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."Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"The solution is scalable."
"Arista Networks Platform is comfortable, easy to deploy, and easy to manage, with non-blocking technology. Additionally, it has a useful CloudVision platform and automation capabilities."
"The most valuable features of the Arista Networks Platform are the EVPN and VXLAN. It has comprehensive features."
"The solution is very stable."
"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"We find the CloudVision switching feature of this solution really useful."
"The most valuable feature is the performance."
"This product is widely available and the warranty is very good."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are more stable than other products."
"The solution's valuable features are the speed of network transfer, it can transfer four to six gigabits per second."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have a lot of valuable features. One that stands out to me is its ease of implementation."
"For me, the initial setup was easy and straightforward, but for some of our customers who are not as familiar with networking, it can be complicated."
"We use Cisco Ethernet Switches to configure VLANs in the VPN network."
"The most valuable feature is that we create a network as a villain."
"The solution’s pricing could be better."
"Its price can be better."
"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."
"They need to enhance their code and their EOS. They need to improve some security features, and there are quite a number of bugs in their system. So, they need to work on that piece. In the next release, we need to have a modular feature. Instead of providing an integrated solution, they should go for something modular. They need to come up with modular highly scalable models. Even at the chassis layer, I want to see some improvement."
"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 needs to improve their product range."
"They should have a more stable code."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The price of the solution could be reduced."
"From a system integrator's perspective, Cisco must train system integrators, partners, and customers about their services."
"Very highly priced in comparison to other similar products."
"The price of the solution has room for improvement."
"I don't like the fact that the product is very expensive."
"Technical support could be better. Firmware upgrades should be better. We have an issue with upgrading the firmware. It's not upgradable. I think it should be easy to improve and upgrade the firmware."
"It would be good for Cisco to provide certification to our engineers for our IT infrastructure. Basically to train and certify our engineers."
"Their firmware could be better secured against vulnerabilities or other exploits. Also, only selected catalyst switches are allowed to onboard to Cisco SD Access technology."
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 Mellanox 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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