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 802.1X port security and other security features work well and help keep the network secure."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is reliability."
"The solution is good for computation and backup."
"It is a stable and good product. It is also easy to install."
"It works well."
"Scalable, stable, and reliable product that's easy to install. Technical support is dependable and can be contacted in a variety of ways, e.g. through their ticketing system, hotline number, and community forum."
"The product is reliable."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches are very stable."
"We don't mind the cost in general."
"The network management solutions that they have is great."
"It is stable, and it fulfills our needs. We have all the functions we need, so we're totally satisfied."
"The most valuable feature of HPE ProCurve is its ease of use and implementation."
"The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"HPE ProCurve has plenty of features."
"It has an excellent menu system where you can use both the CLI and a menu system and the GUI version. They have three options for manipulating, updating, and changing the switch, which we like."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Its price can be improved. Some devices can be very expensive."
"The solution was stable 10 years ago, there is room for improvement in this area."
"The price is something we would definitely like improved. It would be nice if it was more economical."
"One feature that I would like to add is for the following: At times, when I add an access-list for a hostname, it doesn't actually add the hostname, it adds the IP address. So in the back-end, if my server changes the IP address I have to go in manually and change the IP address. If the capability was there in Cisco to add a hostname instead of the IP address that would be really good."
"Cisco should support all of the features that are included with the suite."
"The vendor must provide mid-level switches."
"Their price should be improved. They are a little bit expensive."
"The product must provide a better central tool for management."
"A few areas included in the network performance managers can be integrated into the solution's dashboard since it is the only area with a few concerns."
"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."
"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."
"These switches can be made more stable and robust."
"The product must provide something similar to Cisco’s command-line interface."
"The interface we have could be better."
"I don't have any recommendations for areas of improvement."
"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."
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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