We performed a comparison between Cisco FabricPath 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."As I mentioned earlier, the durability, flexibility, and security of Cisco devices are notable. Particularly with switches, the capability to implement multiple VLANs and easily aggregate the network has been advantageous. The ability to have different VLANs and aggregate the network without complications is a key feature of Cisco FabricPath."
"It's very stable."
"FabricPath's best features are routing, OSPS, ethernet, and performance."
"The technical assistance is good."
"Cisco is the market leader in this space and it is a product that I recommend."
"Additional bandwidth is available when needed."
"It's a reliable product and you know that it will work in the enterprise environment."
"It is stable and reliable."
"HPE ProCurve offers a very good value proposition compared to that of other switches and is very energy-efficient."
"The product's stability is good. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The web page interface is very convenient and easy to use for setting up your feedback loops."
"Inter-VLAN is a great feature."
"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."
"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."
"Its easy manageability is most valuable. It's easy to manage."
"This is a very reliable solution."
"I would like one management console to control the network."
"The initial setup is a little complex."
"Lack of security features for which we need to use another solution."
"If Cisco can include management for this protocol in Layer 3, that would be ideal."
"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."
"Improvements could be made on specific technical issues such as implementation."
"Layer 3 does not have higher availability."
"The price is a little bit too high."
"The dashboards could be improved to be more interesting."
"The solution should offer different gigabit interfaces. Right now, they have ten gigabits. However, for our needs, we only need one gigabit. We don't need 24 or 48 ports. We only need eight to ten. HPE should introduce into their portfolio some smaller and more compact options."
"We do occasionally have issues with the solution and need to change out the switches sometimes. This can be due to the fan, but, in most cases, it's because the power supply was broken."
"The solution's pricing could be made cheaper."
"The pricing model could be improved in HPE ProCurve."
"There is one proprietary function they lack, and I can't remember what it was called, but it monitors the ports, and then every 10 seconds if the port is down, it can divert the traffic somewhere else."
"The solution doesn't have web-based management, which is why we've moved to a different solution."
"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."
Cisco FabricPath is ranked 8th in LAN Switching with 21 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 36 reviews. Cisco FabricPath is rated 8.2, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco FabricPath writes "On overall effective product with good performance and a simple setup ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Cisco FabricPath is most compared with Juniper QFabric, Cisco Nexus and Arista Campus LAN Switches, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Aruba Instant On Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco Nexus. See our Cisco FabricPath vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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