Huawei has the same licensing model as Cisco, so both are working on the subscription model. Huawei and Cisco fall under the same price bracket. I don't have an idea about the pricing, but I think the price of both tools may have a very small difference.
Product Specialist at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
MSP
Top 20
2024-05-21T11:49:00Z
May 21, 2024
Huawei Ethernet Switches are available at a competitive market price. Competitor solutions from Cisco, Aruba and Juniper almost have a similar price point to Huawei Ethernet Switches.
Administrator/ Enterprise Architect at a consumer goods company with 1-10 employees
Reseller
Top 20
2024-03-01T19:08:00Z
Mar 1, 2024
Huawei Ethernet Switches are very competitively priced, almost 4 out of 10.However, the low price point may sometimes raise concerns about quality for some companies.
The licensing costs depend on the negotiations that a user has with Huawei. The support provided by Huawei is very responsive, and at times, they visit and provide on-site help to users. The support by Huawei is different from how other products offer support to users since most of them provide help through phones while Huawei provides on-site support to users. There is a need to make some additional payments apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution.
Infrastructure Manager at a retailer with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
Top 5
2023-07-27T07:22:43Z
Jul 27, 2023
It is a china brand. This is not a good product, but it's very cheap compared with Cisco, another Ruckus, kind of compared with Huawei, Huawei from China, the prices are very cheap.
If you have the basic function, there's no problem. However, you must purchase a license if you require advanced features or additional functionality beyond the basic setup. It applies to all customers, not just myself, and purchasing a license is perfectly acceptable and necessary to access these additional features.
Information Security Manager at a recruiting/HR firm with 201-500 employees
Real User
2021-09-01T09:09:00Z
Sep 1, 2021
It was a one-off licensing for Huawei that wasn't upgraded so there's no ability now to configure our upgrade. We purchased the hardware with the inbuilt license eight years ago and we haven't been charged for any licensing since then.
From the initial purchase, you will pay for a license and you do not need to pay for a license again. The price depends on the size of the infrastructure. It currently costs around eighty dollars a switch for a one-time payment. I think the price point is great for the product.
There aren't any licensing costs. It's a one-off payment at the beginning and then you can use them for as long as you like. If you want to expand or use another service, you do need to pay for that, however.
Network Engineer at a computer software company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2020-03-04T08:49:00Z
Mar 4, 2020
Huawei comes with a lot of features out of the box that you have to pay extra for with other products. They do charge extra in the licensing for certain other features, however, so some of those capabilities are an additional charge.
Hardware and Networks Support Executive at a manufacturing company with 501-1,000 employees
Real User
2020-01-12T12:03:00Z
Jan 12, 2020
Huawei Ethernet switches have a price advantage over other solutions. You can buy about four Huawei switches for the price of one Cisco switch. The exact pricing varies based on how many units you purchase. For example, if you buy one then it is expensive, but if you buy ten or more then there is a discount. I would expect the same would apply to larger purchases, such as a bulk discount for buying 100 or more units.
Huawei SOHO & SMB Switches, an Energy-saving Ethernet access switches with service features that are easy to install and maintain. It has a S1700 Series Enterprise Switches that caters from small- to medium-sized businesses and Internet cafes.
Huawei has the same licensing model as Cisco, so both are working on the subscription model. Huawei and Cisco fall under the same price bracket. I don't have an idea about the pricing, but I think the price of both tools may have a very small difference.
The solution's pricing is in the middle, but you will be charged when you upgrade the tenant.
Huawei Ethernet Switches are available at a competitive market price. Competitor solutions from Cisco, Aruba and Juniper almost have a similar price point to Huawei Ethernet Switches.
The pricing can be more competitive.
Huawei Ethernet Switches are very competitively priced, almost 4 out of 10.However, the low price point may sometimes raise concerns about quality for some companies.
We only pay one-off instead of paying recurring license fees.
The licensing costs depend on the negotiations that a user has with Huawei. The support provided by Huawei is very responsive, and at times, they visit and provide on-site help to users. The support by Huawei is different from how other products offer support to users since most of them provide help through phones while Huawei provides on-site support to users. There is a need to make some additional payments apart from the licensing costs attached to the solution.
I rate the tool's pricing a five out of ten.
It is a china brand. This is not a good product, but it's very cheap compared with Cisco, another Ruckus, kind of compared with Huawei, Huawei from China, the prices are very cheap.
The solution's price is reasonable compared to other products like Cisco.
If you have the basic function, there's no problem. However, you must purchase a license if you require advanced features or additional functionality beyond the basic setup. It applies to all customers, not just myself, and purchasing a license is perfectly acceptable and necessary to access these additional features.
The pricing is okay. They support various partners. I'd rate the pricing ten out of ten. They are affordable.
Huawei Ethernet Switches are cheaper than other competitors.
The pricing is good so is rated an eight out of ten.
The price is quite low. It's not overly expensive. The solution offers perpetual licensing. I'd rate it 3.5 or four out of five in terms of pricing.
The pricing is reasonable. In comparison to Cisco, it's good. That said, I can't speak to exact pricing as that is handled by the finance team.
It was a one-off licensing for Huawei that wasn't upgraded so there's no ability now to configure our upgrade. We purchased the hardware with the inbuilt license eight years ago and we haven't been charged for any licensing since then.
The pricing for this solution can be lower in comparison to its competitors.
From the initial purchase, you will pay for a license and you do not need to pay for a license again. The price depends on the size of the infrastructure. It currently costs around eighty dollars a switch for a one-time payment. I think the price point is great for the product.
This is an affordable solution.
Users pay once, and then they have the solution. You don’t need to constantly pay for licensing. They're also cheaper than competitor programs.
Huawei Ethernet Switches are moderately priced.
There aren't any licensing costs. It's a one-off payment at the beginning and then you can use them for as long as you like. If you want to expand or use another service, you do need to pay for that, however.
The cost is reasonable. It's not an expensive solution.
We don't have an issue with the price. It is cheaper than Cisco. Our licensing fees are every three years.
The price is the best, 20 percent cheaper than apple to apple and with an extended warranty.
It's not the cheapest solution but I think it's the best.
Compared to other brands, I think that the price is quite fair. I don't require them to be much cheaper, as it's already fair.
The switch came as part of a package bundle that includes internet service.
The price is one of the only issues I have regarding this solution; it's not cheap.
It's a reasonable price, cheaper than some other vendors.
The Huawei Ethernet Switching products are reasonably priced and competitive in the marketplace.
The price of Huawei ethernet switches is cheap.
The pricing is cheaper than other vendors, which is a plus.
Huawei comes with a lot of features out of the box that you have to pay extra for with other products. They do charge extra in the licensing for certain other features, however, so some of those capabilities are an additional charge.
Huawei Ethernet switches have a price advantage over other solutions. You can buy about four Huawei switches for the price of one Cisco switch. The exact pricing varies based on how many units you purchase. For example, if you buy one then it is expensive, but if you buy ten or more then there is a discount. I would expect the same would apply to larger purchases, such as a bulk discount for buying 100 or more units.
We have a one-year license. There are no additional costs besides the licensing fee.