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We performed a comparison between Arista Campus LAN Switches and Aruba Instant On Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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"The CloudVision Portal allows us to centrally manage all of our Arista products.""QoS is the most valuable feature because our clients work with VOIP and Critical applications.""The feature sets are pretty cool. They've got almost everything that the competition offers."

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"The solution provides GUI control, making it particularly suitable for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) and small office/home office (SOHO) networks.""We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet.""The solution has a simple deployment and zero border.""Regarding the feature, my clients are currently favoring it because it enables them to switch back to phone functionality.""Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable.""The solution is suitable for small businesses and small offices.""The best thing about Aruba Instant On Switches is their cost.""The initial setup is simple."

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Cons
"One of the issues that we have been faced with here in Brazil is that we don't have any list times for delivery.""It would be ideal if the solution was less expensive.""I would like to see a version available with eight or sixteen ports."

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"Its scalability needs improvement.""We would like to see more documentation.""The product must be integrated with Aruba Central for better management.""The support needs improvement.""Some customers have made complaints about Aruba Instant On Switches' stability.""It could have an MSP portal version.""They should extend the marketing and talk about Aruba's success stories throughout the region.""Tracking with instant switches needs improvement."

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  • "The only licensing costs are for CloudVision, although the upfront price of the device is not cheap."
  • "The price is not that good, but our clients value the solution despite the price."
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  • "Pricing is competitive, and there are no supplementary fees."
  • "The license for Instant On Switches is free."
  • "I give the price seven out of ten."
  • "It is an expensive solution."
  • "We pay an annual licensing fee."
  • "The pricing is cheap."
  • "Aruba Instant On Switches is not expensive."
  • "Aruba Instant On Switches is cheaper than Cisco and expensive compared to some Chinese brand products."
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    Top Answer:It is quite easy to maintain from the software point of view.
    Top Answer:The product has good pricing. We don't have to pay any maintenance fees.
    Top Answer:They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case.
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    Also Known As
    Aruba Instant On 1930 Switches
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    Overview
    Arista Campus LAN Switches are the perfect network solution for your most demanding workloads.With native support for VMware Virtualization and hundreds of Linux applications integrated into hardware platforms designed to meet the stringent power and cooling requirements of today's most demanding data centers, Arista delivers the most efficient and best performing 10Gb Ethernet platforms.

    The Aruba Instant On 1930 switches features advanced, smart-managed, fixed configuration Gigabit switches designed for small businesses that are easy-to-deploy and affordable. They’re made to handle today’s bandwidth-heavy applications like voice and video conferencing, enabling consistent connectivity to enhance performance. Using either the Instant On mobile app or the cloud-based web portal, you can quickly set up, monitor and manage the 1930 switch series from anywhere at any time. What’s more, up to 30 W PoE power delivery is available out-of-the-box for your class 4 PoE devices, like access points, surveillance cameras and VoIP phones, all easily managed from the same platform.

    Sample Customers
    University of Winchester, AWE, picturemaxx, Medical Mutual, Leonix, CloudEra, National Physical Laboratory, Tri-State G&T, AIS, Morph, SingTel, SDSC, BBC
    KEMET, Vestavia Hills City Schools, Dropbox
    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm13%
    Consumer Goods Company10%
    Aerospace/Defense Firm6%
    REVIEWERS
    Manufacturing Company33%
    University22%
    Construction Company11%
    Outsourcing Company11%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Educational Organization9%
    Construction Company8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business20%
    Midsize Enterprise15%
    Large Enterprise65%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business52%
    Midsize Enterprise29%
    Large Enterprise19%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise42%
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    Arista Campus LAN Switches is ranked 13th in LAN Switching while Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews. Arista Campus LAN Switches is rated 8.8, while Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Arista Campus LAN Switches writes "Stable, has a lot of uplink interfaces, and several can be centralized managed through a single portal". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". Arista Campus LAN Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco FabricPath, whereas Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, Cisco Catalyst Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus.

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