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Michael-Sugg - PeerSpot reviewer
President at Sovereign Managed Services

My other clients have unmanaged Netgear switches, but it's apples to oranges. They may be switches, but they're not in the same class. It's a home network switch versus an enterprise network switch.

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SunilNair1 - PeerSpot reviewer
AGM - Infrastructure & Information Security at Aster DM Healthcare Limited

We had a heterogeneous network with Aruba and Cisco switches. Both worked fine, but we switched to Aruba for cost reasons.

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AK
Manager at LAN TO WAN

We also use HP switches. However, we have the same issue in that we are having trouble with availability.

We wanted to move to Aruba based on the simplicity of integration. We can manage all access points with the same interface using Aruba. The monitoring and notifications are also good. 

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AA
Director, Technical Solutions at Sigma.3 Pte Ltd

We mainly use Aruba, Ruckus, and Cisco in our product line. When comparing them, Aruba and Ruckus are similar. I prefer Ruckus core switches as they have more flexibility for deployment. However, Cisco has a much higher price point and their core switches lack flexibility.

I find Aruba Switches' port flexibility is much better than Cisco. However, performance-wise, Cisco is the best.

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Wajid Khattak - PeerSpot reviewer
Procurement Officer at Emerging Systems

I'm familiar with Cisco and Huawei solutions.

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AmrIssa - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information officer at Mobica Advanced

Before Aruba Switches, my company used switches from 3Com, HPE, Dell, and many other vendors for around nine years. After a period of nine years, my company switched to Aruba Switches. My company chose Aruba Switches since we wanted to move to a new product. Presently, my company's experience with Aruba Switches has been very bad.

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MR
Works at ZENONLINE

As a systems integrator, we work with Aruba, Juniper, and Cisco switches. Aruba has more of a range than Juniper, which is more fixed. 

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Wajid Khattak - PeerSpot reviewer
Procurement Officer at Emerging Systems

I also work with different models of Cisco Ethernet Switches, such as the Catalyst 2960-X series, and the Catalyst 2960-X-24TS-L.

Another product that I have experience with is Huawei. We are most comfortable with Aruba and Cisco switches, configured for use as VLANs.

The cost of Aruba switches is higher than that of Huawei and many other brands.

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Alfred_Pullicino - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Genesis Global

We had very low-end build switches or old Cisco switches previously, however, they were relatively minor since we had moved to a new office and the company was relatively young at that point in time. Afterward, we made an investment in Aruba.

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SA
System Engineer at Neogenesis technical solutions

I like Aruba switches. There's no specific reason for the switch, but I prefer the configurations on Aruba switches over HPE.

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Anjan Basu Chowdhury - PeerSpot reviewer
Pre-Sales Manager at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees

I previously worked with Huawei. That was three or five years ago. I've also worked with HPE as well as the entire Aruba product range. I'm aware of Cisco and Juniper's capabilities as well. 

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RG
Security & Infrastructure Architect at a consumer goods company with 51-200 employees

We had a mix of modular switches at this company. We had some HP, Cisco, NETGEAR, and Linksys. We looked at the switches that can provide us the port density that we needed, in one or two chassis-type units, and was also affordable.

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AmrIssa - PeerSpot reviewer
Chief Information officer at Mobica Advanced

We have a client who has a nine-story apartment building and in our design, and we researched the internet for different access points. 

We presented the client with Cisco and TriCom, but our customer was not satisfied. We then introduced Aruba to the client and he was satisfied with the performance and our design.

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Joshy Varghese - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Director at Evenor Info Solutions Pvt Ltd

We previously used Cisco Switches and switched to Aruba because of the speed.

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BenjaminRafrafi - PeerSpot reviewer
System and Network Administrator at a educational organization with 201-500 employees

When Cisco Meraki was presented, it seemed to be a strong solution and appeared to be superior to the Aruba Switch solution, particularly with regard to the console. It was more user-friendly. However, in the end, the Aruba Switch console proved to be user-friendly. Ultimately, Cisco Meraki would be the better choice, but it's not surprising as Cisco is known for being the number one choice.

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AH
Production Operator at Al Ghurair Investments

I have experience with Cisco Meraki switches.

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HW
Sr. Security Network Engineer at Children's Cancer Hospital - Egypt 57357

We were using other switches by Aruba prior to these. We stayed with Aruba to maintain compatibility.

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it_user1033941 - PeerSpot reviewer
CTO at a healthcare company with 10,001+ employees

We previously used Brocade. The switches portion of the organization was bought by Extreme Networks. The company broke down, which is why we had to switch. The hardware of Brocade was brilliant, but at some point, the development and the stability of firmware lacked, since developers may have moved on before the company broke down.

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NT
Operations Manager at Cybernaptics

We were working with an older version of HPE Switches, and have since moved to Aruba. Currently, we have a mix of older version HPE, current version HPE, and Aruba Switches.

We also work with the Aruba Access Points. We completed a nice job in a huge warehouse, where we covered the entire warehouse with a minimum number of devices.

I also have experience with Cisco switches, which are similarly easy to set up.

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AS
Deputy IT Manager at ICAPP (Americana Group)

We started with Aruba a long time ago when they were originally 3Com Switches.

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NG
Assistant Manager IT at Suzuki Motor Gujtarat

So, because my basic profile is network only, I have experience with wifi solutions like Aruba, Cisco, Ruckus and switches also dealing with Cisco and Aruba Switches and HPE switches also— 3Com. I also work with voice environments like Siemens IP PBX, HiPath, Siemens data and Jira. I also worked with Avaya PBX and Nortel PBX.

I was in HP for more than four years where I was the team leader, managing 14 locations and area network and voice leader.

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Tham Cm - PeerSpot reviewer
Owner at Cmsa

Previously, we used Cisco, Huawei, and Avaya.

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DM
Manager IT at Hormann Legnica Sp. z o.o.

Although we've heard of Cisco, we never use it. We wouldn't recommend the solution above Aruba.

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Alfred_Pullicino - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Manager at Genesis Global

We switched from our previous solution because we wanted to have a robust level grade of equipment.

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DS
Presales Consultant at a non-profit with 11-50 employees

I have used other solutions such as Cisco. When comparing Cisco and Aruba Switches, Aruba Switches work with open standard protocols, use ZTP configurations, and beneficial support.

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RB
Network Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

We also use Cisco switches. In terms of configuration, Cisco switches are easier than Aruba switches. The configuration commands of Aruba switches are quite similar to Cisco switches. There is just a little bit of difference in the trunking commands and lab configuration.

In terms of scalability, security, and performance, there is no difference between Cisco and Aruba switches. In terms of features, the VRF feature in Aruba switches is better than the one in Cisco switches. This feature is called stack in Cisco switches.

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HI
Network Team Lead at ElSewedy Education

Our old environment was also built from Aruba products, which means that all of the components are compatible with each other.

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DK
System Administrator at a energy/utilities company with 51-200 employees

We switched from Cisco to Aruba because of pricing. Cisco was a more expensive product, and we didn't see the value in paying additional for something that's very basic. There was nothing specifically in the Cisco product that we needed, which wasn't in Aruba Switches.

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AJ
System engineer at DCA

I have used Cisco and Juniper. Cisco has a high price.

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SA
System Engineer at Neogenesis technical solutions

I was using Juniper before Aruba. I still use them, occasionally. For the H switches, Aruba is better and more stable.

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AP
Network and Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

I have experience with other products and I find that these devices are quite stable. In our company, we are about 80% Aruba and 20% Cisco when it comes to network switching products.

Aruba is easier to set up than Cisco. The command-line interface, on the other hand, is better in Cisco products.

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MK
Senior Technical Officer at Sri Lanka Telecom Services

Before Aruba, we worked with Cisco, but personally, I prefer Aruba.

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MV
Team leader technical support at a manufacturing company with 201-500 employees

We switched to this product because the previous solution had reached its end of support and end of life.

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CR
IT Director at a government

I've never used a different solution. At a previous company, we worked with Cisco switches, which I thought were good until I came to this job and saw you could get a cheaper solution that was just as good.

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PK
Chief Information Officer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

We have worked with other switches from other vendors and I have knowledge about Cisco, HP, and others. With HP, we can get some good discounts.

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AF
Networking Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees

Previously we used Ubiquiti, it is cheaper but we went with Aruba and Cisco.

Cisco is stable and we don't have to worry about it not working. Aruba is still new to us, so we don't know it well, or all of the benefits yet.

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Buyer's Guide
Aruba Switches
April 2024
Learn what your peers think about Aruba Switches. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: April 2024.
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