We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."The most valuable feature is that it's very easy to configure."
"I like the number of available throughputs and its ability to have different speeds of ethernet cards or fiber-optic SFPs. It's a core switch, and you can configure it as per your requirements. All the configuration details are well documented on the HP website or Aruba website, and one can easily refer to those and find all the relevant commands from the documentation itself. It's also easy to maintain this solution. It's also cheaper than competing products."
"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."
"All of the networking products that we use are Aruba, so we use Aruba Central to manage them."
"We have not had any issues with the product and its functions. It has been stable."
"It is slightly more price effective than Juniper and it has a slightly larger range."
"The initial setup is quite easy."
"The Aruba care support and the lifetime warranty are very valuable aspects."
"It is very scalable."
"It is easy to configure and troubleshoot."
"Multicast is an advanced feature that helps alleviate some of our work challenges."
"When it comes to switching routing, we have no doubts about Cisco."
"The solution offers great bandwidth and speed."
"Technical support has always been helpful."
"The solution is compatible with many brands, such as VMware."
"I like that it's easy to use."
"What matters most to me is the security of the product, and Cisco does a pretty good job."
"I like the firewall. It integrates with AWS. I can use the Cisco product on an AWS server."
"The installation process is straightforward."
"Ease-of-use and ease-of-management are good qualities of this product."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is a stable solution."
"It is easy to use and stable."
"The most valuable feature is the dynamic routing."
"They are very reliable."
"The need to come up with a bit more flexibility in their range of models."
"The templates to automate our switches need improvement."
"Technical support response time could be better."
"I think that the performance is getting better but they need to have more powerful switches on the market so that they can capture medium and large businesses."
"I would like to see easier learning and configuration from previous switch deployments."
"It would be better and easier for us to buy if the price were reduced."
"The port flexibility on the 54 series, specifically the 5406 for core usage, could be improved. When I want to upgrade to 10G, I don't have many options to choose from."
"I'm not sure if they have the core switch series as well."
"The solution's reliability should be improved."
"The platform's management features need improvement."
"There are instances where the commands you are familiar with might change or be replaced with newer syntax."
"Cisco should strive to improve the software for its switches."
"Currently, we have to wait up to eight months for a switch."
"Cisco needs to include new features to attract new customers."
"The local support resources for Cisco in Bangledesh are very poor and should be increased."
"Cisco has a licensing procedure that is very complicated and it changes every six months."
"The Cisco user interfaces can be difficult to use and maintain."
"The sales support could improve, they are not supplying the solution on time. For some projects, we have had to wait many months."
"The solution is costly."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches should improve its pricing."
"The pricing can be a bit unstable."
"Make them tougher and more ruggedized for warmer and Industrial types of environments, and HumiSeal the main boards and internal components."
"It would be ideal if they could do more configurations and offer more flexibility. Right now, it's not flexible at all."
"It's no longer stable, the Wi-Fi on this device is no longer stable."
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