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.
"The solution is extremely flexible."
"The best feature is the technical support."
"Technical support is very responsive and helpful."
"The Cisco software ties all the hardware together better than the competition."
"It's got one feature, and that's handling extreme temperatures."
"I have found this solution to be extremely stable."
"We haven't needed to contact technical support because we haven't had any issues so far."
"I like everything about Cisco Catalyst Switches. It's both stable and scalable."
"The LAN features give us exactly what we need."
"The most valuable features of HPE ProCurve are the reports, lifetime warranty, and CLI."
"HPE ProCurve has plenty of features."
"HPE ProCurve offers a very good value proposition compared to that of other switches and is very energy-efficient."
"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."
"It is stable, and it fulfills our needs. We have all the functions we need, so we're totally satisfied."
"The most valuable features are the price and the warranty."
"The most valuable feature of HPE ProCurve is its ease of use and implementation."
"Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have."
"It would be helpful to have the ability to load new IOS software without performing a reboot or to be able to perform the reboot without disrupting end-users."
"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."
"Compared to other switches, the Cisco products are expensive."
"Cisco is the most expensive product."
"t is one of the most expensive solutions."
"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."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches do not have an open architecture and you have to buy into the Cisco architecture to be able to use them."
"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."
"I would like to see integration with HPE OneView."
"The dashboards could be improved to be more interesting."
"I would like to see some kind of packet tracer where people can study how the switch is operating."
"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's pricing could be made cheaper."
"These switches can be made more stable and robust."
"It might be best if it offers better scalability."
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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