Arista Networks Platform vs Broadcom StrataDNX comparison

Arista and Broadcom are both solutions in the Ethernet Switches category. Arista is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.4, while Broadcom is ranked #25 with an average rating of 8.0. Arista holds a 3.1% mindshare in ES, compared to Broadcom’s 0.9% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Arista users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Broadcom users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Arista Networks Platform and Broadcom StrataDNX compete in networking solutions. Arista Networks Platform is preferred for its ease of use and customer support.

Features: Arista Networks Platform integrates seamlessly with the cloud, offers an efficient control plane, and provides advanced security protocols tailored for simplicity and a user-friendly experience. Broadcom StrataDNX is focused on data center scaling, high-performance routing, and programmable switching, designed for complex networking requirements.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment with comprehensive support services, facilitating reduced setup time and increased customer satisfaction. Broadcom StrataDNX, however, demands more intricate integration due to its advanced features, likely extending deployment time but providing extensive support for detailed networking needs.

Pricing and ROI: Arista Networks Platform is recognized for its cost-effectiveness, ensuring a strong ROI due to competitive pricing and optimized operations. Broadcom StrataDNX carries a higher upfront cost, warranted by its extensive feature set and scalability, rendering substantial long-term value for expansive deployments.

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Categories and Ranking

Arista Networks Platform

Ranking in Ethernet Switches

14th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Data Center Networking (5th)

Broadcom StrataDNX

Ranking in Ethernet Switches

25th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

3.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of Arista Networks Platform is 3.1%, down from 3.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Broadcom StrataDNX is 0.9%, up from 0.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Ethernet Switches Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Arista Networks Platform	3.1%
Broadcom StrataDNX	0.9%
Other	96.0%

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MarekSzafrański

Senior Core Network Engineer at Eurofins

Affordable for enterprise-sized companies

Speaking about whether the product enhanced our company's data center scalability, I would say that it was a solution that was used in a banking company, where it served as a replacement for Cisco. Though Arista Networks Platform is similar to Cisco IOS CLI, I feel that the former product offers better prices compared to the latter tool. Arista Networks Platform office is more efficient at a lower cost. I recommend the product to those who plan to use it. The tool is stable and cheaper than Cisco. I would say that Arista Networks Platform is 100 percent compatible with the existing infrastructure in my company. The impact of the tool's network telemetry on our company's troubleshooting practices was just good for the scope for which I need the product. I rate the overall tool a nine out of ten.

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Wisely Ng

Senior rPLM and Consulting Engineering, IP and Optical Networks, APAC at Nokia Corporation

Cost-effective chipset saves resources and offers rich features

The Broadcom StrataDNX chipset, such as the DNX, is quite a generic chipset and from the cost perspective, it is quite cost-effective hardware. When we decide to use such an Ethernet switch, our R&D and headquarters consider using the Broadcom chipset as one of the merchandised chipsets in our system, providing a cost-effective solution to our customers. The cost-saving with Broadcom StrataDNX is one of the critical criteria for using the DNX as one of our hardware chipsets. From the features perspective, it is quite feature-rich, so we can leverage those existing functions on the SDK to develop our own features in our equipment.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."

"The most valuable aspect of Arista Networks products is their ease of configuration, especially when compared to Cisco products. When we implement advanced features for data centers such as BGP EVPN and VXLAN, Arista's configuration process is similar to that of Cisco's process, but at the same time it is simply much easier, clearer, and more understandable."

"What we like most is its performance to price ratio."

"The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."

"The most valuable features of Arista include low latency, scalability, and sustainability of the products."

"The solution is very stable."

"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"They support open standard features."

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"The good thing about the StrataDNX is that the Broadcom family is very interchangeable, so they work well with different optical transceivers."

"The Broadcom StrataDNX chipset, such as the DNX, is quite a generic chipset and from the cost perspective, it is quite cost-effective hardware."

"The cost-saving with Broadcom StrataDNX is one of the critical criteria for using the DNX as one of our hardware chipsets, and from the features perspective, it is quite feature-rich, so we can leverage those existing functions on the SDK to develop our own features in our equipment."

"Easy to integrate with any of the other hardware platforms."

Cons

"They should have a more stable code."

"They should expand further into campus networks."

"My company does face issues in terms of interoperability when it comes to the product, making it an area that needs to be fixed."

"Arista Networks is currently less popular as they were initially more focused on data centers than campus networks. They should expand further into campus networks."

"The stability of this solution needs to be improved as part of the next upgrade."

"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."

"The solution is a bit pricey."

"I want the solution to include a unified controller."

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"The number of surfaces that can be handled by the chipset could be increased."

"The standard features do not provide a full feature set, so we need to create our own features to compensate for those limitations."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."

"The standard features do not provide a full feature set, so we need to create our own features to compensate for those limitations."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Arista Networks Platform was cheaper than Cisco. I have heard that the product is affordable for enterprise-sized companies."

"Network devices are generally expensive. However, during the evaluation, Arista was the most inexpensive vendor."

"Cost wise, Arista Networks Platform is more expensive than other networking solutions."

"I remember that when our customers were offered the Arista Networks Platform, they used a checklist to compare the prices between Arista and Cisco for their requirements, and found that the prices were almost the same."

"Arista is very expensive. Not everybody is in a position to spend $70,000 to $80,000 for one switch."

"Specific tools definitely require a license for the subscription. But we are not using these tools in our environment. In terms of licensing, you need to spend approximately $10,000 per month."

"It is pretty pricey for a networking platform. It is on par with Cisco."

"I rate the product price a seven on a scale of one to ten where ten is high price and one is low price."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

11%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Healthcare Company

Manufacturing Company

24%

Computer Software Company

15%

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	12

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Arista Networks Platform?

Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Arista Networks Platform?

Arista products are perceived as costly, especially compared to competitors like Cisco.

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What needs improvement with Arista Networks Platform?

Currently, Arista is too costly for its customers. Feature-wise, it addresses most customer requirements. However, we sometimes face challenges when integrating with proprietary protocols and solut...

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What needs improvement with Broadcom StrataDNX?

From my impression regarding Broadcom StrataDNX, I can explain that while Broadcom is quite good, it is not perfect in some cases. The standard features do not provide a full feature set, so we nee...

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What is your primary use case for Broadcom StrataDNX?

We use the SDK from Broadcom StrataDNX from the software features point of view. We have our own network operating system to perform adaptive configurations around different chipsets, creating an a...

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What advice do you have for others considering Broadcom StrataDNX?

The Broadcom StrataDNX chipset from the product portfolio is quite generic and not difficult to deploy. For network monitoring, we do not rely on the Broadcom StrataDNX chipset capability. Instead,...

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Also Known As

7000 Series

StrataDNX

Overview

Arista Networks Platform is a stable and reliable solution for data center features, specifically for non-blocking switches used for spine-leaf connectivity with servers hooked to these switches. It also provides multi-layer switches for client networks, particularly in the banking sector.

Arista products are preferred for their stability, good hardware, ease of adoption and configuration, responsive and helpful support, and high throughput ratings. The solution has helped prevent screen loss and business outages in the media industry and is designed for next-generation data centers.

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The StrataDNX product line offers the greatest extensibility and scalability of any merchant silicon switch in the industry, with the ability to scale both tables and buffering with external lookup engines or memory. The StrataDNX chips can also be connected together via DNX fabric elements to build industry-leading switches and routers with hundreds of terabits of bandwidth. The StrataDNX line features a service-rich, carrier-grade programmable architecture to meet the needs of service provider core, metro transport, mobile backhaul, microwave, POTN, access, and data center networks.

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Sample Customers

American Internet Services

Hill International, Coty, Banese, Algar Tech

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