We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is very stable."
"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 configuration capabilities were good."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"The most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable."
"The performance is pretty good."
"The product provides a single-pane-of-glass in for management of wireless, security, and switching from multiple devices."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The interface is great. It's easy to understand for the customer."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to segment my infrastructure between phones, security systems, and other tasks."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"Meraki's site-to-site VPN function is phenomenal, and the VLAN is simple to use and set up. If you need the VLAN to sort the networks out, that works very well. The performance is also excellent."
"It is easy to set up and easy to monitor. It is also easy to check the status of the switch."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"The solution is quite expensive. One of the negative aspects of it is the pricing."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"The overall price of the Arista Networks Platform is expensive. It should be reduced."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The community is good but is not good enough. It still needs to grow more."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The troubleshooting could be better."
"Their subscription model could be better. Some of our customers prefer a one-time payment to a monthly or yearly subscription model, so they don't buy the product. Technical support could also be better."
"Less flexibility than in some other solutions."
"The MS Switches are incapable of doing trunking."
"Sometimes the controller in the cloud that controls the access points does not have the most accurate information. There is sometimes a glitch in keeping the management controller that is in the cloud up to date."
"I've had some hardware failure issues on the POE side on several switches across the years. There seems to be a problem with the POE ports of their unit system."
"This is quite an expensive solution."
"Doesn't enable a local configuration without internet access."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 11th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Mellanox Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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