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"It's an extremely reliable platform for the network switches we use.""It provides telemetry and visibility for many metrics that are not supported by most of the other vendors. Out of the box, no third party solutions are needed.""It is very stable. It has good hardware and very stable code. It provides good value for its price. They are a very lean type of organization, so they are very responsive, and they're able to focus more on their platform versus having multiple products out there.""The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features.""The solution is very stable.""The solution is scalable.""We find the CloudVision switching feature of this solution really useful.""The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."

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"This is a big telco switch with six slots.""Enterasys Ethernet Switches are stable."

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"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade.""The CVP management platform needs to be improved.""The solution needs to accommodate new features.""Its price can be better.""The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial.""The solution’s pricing could be better.""They need to enhance their code and their EOS. They need to improve some security features, and there are quite a number of bugs in their system. So, they need to work on that piece. In the next release, we need to have a modular feature. Instead of providing an integrated solution, they should go for something modular. They need to come up with modular highly scalable models. Even at the chassis layer, I want to see some improvement.""The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."

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"The initial setup could be made simpler.""Enterasys could provide better support, needs an improved user interface and improved performance."

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  • "It is pretty pricey for a networking platform. It is on par with Cisco."
  • "Cost wise, Arista Networks Platform is more expensive than other networking solutions."
  • "Arista is very expensive. Not everybody is in a position to spend $70,000 to $80,000 for one switch."
  • "The price of the Arista Networks Platform could be less expensive for the hardware and license."
  • "There is an annual license required to use the Arista Networks Platform."
  • "Specific tools definitely require a license for the subscription. But we are not using these tools in our environment. In terms of licensing, you need to spend approximately $10,000 per month."
  • "I remember that when our customers were offered the Arista Networks Platform, they used a checklist to compare the prices between Arista and Cisco for their requirements, and found that the prices were almost the same."
  • "I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten where ten is high price and one is low price."
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  • "These switches are very expensive compared to those from other vendors."
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    Top Answer:Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.
    Top Answer:Arista Networks Platform was cheaper than Cisco. I have heard that the product is affordable for enterprise-sized companies.
    Top Answer:The product fails to offer functions related to cloud orchestration, making it in areas where improvements are required.
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    Rating
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    Overview

    Arista Networks Platform is a stable and reliable solution for data center features, specifically for non-blocking switches used for spine-leaf connectivity with servers hooked to these switches. It also provides multi-layer switches for client networks, particularly in the banking sector. 

    Arista products are preferred for their stability, good hardware, ease of adoption and configuration, responsive and helpful support, and high throughput ratings. The solution has helped prevent screen loss and business outages in the media industry and is designed for next-generation data centers.

    Enterasys Ethernet Switches S-Series delivers a powerful combination of Terabit-class performance along with granular visibility and control over users, services, and applications, voice and video, virtualization, and cloud computing. Enterasys S-Series, through a combination of management automation, a robust and highly resilient distributed architecture, built-in security, and flexible power configurations specifically designed. Enterasys S-Series delivers both the comprehensive functionality and configuration flexibility to be deployed as a premium high-density network edge access device, high performance distribution layer switch, resilient enterprise class multi-Terabit core router, high-end storage switch and as a data center virtualization solution.
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    American Internet Services
    Centre for Research in Nutrition and Development (CIAD)
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    Comms Service Provider17%
    Healthcare Company17%
    Consumer Goods Company17%
    Government17%
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    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    University7%
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    Small Business43%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise48%
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    Small Business21%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise64%
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    Arista Networks Platform is ranked 11th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Ethernet Switches. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] writes "Good for networking large buildings, but there are problems with failing parts and the price should be lowered". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Cisco Ethernet Switches, whereas Enterasys Ethernet Switches [EOL] is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches.

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