We performed a comparison between Dell PowerConnect Switches 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."Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."
"The solution’s technical support is good."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches are very easy to configure with the GUI. Dell supports the solution even though it has been discontinued."
"The setup is straightforward. It takes minimum time for deployment."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches are easy to configure."
"The most valuable features are the jumbo frames and the stacking."
"The functionality is very good."
"When the price is competitive the customers tend to choose the cheaper brand and then look at the features. So having a competitive price is a plus."
"In my experience, the scalability has been good."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is stable, and it fulfills our needs. We have all the functions we need, so we're totally satisfied."
"The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"The web page interface is very convenient and easy to use for setting up your feedback loops."
"The GUI makes it easy to configure, manage, and work with."
"The solution is fast and inexpensive."
"ProCurve is easy to configure and to know how to create each connection and configuration."
"Not a ten because I have to do a lot of testing on it. The correlation is okay."
"I expect it to be a zero-touch or a plug-and-play device. To some extent, it is, but we need to know the architecture, and we need to know what exactly we are doing. It is not so easy to implement. It depends on what exactly we are doing and it is still not a plug-and-play or zero-touch device. In the upcoming version, they can make it zero-touch, where we can just power it on and start using it. They can have some templates for different scenarios, such as when you are using it for the data center or adding it to your existing infrastructure."
"A big issue with this product is that when our customer migrated the data center, one cluster blocked the whole network and because we had a new approach, some commands were not compatible with the new version."
"I would like to see better scalability and more features on these switches in the future."
"Scalability, especially with the power connect series is something that you have to take into account before starting the project because any changes to an ongoing project can be difficult."
"The IOS software that is used on the switches could be improved."
"The product needs to improve in terms of reports and backups."
"Their hardware is not reliable, it's faulty."
"The solution doesn't have web-based management, which is why we've moved to a different solution."
"There should be faster interfaces on the switch, such as 25 gigabits."
"The only things that might need improvement would be the administrative tools and the graphical interface. The GUI could be improved on the administrative interface, for example."
"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."
"If we're aiming for an improvement, focus on enhancing security features in HPE ProCurve, particularly in terms of filtering."
"They should learn from other vendors, such as Cisco. They all have a few specific routing features. HPE doesn't have any cheap BGP solution."
"The pricing model could be improved in HPE ProCurve."
"The user interface (UI) could be better."
Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 30 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 37 reviews. Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, NETGEAR Switches, Arista Networks Platform and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Aruba Instant On Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Nexus and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches. See our Dell PowerConnect Switches vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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