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."FabricPath's best features are routing, OSPS, ethernet, and performance."
"The most valuable feature is the central management where the customer can receive all the alerts."
"We can also enhance our service line with disaster recovery."
"It's very stable."
"I like the 10G ports and the modular uplink port."
"The technical assistance is good."
"Cisco is the market leader in this space and it is a product that I recommend."
"It's a reliable product and you know that it will work in the enterprise environment."
"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."
"The product is robust."
"The LAN features give us exactly what we need."
"We don't mind the cost in general."
"It has a lifetime warranty, that includes lifetime updates."
"In my experience, the scalability has been good."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"This is a very reliable solution."
"The solution is complex to set up."
"If Cisco can include management for this protocol in Layer 3, that would be ideal."
"Cisco FabricPath's pricing is expensive."
"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."
"I would like one management console to control the network."
"While Cisco products are excellent, the problem is the cost. Cisco products are product, Cisco products are very expensive. I rate Cisco FabricPath three out of 10 for affordability."
"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 cloud version of Cisco Fabric Path could be improved."
"If we're aiming for an improvement, focus on enhancing security features in HPE ProCurve, particularly in terms of filtering."
"The solution doesn't have web-based management, which is why we've moved to a different solution."
"The interface we have could be better."
"Procurve would work better if it had more options like the web environment."
"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."
"The CLI is a bit confusing. It is not the easiest to manage, especially if you come from a Cisco environment."
"Our customers are focused on features and generally, they would like to have a more feature-rich solution."
"I would like to see some kind of packet tracer where people can study how the switch is operating."
Cisco FabricPath is ranked 8th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 36 reviews. Cisco FabricPath is rated 8.2, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco FabricPath writes "On overall effective product with good performance and a simple setup ". 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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