Cisco FabricPath vs HPE ProCurve comparison

"The setup is straightforward."

"We have found the solution to be stable."

"Cisco FabricPath is very fast, stable, extendable, and scalable. It doesn't have issues with patches or problems because it's built on the stable NXOS operating system. In a scenario using FabricPath, the spin and leaf architecture is beneficial. For example, we can use two separate spine switches like 9980s and multiple leaf switches as access switches. These leaf switches are connected using VPC between them, with each switch separated and not directly connected to the spine. This setup improves data center architecture by allowing two ways to arrange destinations, connecting the first connection to the first spine and the second to the second spine. The spines are configured as a virtual chassis. In FabricPath, we can enhance VXLANs, VPNs, and integrate with Cisco ISE for user authentication. It can also be configured with WLC to manage wireless technology, depending on the client's architecture."

"FabricPath's best features are routing, OSPS, ethernet, and performance."

"The solution has excellent stability."

"The most valuable feature is the central management where the customer can receive all the alerts."

"Cisco FabricPath is highly beneficial for network performance and relatively easy to implement. It also offers straightforward monitoring capabilities."

"It is stable and reliable."

"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."

"The product is robust."

"We have found the solution to be entirely stable."

"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."

"It has a lifetime warranty, that includes lifetime updates."

"It is easy to deploy."

"Its easy manageability is most valuable. It's easy to manage."

"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."

"Lack of security features for which we need to use another solution."

"Layer 3 does not have higher availability."

"If Cisco can include management for this protocol in Layer 3, that would be ideal."

"Lacks sufficient integration with SIEM."

"The solution is complex to set up."

"Improvements could be made on specific technical issues such as implementation."

"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)."

"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."

"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."

"The product could be cheaper."

"There should be faster interfaces on the switch, such as 25 gigabits."

"The dashboards could be improved to be more interesting."

"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 interface we have could be better."

"Procurve would work better if it had more options like the web environment."

"The product must provide something similar to Cisco’s command-line interface."

"The price of Cisco FabricPath could be reduced, it is expensive in the market here in Sri Lanka. The solution is subscriptions based, if the customer wants any future integrations, or if there are any future enhancements they will have to pay. There are different license options available, such as one or three years purchases."

"The pricing of Cisco FabricPath can be quite high depending on the architecture, but it's justified by the stability it offers."

"The solution falls under the pricier category, but it provides value for the price charged."

"FabricPath is very reasonably priced."

"It is very expensive."

"I rate it seven out of ten on pricing as it's a bit expensive. It would be better if the price were lower, but we prioritize quality over cost."

"I rate the product's pricing a ten out of ten. Cisco switches cost around 15,000 dollars, and DNS licenses cost around 25,000 dollars. The total amount is 45,000 dollars, which is too expensive."

"The pricing for this product is good."

"I would rate the pricing a six out of ten, with one being very cheap and ten being very expensive."

"We are a public company, so we are obliged to take the best offer from the vendors. They gave us the best price for the needs we had. It was considerably less than Cisco. It had maybe 40% lower cost."

"The price of HPE ProCurve can be reasonable. However, it depends on the use case. They could improve the pricing model."

"There is no need to pay for the solution's license."

"You buy the switch and that's it."

"There is a license required to use HPE ProCurve."

"This is an expensive switch."

"HPE ProCurve products are reasonably priced."