't pay for the Aruba Central license, you will not get firmware updates or technical support. You have to have those at least for probably several years. When you reach a point where you're managing 100-150 devices in a small business, you suddenly need multiple layers of switches, and then you have to get into campus networks, trunk groups, VLANs, etc. Then, you need segmentation between different levels. You have to utilize those additional capabilities and features more than you would for a dozen or so computers. You typically aren't going to create a bunch of VLANs, trunk groups, and multiple switches for a dozen computers. It doesn't make sense. I think under 250 people would technically be classified as a small business. However, when I say "small business," I mean 10-20 people physically working at a building. Still, the price is reasonable. I'd rate Aruba eight out of 10 for affordability. As a managed service provider, I also have access to discounts that help me manage costs better. As I own all the switches, so I keep adding people to the switches I own. Aruba has been good about providing a managed service provider discount to make it competitive. If they didn't, it would be kind of hard to justify spending $4,000 on these switches for a tiny business like a doctor's office.

SunilNair - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-05-22T05:55:17Z
May 22, 2022

Aruba Switches are cost-effective.

BL
Real User
Top 20
2022-04-25T12:03:08Z
Apr 25, 2022

Aruba's switches are priced significantly better than Cisco's. They're well placed in the market.

IM
Real User
Top 20
2022-04-12T17:45:23Z
Apr 12, 2022

This is an affordable solution.

JB
Real User
2022-03-15T18:52:50Z
Mar 15, 2022

Cost-wise, you get some good savings as compared to Cisco.

DK
Real User
2022-02-16T07:16:24Z
Feb 16, 2022

Pricing for this product is reasonable.

RB
Real User
2020-12-29T15:43:48Z
Dec 29, 2020

I don't know the exact cost of the licensing, but based on what I have heard from my sales team, Aruba is affordable. Aruba switches are cheaper than the switches from Cisco and other vendors.

HI
Consultant
2020-12-29T14:48:35Z
Dec 29, 2020

The pricing is perfect.

TX
Real User
2020-12-16T09:41:00Z
Dec 16, 2020

The product is a bit expensive.

PK
Real User
2020-12-06T06:28:31Z
Dec 6, 2020

This is an expensive product, costing about double what most competitors do. I would like to keep Aruba as my infrastructure, but it costs a lot.

RG
Real User
2020-10-30T00:04:33Z
Oct 30, 2020

The price point was a big consideration for us and it is reasonable enough that we're able to standardize on Aruba for the networking pieces in our organization. This also includes Wi-Fi and access points. Generally speaking, the price is good.

SS
Reseller
2020-09-21T06:34:00Z
Sep 21, 2020

here are no licensing costs for the Aruba Switches. However, there are licensing costs for some of their other solutions.

SA
Consultant
2020-09-01T05:25:10Z
Sep 1, 2020

Price-wise, the product is a little expensive compared to the competition.

AP
Real User
2020-08-23T08:17:16Z
Aug 23, 2020

The price for Aruba is quite a bit cheaper than it is for similar products by Cisco.

AS
Real User
Top 20
2020-07-27T07:17:39Z
Jul 27, 2020

There are no licenses, you just purchase the switch. Comparing with Cisco, and some other solutions, it's a cheap product.

SA
MSP
Top 5
2020-07-26T08:19:07Z
Jul 26, 2020

For Aruba, there is no licensing to deal with, and that's the best. For features or protocols, no licensing is ever needed.

AH
Real User
Top 10
2020-07-19T08:15:00Z
Jul 19, 2020

The price of these switches is high.

SW
Real User
2020-06-28T08:51:00Z
Jun 28, 2020

Aruba switches are cheaper than Cisco for a similar feature set. The licensing costs are also cheaper than Cisco.

CR
Real User
2019-11-18T07:22:00Z
Nov 18, 2019

The pricing is decent. It's less expensive than Cisco.

AmrIssa - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2019-11-13T05:28:00Z
Nov 13, 2019

This solution is not cheap and they don't have a plan to certify it as Cisco does. Cisco is a famous vendor with options for certification. Aruba does not have a certified license in ARC and CNV. Their certification is for the marketing of the device in Cisco. The license is annual. If you purchase a switch, you get a one-year free subscription. Aruba has better pricing than Cisco.

it_user1033941 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2019-10-31T06:27:00Z
Oct 31, 2019

We just had all the licenses for five years included in the bidding process. Since the competitive nature of the resulting contract, our actual costs might not reflect the standard market prices. Due to the visibilityof our project, Aruba has been generous with the included amount of licenses, which will serve us for years to come.

Alfred_Pullicino - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2019-10-24T04:52:00Z
Oct 24, 2019

Licensing costs are on a yearly basis.

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