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Cisco ACI Alternatives

4.4(60 Ratings)

Considering alternatives to Cisco ACI? See what this market Cisco ACI users also considered in their purchasing decision. When evaluating different solutions, potential buyers compare competencies in categories such as evaluation and contracting, integration and deployment, service and support, and specific product capabilities.

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1. Cisco Nexus Switches

By Cisco Systems

4.6
(376 Ratings)
Cisco Nexus portfolio has a huge of products depending on the business requirements for mid or big company size. Cisco Nexus has a lot of functionalities and can work in two modes or OS: NX-OS for standard deployments and ACI for SDN into the Datacenter. For us this works very well because we can use one of them according to our needs.Read all insights and reviews for Cisco Nexus Switches
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2. Juniper Switches

By Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

4.7
(360 Ratings)
Juniper switches offer reliable, high performance networking with a stable operating system and strong scalability.They excel in automation, security and advanced routing/ switching features, making them ideal for enterprise and data center environments.Read all insights and reviews for Juniper Switches
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3. ExtremeSwitching

By Extreme Networks

4.6
(233 Ratings)
overall experience was good , but it is expensive for us . our headquarter is using this brand but for local selection is bit expensiveRead all insights and reviews for ExtremeSwitching
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4. HPE (Aruba) Aruba Switches

By Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)

4.6
(185 Ratings)
Aruba Switches deliver outstanding reliability, blazing fast performance and intuitive management. Their advanced security features and seamless integration with Aruba Central make them a top choice for our business. Aruba switches set the benchmark for Network Enterprise Excellence. Read all insights and reviews for HPE (Aruba) Aruba Switches
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5. VMware NSX Data Center

By Broadcom (VMware)

4.4
(183 Ratings)
I would say my experience with VMware NSX Data Center has been pretty positive in every term. It really makes my network more secure and manageable and it gives me a lot of flexibility to control network.Read all insights and reviews for VMware NSX Data Center
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6. Dell Switches

By Dell Technologies

4.6
(164 Ratings)
It is networking switch that are provides good throughput, low latency, and are suitable for environments that require high availability. It has entry-level to high-performance models that are designed for small & enterprise level organizations.Read all insights and reviews for Dell Switches
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7. Huawei CloudEngine Switches

By Huawei

4.7
(159 Ratings)
it is a good choice of equipment and has very good processing capacity.Read all insights and reviews for Huawei CloudEngine Switches
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8. Cumulus Linux

By NVIDIA

4.8
(113 Ratings)
in our overall experience I'd say implementation was really easy and straight forwardRead all insights and reviews for Cumulus Linux
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Top Alternatives to Cisco ACI

  • Cisco Nexus Switches
  • Juniper Switches
  • ExtremeSwitching
  • HPE (Aruba) Aruba Switches
  • VMware NSX Data Center
  • Dell Switches
  • Huawei CloudEngine Switches
  • Cumulus Linux

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