We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba Switches comes out on top in this comparison. According to reviews, it is a more comprehensive solution than FortiSwitch. In addition, its users say that it is cost-effective.
"It is slightly more price effective than Juniper and it has a slightly larger range."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is its performance."
"Licensing costs are competitive with other solutions on the market."
"We use this solution for small and middle sized offices across different locations. The switches connect to the remote sites for distribution to the end user."
"These switches have a good performance, and they are also quickly configurable."
"The Aruba care support and the lifetime warranty are very valuable aspects."
"The solution is very reliable. It's easy to use with other solutions."
"It is a very good device for our company. It is stable and very scalable."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has good scalability."
"The most valuable feature of FortiSwitch is its user-friendly interface, which facilitates easy management and propagation of rules throughout the network."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"It is a stable solution from the security front."
"The tool's VLAN feature is easy to understand. It was very good."
"It works really well, I think the equipment is solid, and the help is great."
"The technical support has been very good."
"One of the most feature-packed switching solutions you can implement."
"I would like to see them integrate a monitoring solution."
"The command-line interface could be easier to use, perhaps having voice control."
"The software materials could be improved."
"There is an issue with Border Gateway Protocol (BGP), but it is escaping me. We aren't using this feature yet, but it is something we are considering."
"In my opinion, Aruba's new features, like the new firmware, need to be improved."
"The solution must improve the switch models."
"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."
"They should provide training courses for certification, and have it available on the internet."
"Renewing the annual licenses for Secure the Switch FortiSwitch can be cumbersome, especially considering the relatively high cost of Fortinet licenses."
"The initial setup is pretty easy; we have built a knowledge base. But there's a learning curve for beginners."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
"The pricing could be improved, and it could be easier to configure."
"The solution could provide an active VPN."
"When we started using the solution, it was quite complex but then it became easier to use. It takes a while to get used to the interface."
"The installation is not difficult. However, some features have to be activated from the CLI."
"Technical support needs to take a different approach and pricing should appear more competitive."
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Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 72 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. 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 Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access report.
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