We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On 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."The tool's best part is the commercials. Its pricing is lower compared to other enterprise products. We pitch the product to customers who have budget constraints. Its implementation is plug-and-play."
"The online monitoring tool and the configuration of the application with the tool are valuable features."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Its customer service is good."
"The best thing about Aruba Instant On Switches is their cost."
"We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet."
"Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"The cost and simplicity of the product are its most valuable features."
"Catalyst Switches perform very well, and the network is stable."
"The product is stable, and it performs well."
"As there are many who are knowledgeable of this technology, this translates into extensive support for it."
"The network is secure."
"Cisco comes with built-in software access for network devices."
"The pricing is quite good."
"We use a lot of security features available with Cisco Catalyst Switches."
"The most important features are that Cisco is one of the most robust switches, it is easy to configure, and the documentation is pretty good."
"You cannot use many VLANs, like VLAN 10, VLAN 20, VLAN 30, and VLAN 100 on Aruba Instant On AP."
"Some customers have made complaints about Aruba Instant On Switches' stability."
"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"It is not a very scalable solution."
"Room for improvement would be if they consolidated administration from multiple locations."
"The solution does not have any console access. For example, if you do not have internet access on your side and you need to configure anything, you should at least have CLI access to do something or manage the solution to put to some IP. It will only work if we have a TSCT on the network."
"In the next version, they should add a firewall from a single source."
"The biggest issue we are having is with bugs and memory loss, which occurs when developing the IOS."
"The product could be more user-friendly."
"The pricing could be better. Cisco is quite expensive."
"Cisco is weird about their pricing models, so that's one problem. Their operating system is also a little outdated."
"While it is scalable, it could be better."
"The only drawback I saw with Cisco Catalyst Switches is that it's not cloud-managed."
"I think one switch should go beyond the 10 gig connectivity to 40 gigs."
"Compared to other switches, the Cisco products are expensive."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews. Aruba Instant On Switches is rated 8.4, while Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Switches writes "A very stable tool that needs to offer better startup speed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". Aruba Instant On Switches is most compared with HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and NETGEAR Switches. See our Aruba Instant On Switches vs. Cisco Catalyst Switches report.
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