Aruba Software Defined WAN (SD-WAN) vs Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000)

Likelihood to Recommend

Have remote sites and need them to feel local? Want to get all your locations virtually on the same network? This is the way. And if you're like us and need an easy way to manage all your remote locations in one place this is the tool you want to use.

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Manager in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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This is effective for businesses who need a network solution that works more or less out of the box, without having to coordinate multiple additional devices in the configuration process. Correspondingly, users with needs for more advanced functionality or configurability, or modification may benefit from a different model or different product line.

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Professional in Legal

Law Practice Company, 51-200 employees

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Pros

An intricate system of connections that make it seem like your outside sites are all on one single LAN
Well priced in their category as others are a bit pricier for the same services
Aruba is backed by a well staffed support team that can get you through your issues

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Consultant in Marketing

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Seem to be well made and quality hardware and software
Setup is simple and has a great wizard for initial config
Well priced for a product in its category

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Manager in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

The right support team for your product can be difficult to get ahold of
Integration with Cisco is not as super tight as integration with Aruba devices
Some of the advanced features are difficult to use

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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Possibly higher port count on built in switch.
External WiFi antenna connection to allow bigger WiFi coverage.
More robust wall mount setup using screw slots, currently only 2.

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Jurek Plona

IT Infrastructure Planner/Architect

FortisBC Energy Inc.Utilities, 1001-5000 employees

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Pricing Details

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Free Trial

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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General

Free Trial

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

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Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 9.1

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They have proven themselves to be flexible, reliable and are a leader and standard in the industry.

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David East

Director - Network Services

Build-A-Bear WorkshopRetail, 5001-10,000 employees

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Usability

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Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 8.2

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I would rate these routers useability as 9/10 - I've designed and deployed Cisco solutions for the last 20 or so years, so, therefore, know what I am buying and try to get an understanding of the capabilities before deploying. The Cisco 1000 series Integrated Service Router is a rock-solid investment with great throughput "out of the box".

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Simon Watkins

Senior Network Consultant

Sure / Sure InternationalTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Support Rating

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Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 8.7

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With any Cisco product, you are very well supported by the Technical Assistance Centre (TAC). This is one of the major plus points when selecting Cisco networking products - working in IT for the last 20years you soon appreciate that it is impossible to know everything and that there are people within Cisco you can lean-on when you need assistance.

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Simon Watkins

Senior Network Consultant

Sure / Sure InternationalTelecommunications, 201-500 employees

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Implementation Rating

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Cisco 1000 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR 1000) 9.1

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Train and practice!

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Eric Parks

Network Engineer

JacobsGovernment Relations, 10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

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We have used DLink and Fortinet Routers. I find Cisco superior in management, reliability and overall network performance over the two. I will say Fortinet has not experienced any failures and does provide very similar functionality, I simply find Cisco to be my preferred Router hardware. I further base this on support. When things go wrong and they often can in networking, they Support team is excellent in helping identify and resolve the issue quickly

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Dave King

Director of IT

Preis PLCLaw Practice, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Changed the way we manage remote sites
Saved us funds in the LAN budget
Created new opportunities to roll out functions at these sites

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 501-1000 employees

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Once they are installed they just work. Even when a device enters EOL/EOS they keep chugging along.
Good lifetime - they don't retire models so often that you can't keep up.
Good extended support, this allows us to keep them in place as long as possible (or practical) and increases our ROI.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 1001-5000 employees

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