We performed a comparison between Brocade Ethernet Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches, and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."There's a zone for each server and services in the storage."
"The switches last for a very long time."
"The initial setup was really straightforward and easy."
"The most valuable feature of Brocade Ethernet Switches is the good range of access it provides."
"The technical support is good."
"I have not had any issues with our Brocade switches."
"It has good integration with HPE Primera. They have smart zoning in which the administration is very easy. You don't have to do anything. Zoning and other things are done automatically if you just enable the smart zoning. That's one very good thing in HP."
"The reliability of Brocade is the most valuable feature. The solution has been up and running for over ten years without any fail, fixes required, or breakdowns. It is a very strong piece of equipment."
"The solution can scale."
"These are the basic access layer switches used for connectivity among users, and they are cost-effective."
"These switches are very stable, to date I have not experienced any issues."
"The simplicity of the commands is most valuable. The commands are the same for several devices."
"The graphical userface is very good and quite easy to run with."
"The initial setup is straightforward. The steps are simple, and you can always contact support if needed. Overall, it's easy."
"I have found the most valuable feature is stability."
"I like that HPE's management functions are GUI-based, so it doesn't rely on command lines."
"A valuable aspect is its user-friendly configuration, making it accessible even for individuals with basic technical knowledge."
"I like that it's quite flexible and addresses different issues. It's quite easy to use, and the pricing is great. We find them to be very capable switches."
"It is easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature is that it has better throughput than its competitors."
"It is easy to set up the solution."
"The wiki page that describes the scripting and other features is very good."
"It is user-friendly, reliable, and cheap."
"There are a lot of features to control permitting or stopping packets in the network."
"No graphical interface."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches need a better interface and centralized management."
"The solution could be more secure."
"Brocade Ethernet Switches could improve by having better compatibility with web management of older versions."
"It should be simpler. There are still some things that can be simpler in the Brocade switches."
"There are some performance issues."
"These switches are no longer supported."
"We have had some rare occasions with glitches, so the stability can be improved."
"There could be features for ransomware attack detection and enhanced anomaly detection to identify and mitigate anonymous traffic."
"HPE Ethernet Switches must ensure that the updates and patching are done regularly. When we have new software updates, we can resolve issues quickly."
"It's gone up in price in the last 12 months."
"A lower price would be an improvement because we always want to reduce our costs."
"The next release would benefit from adding a central management that could be deployable on premise and allow you to see the layout of topology."
"The solution’s licensing could be improved."
"The pricing could be lowered."
"The bulk efficiencies and the control of traffic could be a bit better."
"Antispam and antivirus features should be included in the future."
"It happens that you may find your network is down, if you reboot the switch, they come up. However, sometimes, they reset themselves. That's a big issue."
"Stuff that I'd like to be improved is really just training and documentation because I think the feature set is full. Another improvement I'd suggest is that their new, bigger releases should be a bit more stable."
"The user interface could improve and they should allow a license for IBS."
"In medium to large sectors, there's a necessity for managing aspects like proxy firewalls."
"The packet filtering, user log data, and user access log could all be improved."
"If MikroTik had a marketing team and support team in India then it would be much easier for us to get the product, as well as support."
