We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and HPE ProCurve based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Cisco Catalyst Switches wins out in this comparison. The solution offers great durability, reliability, and scalability. Cisco Catalyst Switches are feature rich due to Cisco’s brand exposure in the marketplace and can be easier to manage and maintain due to the amount of certified professional users available in the marketplace today. Cisco is a technology that many organizations know to be extremely stable and robust and the Catalyst Switches are another great value-added product that organizations know they can trust.
"I like everything about Cisco Catalyst Switches. It's both stable and scalable."
"We can have multiple Cisco switches, like seven or eight, on a stack for 300 users. So it is highly scalable and easy to manage."
"The best feature is the technical support."
"The main valuable features for me are the ease of configuration, the CLI, and the GUI."
"As far as technology is concerned, Cisco improves the client-to-client business."
"The solution is stable."
"The product is reliable."
"The tool's administration is easy."
"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."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The LAN features give us exactly what we need."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"ProCurve is easy to configure and to know how to create each connection and configuration."
"The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"It is easy to deploy."
"The solution is fast and inexpensive."
"The delivery of the product lead time should be improved."
"Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have."
"The solution could improve security."
"I can't use older Cisco devices with newer versions of the controller or switches. For example, if a switch was manufactured in 2014, I can't use it with a controller made in 2019. I have to change the switch so that I can upgrade my network or my devices. I don't have the option to update the version I have on the image of the AP or the controller."
"Cisco is dedicated to providing their customers with the latest technology, but it comes with a price. It's expensive when compared to competitors' products."
"The support is not the quickest."
"Its price can be improved. Some devices can be very expensive."
"The user interface needs improvement. Meraki has a much nicer UI. Cisco could learn a lot by looking at them. It might make them a bit more user friendly."
"These switches can be made more stable and robust."
"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."
"The product could be cheaper."
"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."
"I would like to see some kind of packet tracer where people can study how the switch is operating."
"I would like to see integration with HPE OneView."
"The user interface (UI) could be better."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 37 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, ExtremeSwitching and Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Aruba Instant On Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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