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Based on 44 reviews and ratings
Attribute Ratings
- HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
8.0
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
80%
1 Rating
9.4
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
94%
9 Ratings
Support Rating
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
N/A
0 Ratings
9.9
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
99%
11 Ratings
Likelihood to Recommend
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
As our company is growing we need to be able to upgrade our equipment. It is great for smaller companies.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesHPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
HPE Aruba Switches are a good cost-effective alternative to high-end switches. They offer management capabilities which allow the extra features that are necessary in a corporate environment in today's world. Depending on budget, they may still be too expensive for some users.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employeesPros
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
- Great product used on a budget.
- It gets the job done.
- Better switches than most competitors.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesHPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
- REST API capability
- Wired & Wireless 802.1x configuration easiness
- Wireless Access Points (APs) zero touch provisioning
- Its high-end family (running the AOS-CX firmware) supports a virtualization technology called VSX (Virtual Switching Extension) which allows 2 switches to present itself as one virtualized switch under Layer 2, and as 2 separate routers under Layer 3; thereby providing high availability.

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Oil & Energy Company, 501-1000 employeesCons
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
- Our network is slow.
- Feels like things are not working properly at times.
- Old equipment.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesHPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
- I have had issues finding monitoring software that natively supports Provision/Aruba OS. Most are designed primarily with Cisco in mind.
- HPE/Aruba switches have historically had issues with corrupt flash. This seems to be less common in more recent models.
- HPE/Aruba's switching portfolio can be confusing. Some models run on the Aruba OS while some others run on Comware. There is some overlap in these model lines so at times is can be tough to tell which switch is right.

Verified User
Analyst in Information Technology
Government Administration Company, 201-500 employeesPricing Details
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Support Rating
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
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HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches 9.9
Based on 11 answers
It is a very good product, has almost all the feature you can need to access switches, a simple web GUI management, but not all can be configured from the GUI interface.

Verified User
Consultant in Engineering
Computer & Network Security Company, 1-10 employeesAlternatives Considered
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
I used Cisco and Cisco is a great product but more on the expensive side. This is a great product for smaller companies.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesHPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
I think it compares very favorably against Cisco and others because it is much cheaper and doesn't require continued support costs.
Systems Engineer
CIHFinancial Services, 51-200 employees
Return on Investment
3Com Baseline Switches (Discontinued)
- Great price.
- Great product for small company.
- It was great before we expanded.

Verified User
Employee in Information Technology
Civil Engineering Company, 501-1000 employeesHPE Aruba Ethernet Switches
- Ease of deployment has cut back on labor hours.
- Ease of management has allowed us to be more proactive to other potential issues that may occur on the network.

Verified User
Manager in Information Technology
Education Management Company, 10,001+ employees