Arista
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run large data center or campus networks with skilled network engineers on staff.
Comparison
Arista vs Extreme Networks
Extreme Networks
Starting report…
Pick Arista when
- Large data centers and cloud-scale networks
- Campus refreshes replacing Cisco
- Orgs with dedicated network engineers
- Teams wanting Cisco-class gear without Cisco lock-in
When Arista is not a fit
- Small businesses needing a handful of switches
- Teams without network engineering staff
- Buyers wanting transparent online pricing
- Home or small offices . massively overkill
Sources
review
- Reddit r/networking: Arista or Ciscoreddit.comreview
- Gartner: Arista Switches Reviewsgartner.comreview
- The Hacker News: VeloCloud Orchestrator exploitedthehackernews.comsecurity
- SecurityWeek: No patch planned for exploited EOS vulnerabilitysecurityweek.comsecurity
- Arista Security Advisories & Noticesarista.comofficial
- ITPrice: Arista price list toolitprice.comnews
- Arista Networks . Wikipediaen.wikipedia.orgofficial