We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Many PeerSpot users feel Aruba Switches is the better choice. Aruba switches are stable, easy to manage, and support stacking. The Aruba Switches audit feature gives full transparency of the network and the layer three switches are reliable and easily scalable.
"Aruba Switches are definitely stable."
"The Aruba care support and the lifetime warranty are very valuable aspects."
"Aruba access points have a good transfer rate."
"The most valuable features are the stability and compatibility with other products."
"It's an excellent product. They're high-quality switches, and nothing has failed in the time that we've had them."
"This solution is really easy to use. It is much easier to use than Cisco. It's got a nice web interface for stepping up and an added warranty."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Switches is security."
"Aruba offers better options when it comes to the area of scalability compared to what Cisco offers. Aruba has a better graphical user interface that helps users with the configuration part."
"The switch supports various automation testing tools, and it's quite helpful for network troubleshooting as well."
"The technical support is quite good."
"The initial setup is straightforward. You only need two people for deployment and maintenance."
"We have no problem with technical support from Cisco."
"Support has been very good."
"Console of the dashboard is well integrated."
"I like the portal, it's really interesting."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"The command-line interface could be easier to use, perhaps having voice control."
"The delivery time for this product is slow and is something that needs to be improved."
"The software materials could be improved."
"If we compare Aruba and Cisco at the data center layer, Cisco has its Nexus switch. Aruba provides the new 10000 series, but it does not compare with the Nexus switch."
"It would be better and easier for us to buy if the price were reduced."
"I am forced to consider changing products because other solutions have a better dashboard and a user-friendly interface."
"Aruba's website should be localized to support the Indonesian language. The content of their website and the help desk should be in the Indonesian language."
"The main issue we had with the Aruba Switches was that they would heat up easily when placed outside. We have two locations with no cover in the corridor and it's a historical building. We experienced outages on the first batch of Aruba Switches we received, which we never had with the Dell Switches, for example, even though Dell Switches are not as well-known. However, the Dell Switches had been outside for a few years and we never had any issues with them. In contrast, we encountered an issue with the Aruba Switch after only one week of being outside when it shut down in security mode."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"This product depends on a cloud connection in order to function. If you have an unstable internet connection or other connectivity issues the product will not function as expected."
"It could be more advanced and secure. Meraki MS Switches are ideal for a mid-sized enterprise. But you can't work with this appliance if you need more security or want to do complex or advanced things. Technical support could be better."
"In terms of troubleshooting, if we get more tools there is an issue."
"The solution needs to improve its ability to back up the auto-configuration."
"The biggest area that they fall short on is comparing the performance."
"If they added the option to manage it locally, not in the cloud, it would be better."
"Sometimes there's a problem with the pricing model they use. They should work to fix this."
Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "As a managed service provider, it's important to have a solution that can manage everything from one console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and Arista Networks Platform. See our Aruba Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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