We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Broadcom StrataDNX 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."We like the framework of fabric virtual switching."
"The initial installation of Aruba Switches is easy."
"The solution's most valuable aspect is its monitoring capabilities."
"Aruba Switches are definitely stable."
"Management-wise, this is a good solution."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Switches are the use of use and user-friendliness."
"It is pretty easy to implement the product."
"There is a feature where you can use Bluetooth. You can set up a Bluetooth pairing connection and do the configuration through your phone."
"Easy to integrate with any of the other hardware platforms."
"The good thing about the StrataDNX is that the Broadcom family is very interchangeable, so they work well with different optical transceivers."
"My experience with Aruba's account manager hasn't been the greatest."
"The software materials could be improved."
"There are some growing pains with Aruba Central. When you first launch the wireless access points or switches, a lot of updates are needed to get Aruba Central ready, especially on the access points, so the initial deployment time could improve. I would hope that I could just turn it on and leave the updates until later on. The switches themselves probably did okay. I'm primarily referring to the wireless access points. There was a lot of back and forth before everything was in sync. It took hours."
"Aruba is still losing out to Cisco, which continues to dominate the space. Aruba needs to continue to improve its product range in order to compete with Cisco's dominance."
"Aruba Switches' price could improve, if they were less expensive it would be beneficial."
"This solution could be improved if it offered long term support on a specific model or product."
"It would be better and easier for us to buy if the price were reduced."
"The migration from older to newer products could be improved."
"The number of surfaces that can be handled by the chipset could be increased."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Broadcom StrataDNX is ranked 18th in Ethernet Switches with 2 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Broadcom StrataDNX is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "As a managed service provider, it's important to have a solution that can manage everything from one console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Broadcom StrataDNX writes "Highly stable product and auto-updates the software". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Broadcom StrataDNX is most compared with Broadcom StrataXGS, Arista Networks Platform, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches.
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