H3C Ethernet Switches vs Ubiquiti UniFi Switches comparison

H3C and Ubiquiti Networks are both solutions in the Ethernet Switches category. H3C is ranked #17 with an average rating of 8.0, while Ubiquiti Networks is ranked #3 with an average rating of 8.4. H3C holds a 2.4% mindshare in ES, compared to Ubiquiti Networks’s 6.2% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of H3C users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Ubiquiti Networks users who would recommend it.

H3C Ethernet Switches

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Ubiquiti UniFi Switches

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

H3C Ethernet Switches and Ubiquiti UniFi Switches compete in the high-performance networking equipment category. H3C seems to have an edge due to their unique switch stack configuration over the internet and their extensive routing capabilities.

Features: H3C Ethernet Switches provide high performance and reliability with features such as switch stack configuration over the internet, extensive routing capabilities, and a five-year warranty. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches are notable for centralized management via the Cloud Key UniFi controller, integration with new technologies like WireGuard, and an intuitive interface simplifying administration.

Room for Improvement: H3C Ethernet Switches can improve their cloud management, interface design, and expand their product range. Enhancements in support tools and delivery times are needed. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches need to enhance security features, improve firmware stability, and adjust pricing. They also require better management features and support options.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: H3C Ethernet Switches focus on on-premises deployment with private cloud options and offer solid technical support, albeit with language barriers. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches offer versatile deployment options, including hybrid and public cloud models, and benefit from decentralized management but face challenges in support responsiveness.

Pricing and ROI: H3C Ethernet Switches are competitively priced with no subscription fees, offering up to 40% cost savings over competitors like Cisco. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches are cost-effective without licensing fees, though slightly more expensive in some regions, providing excellent value for small and medium businesses despite occasional supply chain challenges.

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Categories and Ranking

H3C Ethernet Switches

Ranking in Ethernet Switches

17th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches

Ranking in Ethernet Switches

3rd

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.8

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2025, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of H3C Ethernet Switches is 2.4%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is 6.2%, down from 8.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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KanwarArsalan

Technical Pre Sales at Business It Solutions

Offers all routing protocols, functionality, and capabilities

H3C switches have strong port aggregation features including dynamic, static, and device aggregation. They also offer broadcast, multicast, or unique system suppression for PPS and BPS. These features are versatile and adaptable to various organizational scenarios, complemented by VLAN support. H3C switches offer VPN support along with various VLAN options like port-based, MAC-based, and protocol-based VLANs, including VLAN mapping and voice VLAN features. They support VLAN interfaces for both IPv4 and IPv6, ensuring compatibility and configuration flexibility. H3C switches are up to date with current market trends, offering features, routing protocols, capabilities, and functionalities that correspond to new trends in networking solutions. I strongly recommend that future users consider H3C switches for their designs, given their performance, specific features, and strong capabilities compared to competitors like Cisco. Overall, I would rate H3C Ethernet Switches as a nine out of ten.

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John Balogh

Director of IT at a religious institution with 11-50 employees

Centrally managed solution makes it easy to build one configuration and apply it to new devices

We have one or two UniFi switches, but they don't really compete with the Ciscos. It's a nice environment as far as keeping track of things and being able to manage ports, turn off rogue users, and stuff like that. The access points have been pretty convenient compared to Meraki, Lucent, Cisco, or any of the other bigger vendors that I used to deal with for other consulting projects. Ubiquiti is one step above the consumer level. They cost a little bit more, but they just seem to be drop-dead reliable, and they're keeping up with the latest standards. Their latest versions of access points are all Wi-Fi 6, and they don't take very much power when there aren't a lot of users. It's really easy to build one configuration and just apply it to new devices. It's a check mark box: Do I want this to be the staff VLAN, or the public VLAN, or the Voice over IP VLAN, or the security VLAN, or the house wiring VLAN, or the building logistics VLAN? You just check things off and then you make groups, so if you click on it, it applies all the appropriate things automatically. It makes it very easy. This solution is good for the prosumer, small office, medium office, under 500 people range, but probably over 50 people and maybe distributed around five or 10 sites. That's a pretty good sweet spot as far as the price for the equipment and the configurability, and it's just drop-dead reliable. It's been boring, which is what I love because I don't get any calls in the middle of the night that something isn't working.

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Quotes from Members

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Pros

"We can configure the switch stack on the internet. Other vendors do not offer this facility. It is fast and easy to manage."

"To date, it has proven to be highly reliable. We have encountered no issues or challenges with it thus far."

"Offering a five-year warranty, compared to competitors' one-year warranties, is a unique advantage of H3C switches."

"The IMC feature is valuable."

"A good high-performance solution."

"H3C Ethernet Switches have a fast delivery time."

"H3C Ethernet Switches is a cheap solution."

"Network performance is very good, suggesting that stability has not been an issue."

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"Good price point and very simple to use."

"Ubiquiti's network management and the way you can manage many different devices on a network are really nice."

"For the world where you have to balance traffic and traffic loads and bandwidth, their GUI makes it really easy because the switches, though they are enterprise grade level two or level three switches, the GUI is designed so that it's easy to set up VLANs where you need to control your traffic so that your phones don't break up and get choppy because of other people loading the network down too heavily."

"The ability to deploy quickly and then having one central location for all the settings are its most valuable aspects."

"The most valuable feature for us is the VPN."

"The most valuable feature of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is that once you buy them, you own them."

"The user interface makes it simple to configure and manage."

"The most valuable feature of UniFi Switches is the simple management via the UniFi console."

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Cons

"To enhance H3C switches for the next release, improving the user interface is crucial."

"GUI needs to merge with CLI."

"Lacks decent cloud management."

"There is room for improvement in Wi-Fi solutions, which are not optimized."

"H3C Ethernet Switches could improve by widening their product range."

"The only improvement needed is the significantly better lead time for delivery compared to other American products. In terms of technology, there isn't much difference, especially since X3 is a subsidiary of XP, and they use the same technology. However, the delivery time is notably better."

"There is room for improvement in Wi-Fi solutions, which are not optimized."

"The solution’s stability could be improved."

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"It would be nice if there was a way to label all of the ports on it so that I could include information about where the various connections go."

"It would be beneficial for us if Ubiquiti had a team of advanced data transportation specialists that we could get feedback from. We are not experts in data transportation, so having this sort of resource would be helpful for us."

"If Ubiquiti UniFi Switches had some live support instead of community support, that would go a long way."

"Ubiquiti UniFi Switches is not a cheap solution."

"They can improve the visibility of networks to match Meraki switches, which have good visibility tools to go through the network. In a Meraki device, you get a clear picture when using the bug interface. You can also see its neighbors and have a clear picture of all connected devices. Ubiquiti UniFi Switches do not have such features that Meraki switches provide."

"The product needs to improve its pricing."

"New products don't integrate well with their management platform. Sometimes you have to go directly to the box or the switch to do the management."

"The initial deployment was a bit complex."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"H3C Ethernet Switches is targeted for SMBs because it's cheaper compared to Huawei switches."

"H3C Ethernet Switches are reasonably priced."

"The pricing is very affordable, making it a not-so-expensive choice. On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I would rate it a seven."

"H3C Ethernet Switches are priced at around $500 per unit, which is very cheap and one of the most competitive prices out there."

"With Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, you get what you pay for."

"The price should be improved."

"It's challenging to compare Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and other brands directly due to the significant price difference, especially between US brands like Cisco and Aruba versus others. However, compared to US brands, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches are more cost-effective. On the other hand, if compared with brands from China, it might seem expensive."

"I rate the pricing an eight on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

"I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten."

"The price of this product is cheap."

"Apart from the basic licensing costs, there are no additional charges attached to the product."

"It is expensive."

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Computer Software Company

11%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about H3C Ethernet Switches?

H3C Ethernet Switches is a cheap solution.

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What needs improvement with H3C Ethernet Switches?

There is room for improvement in Wi-Fi solutions, which are not optimized.

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What is your primary use case for H3C Ethernet Switches?

The primary use case is about managing network infrastructure. The H3C Ethernet Switches are used internally as switches in the system.

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Which switches are better - Ubiquiti Unifi or Netgear?

Ubiquiti Unifi offers a great set of features. For starters, it is easy to configure and implement, and also doesn’t require a learning curve because it is easy to use. It is also simple to reconfi...

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Which are better - Ubiquiti UniFi switches or MikroTik routers and switches?

Ubiquiti Unifi is a great solution. For starters, it is easy to configure and implement, and doesn’t require a learning curve because it is easy to use. It is also simple to reconfigure an AP or ga...

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What do you like most about Ubiquiti UniFi Switches?

We have integrated the tool for PoE switches and non-PoE switches. Its most valuable feature is SD-WAN. UniFi SD-WAN can access all statistics and performance data in one interface, enabling us to...

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Overview

H3C S5560 High Performance Ethernet Switch is the latest development of Gigabit speed Layer 3 Ethernet switch. This powerful and highly secure series switch is built based on industry-leading high performance hardware architecture and H3C Comware V7 platform. It supports diversified services, high capacity GE access port as well as high density 10GE uplink, which meet the requirements for high density campus access and high performance aggregation.

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches are managed Gigabit switches (Available with 24 or 48 RJ45 Gigabit ports) designed to meet all your network needs while delivering excellent performance. The switches’ excellent network performance is combined with fiber connectivity that includes two SFP ports and the ability to process traffic without putting packet loss at risk.

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches Are:

Easy to deploy
Simple to use
Affordable
Reliable and stable

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches Support These Three Output Modes:

PoE: Uses IEEE 802.3af standard to deliver up to 15.4W.
PoE+: Uses IEEE 802.3at standard to deliver up to 30W.
PoE++: Uses IEEE 802.3bt standard to deliver up to 60W.

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches Support These Three Input Modes:

US-8 (PoE, PoE+)
USW-Flex (PoE, PoE+, PoE++)
USW-Flex Mini (PoE, PoE+)

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches Features:

Scalability
Stability
Reliable hardware
Alarm alerting system
Dual-band
PoE+ flexibility
Fiber connectivity
User-friendly GUI
Mesh networking
Secure management
High speed
Excellent dashboards
Reporting and detailed analytics
Multi-site management
Deep packet inspection

Benefits of Ubiquiti UniFi Switches:

Ubiquiti UniFi Switches are silent because they are designed without a fan.
They help simplify your network infrastructure and cabling.
Ubiquiti UniFi Switches offer 24 to 48 port switch versions to work with.
Ubiquiti UniFi Switches provide redundant power if the internal power supply fails.
Ubiquiti UniFi Switches include the forwarding capacity to simultaneously process traffic on all ports at line rate without any packet loss.
Ubiquiti UniFi Switches are rated as affordable when compared with competitors.
Available with 24 or 48 RJ45 Gigabit ports
Configuration with Ubiquiti UniFi is easy; It's simple to configure or reconfigure an AP or gateway quickly.
By having a mobile app, Unifi makes it easy to check on sites and to configure APs individually if necessary.
With Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, you can operate your IP cameras and phones through a single network cable.

Reviews from Real Users

A PeerSpot user who is a Director of Technical Operations/CTO at a consultancy says "The ability to deploy quickly and then having one central location for all the settings are its most valuable aspects."

"The integration with the controller is one of the most valuable features of these switches. They are also very stable. For example, we have some equipment that we haven't touched for four years that is still reliable," says Doru I., Senior solutions architect at Aplix Technologies

Murali S., Management Consultant at a consultancy, explains that “For the world where you have to balance traffic and traffic loads and bandwidth, their GUI makes it really easy because the switches, though they are enterprise grade level two or level three switches, the GUI is designed so that it's easy to set up VLANs where you need to control your traffic so that your phones don't break up and get choppy because of other people loading the network down too heavily."

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