D-Link Ethernet Switches vs HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches

Likelihood to Recommend

The focus of the equipment is SoHo, that is, small businesses or companies and even domestic use. It meets these scenarios very well. Using for large scale, they can present difficulties to maintain throughput, that is, its use in large networks can be difficult to maintain.
Another issue to be taken into account is technical assistance, they are not as agile as the competition.

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Roni Peterson Alvarenga

Diretor de Tecnologia da Informação e Telecomunicação

Câmara Municipal de CampinasGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees

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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.

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Professional in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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Pros

Easy to use GUI
Inexpensive
Available in a different number of ports.
Support for copper as well as fiber ports.
Available in gigabit ethernet and above speeds as well.

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Umair Ali Khan

Deputy Manager - IT Operations (Network Infrastructure)

Pak Suzuki Motor Company LimitedAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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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.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Oil & Energy Company, 501-1000 employees

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Cons

Updates frequently
End of life cycle and end of support cycle.
As D-Link frequently changes its products and customer have to switch very often.

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Employee in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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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.

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Analyst in Information Technology

Government Administration Company, 201-500 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Usability

D-Link Ethernet Switches 8.6

Based on 4 answers

D-Link Ethernet Switches are working fine and fulfill all of our organization's needs cost-wise and efficiency-wise. The rating that I gave would vary based on performance and durability. We used an open environment without an IP-rated network rack, but its working fine and we handle all weather issues carefully and manage the network smoothly. Takeaways: cost effective, handles complex networks, and very good performance.

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Irfan Ahmed

Deputy Manager

Pak Suzuki MotorsAutomotive, 1001-5000 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

D-Link Ethernet Switches 7.5

Based on 4 answers

I have given it 9 out of 10 just because of its low cost and additional features that have been an integral part of any product, otherwise, the load management part was far more inferior as compared to the Cisco switches, as those switches have a spanning tree protocol built-in.

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Employee in Information Technology

Automotive Company, 1001-5000 employees

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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.

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Consultant in Engineering

Computer & Network Security Company, 1-10 employees

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Alternatives Considered

They stack up great. In performance, Price, Physical style. I have been around many networks with a business that has spent three times as much on a network solution and Dlink matches up toe to toe. Has of now they are moving over to Cisco language. So this will improve the availability of engineers and support.

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Landon Oliver

Technology Administrator/Director

Joaquin ISDEducation Management, 51-200 employees

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I think it compares very favorably against Cisco and others because it is much cheaper and doesn't require continued support costs.

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Chris Hein

Systems Engineer

CIHFinancial Services, 51-200 employees

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Return on Investment

Reduction of oscillations in the network caused by repeater equipment (which was replaced by D-links).
Low cost of implementation and acquisition, making it possible to acquire a sufficient quantity to meet the entire park and demand.
Due to its low price, we have no losses with maintenance, and can simply purchase other equipment for replacement.

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Roni Peterson Alvarenga

Diretor de Tecnologia da Informação e Telecomunicação

Câmara Municipal de CampinasGovernment Administration, 501-1000 employees

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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.

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Verified User

Manager in Information Technology

Education Management Company, 10,001+ employees

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D-Link Ethernet Switches vs HPE Aruba Ethernet Switches