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 configuration is easy."
"The solution works well with analytics."
"Stability. We have many Catalyst switches now, and they work without any downtime."
"The solution is reliable."
"The CLI is pretty much the same across all switching and routing platforms from Cisco, making deployment of new switches, replacement of damaged equipment, or upgrades to newer platforms very easy."
"The solution is extremely flexible."
"The solution is stable."
"As there are many who are knowledgeable of this technology, this translates into extensive support for it."
"HPE ProCurve has plenty of features."
"The web page interface is very convenient and easy to use for setting up your feedback loops."
"It has a lifetime warranty, that includes lifetime updates."
"The solution is fast and inexpensive."
"HPE ProCurve offers a very good value proposition compared to that of other switches and is very energy-efficient."
"The product's stability is good. 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."
"HPE ProCurve is used to connect servers and storage in the data center."
"Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have."
"The price could be improved."
"I think one switch should go beyond the 10 gig connectivity to 40 gigs."
"The product could be more user-friendly."
"The price can definitely be lower."
"Services should be improved."
"The technical support, in some cases, should be faster and could improve."
"With most of the Cisco devices and models, we faced a slight decrease in speed during the initial setup and while restarting the system"
"The interface we have could be better."
"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."
"There should be faster interfaces on the switch, such as 25 gigabits."
"The CLI is a bit confusing. It is not the easiest to manage, especially if you come from a Cisco environment."
"If you make a change and you disconnect yourself from the switch, you will create an issue."
"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."
"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."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 36 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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