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."We use Aruba Instant On Switches for general communication, sending files, and going to the internet."
"The initial setup is simple."
"The solution is suitable for small businesses and small offices."
"The best thing about Aruba Instant On Switches is their cost."
"It is a very stable solution."
"Aruba's management solutions, like Aruba Central are valuable."
"The online monitoring tool and the configuration of the application with the tool are valuable features."
"Instant On Switches' best feature is the 1930, which is stackable."
"All features are very strong. It is very easy to manage. It is also certified and popular. Cisco has come up with a new management console to manage the switches. I still haven't tried it, but in my opinion, this is the best way forward. You can use software to manage the switches instead of the common line configuration. You can manage it through software, which is very easy."
"The operating system is great."
"I recently discovered the DHCP feature. There is a feature with which you can make the core act as a DHCP server, and it will distribute the IPs for every device. I discovered this feature recently, and it is very nice."
"The solution works well with analytics."
"The solution is beneficial for interconnecting POE telephones, computers, printers, and buffering networks."
"The product is also flexible."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is communication."
"The scalability is good."
"It could have an MSP portal version."
"Some customers have made complaints about Aruba Instant On Switches' stability."
"The pricing is competitive but could be improved."
"Room for improvement would be if they consolidated administration from multiple locations."
"They could provide additional uplink ports, such as eight instead of four. It will be beneficial for our use case."
"The solution’s GUI should be improved a bit."
"In general, mostly in Instant On series, if we could have much more control on the switches, at least. We'd like a CLI access so that, when we want to do some advanced configurations we could."
"We are interested in acquiring a firewall that provides a comprehensive solution. In other words, we're seeking a firewall that encompasses multiple aspects, such as exceptional switches and active phone functionalities."
"It would be good if Cisco Catalyst Switches could align maintenance with one version."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches' pricing can be cheaper."
"Needs to improve cloud services and mobile software."
"One feature that I would like to add is for the following: At times, when I add an access-list for a hostname, it doesn't actually add the hostname, it adds the IP address. So in the back-end, if my server changes the IP address I have to go in manually and change the IP address. If the capability was there in Cisco to add a hostname instead of the IP address that would be really good."
"The delivery dates need to be more expedient."
"I think that the price should be cheaper and they should include at least one year of basic service for technical support for each product, and not just the 90 days from the time of purchase."
"Pricing for this product is on the higher end, and is something that could be improved. Security could also be increased."
"The licensing process should be back to how it was before. Now, you have to register online, and it makes staging a bit trickier."
Aruba Instant On Switches is ranked 4th in LAN Switching with 21 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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