We performed a comparison between ExtremeSwitching 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 performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"Our vendors are great and they offer very good support services."
"The unique ring topology is actually a handy innovation."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"The most valuable features of ExtremeSwitching are that they are robust and have plenty of features. There is a lot of functionality. They have a lot of other features ExtremeSwitching that you can get involved with but I haven't been using many of them."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"It's easy to manage and configure. The configurations can be exported and imported to another solution."
"The network management solutions that they have is great."
"The solution is fast and inexpensive."
"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 LAN features give us exactly what we need."
"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."
"The web page interface is very convenient and easy to use for setting up your feedback loops."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are not prevalent in the industry, so it's harder to go online and research how to deploy their APs or switches. There is a broader user community for Cisco and Juniper because they've been around for a while and everybody has a bit of knowledge they can publish online."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
"Extreme Networks does not have any entry-level products. This is a problem for them because Aruba has an Instant On series, which is new and cost-effective. Cisco also has the 1000 series, and other brands offer entry-level products."
"The licensing is expensive."
"The interface could be improved."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"The pricing model could be improved in HPE ProCurve."
"HPE ProCurve could improve by making their command more similar to other solutions, such as the access codes. There should be a standard. Additionally, if the configurations could be done from the cloud would be a benefit and the port uplink speed should improve."
"The solution doesn't have web-based management, which is why we've moved to a different solution."
"The dashboards could be improved to be more interesting."
"The product could be cheaper."
"HPE ProCurve's web interface is old, and I have to log in on each device separately, making them the product's shortcomings that need improvement."
"The CLI is a bit confusing. It is not the easiest to manage, especially if you come from a Cisco environment."
"One of the weakest points of this solution is its on-premise. We are not able to do all we need to with the CLI."
ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 17 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 36 reviews. ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR 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 ExtremeSwitching vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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