We performed a comparison between Cisco FabricPath 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 setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable features are the lead time and the high quality of the product."
"Cisco FabricPath is highly beneficial for network performance and relatively easy to implement. It also offers straightforward monitoring capabilities."
"FabricPath's best features are routing, OSPS, ethernet, and performance."
"It's a reliable product and you know that it will work in the enterprise environment."
"The most valuable feature is the central management where the customer can receive all the alerts."
"The solution has excellent stability."
"Cisco is the market leader in this space and it is a product that I recommend."
"The network management solutions that they have is great."
"The web page interface is very convenient and easy to use for setting up your feedback loops."
"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."
"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."
"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."
"Its easy manageability is most valuable. It's easy to manage."
"The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"The pricing could be adjusted to make it easier to sell to clients."
"In terms of the series, I find that the integration with other teleconferencing applications needs to be more seamless. I have suggested to Cisco that the endpoint device should allow joining calls from Microsoft Teams, Zoom, and other teleconferencing applications. Additionally, I appreciate the recent inclusion of breakout sessions in the Cisco Webex application, which enhances its relevance in the networking field."
"The solution is complex to set up."
"It's important to note that the graphical interface often relies on Java, and compatibility with different versions of Java can be a factor."
"The prices for FabricPath are very high, and Cisco also takes a long time to deliver products (in Mexico, the delivery time is eight months)."
"The solution is costly."
"Improvements could be made on specific technical issues such as implementation."
"The product lacks AI...The initial setup of Cisco FabricPath was a bit complex."
"The dashboards could be improved to be more interesting."
"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."
"Since we transfer from one gigabit to ten gigabits of information, in a future release, it would benefit to have more high-speed ports."
"It might be best if it offers better scalability."
"Our customers are focused on features and generally, they would like to have a more feature-rich solution."
"There should be faster interfaces on the switch, such as 25 gigabits."
"The product must provide something similar to Cisco’s command-line interface."
"Procurve would work better if it had more options like the web environment."
Cisco FabricPath is ranked 8th in LAN Switching with 23 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 37 reviews. Cisco FabricPath is rated 8.2, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco FabricPath writes "Makes multi-layer networking easy and increases network efficiency". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Cisco FabricPath is most compared with Juniper QFabric, Cisco Nexus and Arista Campus LAN Switches, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Aruba Instant On Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Nexus. See our Cisco FabricPath vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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