We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Many PeerSpot users feel Aruba Switches is the better choice. Aruba switches are stable, easy to manage, and support stacking. The Aruba Switches audit feature gives full transparency of the network and the layer three switches are reliable and easily scalable.
"Aruba's SameNet platform allows for a seamless transition from the data center to access switches, unlike Cisco, which has different operating systems for each."
"I like how Aruba switches integrate with On."
"The solution has great open architecture."
"Aruba Central is very valuable to us."
"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."
"Management-wise, this is a good solution."
"The solution helps us save costs."
"It's a reliable product that you can depend on."
"The product provides a single-pane-of-glass in for management of wireless, security, and switching from multiple devices."
"You can connect from the dashboard itself. It is very easy to operate."
"The solution is efficient and easy to run."
"The switch supports various automation testing tools, and it's quite helpful for network troubleshooting as well."
"Support has been very good."
"The technical support is quite good."
"We find value in its ability to enable cloud management and visibility. They are also easy to deploy. It's very convenient because you can see who is accessing, what type of UI system they're using, what applications they're using, the bandwidth, and more."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are the GUI mode which is helpful for access and good dashboards."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing because the Aruba Central licenses add a high cost."
"The command-line interface could be easier to use, perhaps having voice control."
"I would like to see something like a Cisco Prime, an application controlling the entire system, switches, and access points."
"Aruba Switches cover lots of areas and support automated and IOPS and with the central products, but I think when we look at the solutions overall, IOPS devices are not covered so much in Aruba Central. We are in Croatia and it is a small country, I don't know how its situation is in Europe, America, or Asia."
"I would like to see easier learning and configuration from previous switch deployments."
"I'm not sure if they have the core switch series as well."
"It's an expensive product."
"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."
"One area where Meraki MS switches could improve is offering smaller switch sizes for distribution switches."
"The documentation could be more extensive. For example, it could describe more scenarios. It would be great if they could incorporate AI engines into the switching infrastructure and firewall so you can configure it to prevent intrusion. They have intrusion prevention and detection, but they could enhance it by incorporating AI into their firewall."
"It is not compliant with the requirements of specific industries that want to set it up within a particular region or country."
"Tracking native ports with IP addresses is not currently possible in Meraki. This is a potential area of improvement."
"It would be good to include the command-line access someday."
"When we do any changes to the core switch it causes the devices to reboot."
"It would be great if they can get the price down for small businesses."
"This solution is too simple for some cases, and there should be more configuration options."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 72 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 89 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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 Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, NETGEAR Switches and Arista Networks Platform. See our Aruba Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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