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."We have these switches installed in an environment with hardware from many other vendors, and so far, so good."
"The functionality is very good."
"This solution comes with a lifetime warranty."
"The solution’s technical support is good."
"PowerConnect Switches' stability is satisfactory."
"The most valuable features are the jumbo frames and the stacking."
"The security is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It also has good storage and resource handling."
"It's easy to set up. We can put it in production in a couple of minutes."
"The user interface is simple to use."
"In my experience, the scalability has been good."
"HPE ProCurve is used to connect servers and storage in the data center."
"It is stable, and it fulfills our needs. We have all the functions we need, so we're totally satisfied."
"The GUI makes it easy to configure, manage, and work with."
"HPE ProCurve has plenty of features."
"The product is robust."
"It's easy to manage and configure. The configurations can be exported and imported to another solution."
"The pricing could always be a bit lower."
"The one issue you face in the industry there is always some planned obsolescence in these switches."
"More stable firmware releases would be an improvement because we have had them randomly power on and off."
"A user can take care of the product's installation part, but it may not seem to be an easy process."
"I can't think of what we would want in the next release."
"What's lacking in Dell PowerConnect Switches is SD-WAN integration, and this is what needs to be improved in it. All enterprises now move towards SD-WAN infrastructure, and because Dell PowerConnect Switches don't currently support SD-WAN, the product would be replaced, considered a secondary switch, or linked up to a different switch. Integration or support for SD-WAN is what I'd like to see in the next version of Dell PowerConnect Switches."
"I would like to see better scalability and more features on these switches in the future."
"Dell is sometimes slow to provide updates to firmware."
"If you make a change and you disconnect yourself from the switch, you will create an issue."
"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 solution should offer different gigabit interfaces. Right now, they have ten gigabits. However, for our needs, we only need one gigabit. We don't need 24 or 48 ports. We only need eight to ten. HPE should introduce into their portfolio some smaller and more compact options."
"One of the weakest points of this solution is its on-premise. We are not able to do all we need to with the CLI."
"The pricing model could be improved in HPE ProCurve."
"There should be faster interfaces on the switch, such as 25 gigabits."
"Our customers are focused on features and generally, they would like to have a more feature-rich solution."
"HPE ProCurve is very complex for junior engineers and beginners. You need a lot of experience in managing switches in order to use this switch."
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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