We performed a comparison between Dell PowerConnect Switches 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 most valuable feature of this solution is simplicity."
"The most valuable feature of Dell PowerConnect Switches for me is the throughput. I also like that the product has more compatibility with Dell infrastructure, especially with EMC and new generation Dell servers. Dell PowerConnect Switches can also easily integrate with Dell servers, and this is another pro."
"Dell offers very good support."
"The functionality is very good."
"There is high reliability since we have used them for close to twenty years and only had possibly one failure."
"The most valuable features are the jumbo frames and the stacking."
"Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."
"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"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."
"The user interface is simple to use."
"It's easy to manage and configure. The configurations can be exported and imported to another solution."
"We don't mind the cost in general."
"The solution is fast and inexpensive."
"Its easy manageability is most valuable. It's easy to manage."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"One of the biggest things in HPE ProCurve that I like, though not necessarily a feature, is the HPE warranty because it's probably better than any of the other vendors that we deal with, as it has a lifetime replacement. Feature-wise, the web interface of HPE ProCurve is typically pretty good and I like that as well."
"Not a ten because I have to do a lot of testing on it. The correlation is okay."
"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."
"Because of the stackings you lose some boards and switches."
"When it comes to the configuration, there should be documentation and interactive help available to assist people who have experience with products from other vendors."
"The solution's ROI for generic networking is not extraordinary."
"Dell is sometimes slow to provide updates to firmware."
"An area for improvement would be that it's very hard to configure if you're not familiar with the UI or CLI of the product. The UI itself could also be improved."
"A big issue with this product is that when our customer migrated the data center, one cluster blocked the whole network and because we had a new approach, some commands were not compatible with the new version."
"There should be faster interfaces on the switch, such as 25 gigabits."
"We do occasionally have issues with the solution and need to change out the switches sometimes. This can be due to the fan, but, in most cases, it's because the power supply was broken."
"Our customers are focused on features and generally, they would like to have a more feature-rich solution."
"They should learn from other vendors, such as Cisco. They all have a few specific routing features. HPE doesn't have any cheap BGP solution."
"HPE ProCurve could improve by making their command more similar to other solutions, such as the access codes. There should be a standard. Additionally, if the configurations could be done from the cloud would be a benefit and the port uplink speed should improve."
"An area for improvement in HPE ProCurve is the web interface not being as robust because you still have to go to the COI to make modifications or look at the exact configuration."
"The product must provide something similar to Cisco’s command-line interface."
"If we're aiming for an improvement, focus on enhancing security features in HPE ProCurve, particularly in terms of filtering."
Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 30 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 36 reviews. Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, NETGEAR Switches, Arista Networks Platform and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Aruba Instant On Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Nexus and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches. See our Dell PowerConnect Switches vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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