We performed a comparison between Arista Campus LAN Switches and Cisco Catalyst Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"The CloudVision Portal allows us to centrally manage all of our Arista products."
"The solution is good for computation and backup."
"It is easy to use."
"The tool's administration is easy."
"The configuration and command set are user-friendly."
"This is a feature-rich product and the newer models have improved features that allow for many new possibilities."
"The operating system is great."
"The product is reliable."
"The product is also flexible."
"It would be ideal if the solution was less expensive."
"I would like to see a version available with eight or sixteen ports."
"One of the issues that we have been faced with here in Brazil is that we don't have any list times for delivery."
"I can't use older Cisco devices with newer versions of the controller or switches. For example, if a switch was manufactured in 2014, I can't use it with a controller made in 2019. I have to change the switch so that I can upgrade my network or my devices. I don't have the option to update the version I have on the image of the AP or the controller."
"In an upcoming release, adding SD-WAN capabilities would be a big advantage for our company."
"We need to rely on other devices to provide management features."
"Reporting could be improved as well as integration possibilities with other platforms."
"Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have."
"Catalyst Switches could be more secure."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches' pricing can be cheaper."
"Price could be lower."
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Arista Campus LAN Switches is ranked 13th in LAN Switching while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews. Arista Campus LAN Switches is rated 8.8, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. 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 Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Arista Campus LAN Switches is most compared with Cisco FabricPath, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series. See our Arista Campus LAN Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
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