We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and HPE ProCurve based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The redundancy and the vPC are the most valuable features. We can integrate two switches together for file transfers; that is, we can operate two switches as one. This is because the network can be shared via a vPC trunk, particularly for devices that are not critical for redundancy."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The scalability of the solution is well beyond anything I would ever need."
"Cisco Nexus has good overall reliability and configuration options. It is fairly straightforward to access the switching platforms."
"Current flexibility and the opportunities for future planning and scaling make this product line an ultimate opportunity."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is stability. We have a pretty large campus."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is modularity. It's like the Swiss Army knife of switches."
"We used older versions of Cisco Cloud. The reason why we switched was just adapting with the times."
"The LAN features give us exactly what we need."
"The network management solutions that they have is great."
"The most valuable features are the price and the warranty."
"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."
"The web page interface is very convenient and easy to use for setting up your feedback loops."
"We don't mind the cost in general."
"It has an excellent menu system where you can use both the CLI and a menu system and the GUI version. They have three options for manipulating, updating, and changing the switch, which we like."
"This is a very reliable solution."
"As a device meant to lead the processes related to networking and troubleshooting, I feel both aspects can be described as areas with certain concerns where improvements are required."
"In terms of improvement, the stacking between the two switches in the higher availability model should be similar to Catalyst. It's better to have one interface for configuration."
"The operating system needs to be improved. There should be stability in the operating system, and it should not have as many vulnerabilities."
"Cisco Nexus still needs more stability."
"I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
"There is limited guidance in terms of the use and configuration of Cisco Nexus for specific use cases. The documentation is not comprehensive, and you have to do a lot of online research."
"The technical support for this solution needs to be improved."
"I would like to see a lighter platform."
"If we're aiming for an improvement, focus on enhancing security features in HPE ProCurve, particularly in terms of filtering."
"HPE ProCurve's web interface is old, and I have to log in on each device separately, making them the product's shortcomings that need improvement."
"The solution's pricing could be made cheaper."
"The user interface (UI) could be better."
"Since we transfer from one gigabit to ten gigabits of information, in a future release, it would benefit to have more high-speed ports."
"There is one proprietary function they lack, and I can't remember what it was called, but it monitors the ports, and then every 10 seconds if the port is down, it can divert the traffic somewhere else."
"The product could be cheaper."
"I would like to see integration with HPE OneView."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 37 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Aruba Instant On Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches, NETGEAR Switches and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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