# HPE Aruba alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 239 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where HPE Aruba holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/hpe-aruba/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Arista Networks: 36
- Cisco Nexus: 10
- Cisco: 7
- Arista EOS: 6
- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: 6
- Juniper Networks: 5

## Data center networking

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name HPE Aruba.

- Cisco Nexus Hyperfabric: first choice in 6 of those 82
- Arista Networks: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Cisco Meraki: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Ubiquiti UniFi: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Arista CloudVision: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Aruba Instant On: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 2 of those 82
- MikroTik CRS Series: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name HPE Aruba (HPE Aruba is #3 of 7 at 2%).

- Arista Networks: first choice in 16 of those 76
- Arista EOS: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Cisco: first choice in 3 of those 76
- HPE Aruba Networking CX Series: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Juniper Apstra: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Cumulus Linux: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Arista Converged Cloud Fabric: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name HPE Aruba.

- Arista Networks: first choice in 16 of those 81
- Cisco Nexus: first choice in 6 of those 81
- Juniper Networks: first choice in 5 of those 81
- Cisco: first choice in 4 of those 81
- Arista EOS: first choice in 3 of those 81
- Cisco ACI: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Arista EOS with CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 81
- Arista Networks EOS / CloudVision: first choice in 1 of those 81

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