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# Arista Switches vs Cisco Catalyst Switches Comparison - What are their main differences?

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Reviews

**Arista Switches** [

4.5/5(2)

](https://www.g2.com/products/arista-switches/reviews#reviews)

**Cisco Catalyst Switches** [

4.6/5(149)

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-catalyst-switches/reviews#reviews)

Pricing

**Arista Switches**
No pricing available

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**
 **Contact Us** · Cisco Catalyst 9500 Series Switches

**Pricing Insights**
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Pros & Cons

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**
Not enough data

Integrations

**Arista Switches**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_11582b16ed96b1987280a18034b60a09/forescout-platform.png "Product Avatar Image")

Forescout Platform

](https://www.g2.com/products/forescout-platform/reviews)[
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**Cisco Catalyst Switches**
[

 ![Product Avatar Image](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/large_detail/large_detail_8fce4cdac434b53f25936f9cbf18d3d1/cisco-meraki.jpg "Product Avatar Image")

Cisco Meraki

](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-meraki/reviews)[
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Ratings

Meets Requirements

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**

9.3

9.3121

Ease of Use

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**

9.0

9.07

Ease of Setup

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**

9.3

9.37

Ease of Admin

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**

9.0

9.010

Quality of Support

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**

9.2

9.272

Has the product been a good partner in doing business?

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**

9.1

9.169

Product Direction (% positive)

**Arista Switches**
Not enough data

**Cisco Catalyst Switches**

8.7

8.7118

User Insights

Reviewers' Company Size

[![Arista Switches](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_06fd1dcd668da72feed8a7beb3aabeea/arista-switches.png "Arista Switches")](https://www.g2.com/products/arista-switches/reviews)

Arista Switches

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

0%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

100.0%

[![Cisco Catalyst Switches](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1534456312/cisco-catalyst-switches.png "Cisco Catalyst Switches")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-catalyst-switches/reviews)

Cisco Catalyst Switches

Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)

0%

Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)

57.1%

Enterprise(\> 1000 emp.)

42.9%

Small-Business

(50 or fewer emp.)

0%

0%

Mid-Market

(51-1000 emp.)

0%

57.1%

Enterprise

(\> 1000 emp.)

100.0%

42.9%

Reviewers' Industry

[![Arista Switches](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_06fd1dcd668da72feed8a7beb3aabeea/arista-switches.png "Arista Switches")](https://www.g2.com/products/arista-switches/reviews)
Arista Switches

Government Administration

100.0%

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Other

0.0%

[![Cisco Catalyst Switches](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/1534456312/cisco-catalyst-switches.png "Cisco Catalyst Switches")](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-catalyst-switches/reviews)
Cisco Catalyst Switches

Information Technology and Services

11.8%

Telecommunications

10.5%

Education Management

9.2%

Computer Software

6.6%

Retail

5.3%

Other

56.6%

Alternatives

**Arista Switches Alternatives**

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HPE Networking Switches
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Juniper Networks Switching
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Dell Ethernet Networking...
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Cisco Routers
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**Cisco Catalyst Switches Alternatives**

 ![Huawei Ethernet Switches](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/image/thumb_square/thumb_square_369c40a79df25676a207b8b5dd3b1c89/huawei-ethernet-switches.jpg "Huawei Ethernet Switches")

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Huawei Ethernet Switches
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Juniper Networks Switching
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 ![Dell Ethernet Networking Switches](https://images.g2crowd.com/uploads/product/hd_favicon/8cae0255e4c2ca574b7d0878ab852560/dell-ethernet-networking-switches.svg "Dell Ethernet Networking Switches")

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Dell Ethernet Networking...
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HPE Networking Switches
](/products/hpe-networking-switches/reviews)