We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform and Cisco Ethernet 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."What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"I like the spine as a leaf model and low latency. The hardware is robust and meets expected latency in all environments, mainly if you belong to the media or trading industry. For multicast-based solutions, Arista is number one."
"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"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 best part is the single operating system that they have. Regardless of your model, it's the same operating system functioning across the board, which means you don't have to worry about backward compatibilities between your older switches and the new ones that you deploy."
"The most valuable feature is that we create a network as a villain."
"The solution can scale."
"Cisco switches are trouble-free. They are reliable, and their performance is excellent."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have good performance."
"Cisco as a whole is flexible."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are scalable, much more than Jupiter."
"I'm satisfied with Cisco switches. It's stable and beautiful."
"We can easily integrate the product with any OEM solutions."
"They should have a more stable code."
"The solution needs to improve their product range."
"Arista Networks Platform should focus on improving the compatibility or integration with Cisco solutions."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"Something that you will often hear about Arista products is that the price is a bit too high and, like with Cisco, we sometimes have problems with our customers because of its pricing."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed."
"Cisco should strive to improve the software for its switches."
"I don't like that you have to have a license of 10 years to use the switch. I don't understand that policy."
"I haven't heard from my engineers that they said it's excellent."
"The technical support could improve, they are about average quality."
"Cisco's pricing can be a concern, particularly with support fees."
"When you contact support, they don't give you the expert at first, they give you the beginner. Only after going around in a circle do they give you experts. Why don't they just give the expert from the beginning?"
"Cisco has a lot of propriety protocols compared to other products, such as Arista Networks."
"The ease of use of Cisco Ethernet Switches could improve. It is different to use them if you do not have prior knowledge."
Arista Networks Platform is ranked 13th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Cisco Ethernet Switches report.
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