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Cisco Nexus vs HPE A-Series [EOL] comparison

Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Data Center Networking category. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.
Cisco Nexus
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96% willing to recommend
HPE A-Series [EOL]
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    100% willing to recommend
     

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    We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and HPE A-Series [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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    Categories and Ranking

    Cisco Nexus
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.6
    Number of Reviews
    106
    Ranking in other categories
    LAN Switching (3rd), Data Center Networking (5th)
    HPE A-Series [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

    DeepakYadav1 - PeerSpot reviewer
    Offers good processing power to users
    Stability-wise, I rate the solution a four to five out of ten. I rate the stability of the product as four to five out of ten based on the fact that I have checked the tool's features. I also know that there are many more options available in the market, like Palo Alto, Check Point, Fortinet, and other devices, which offer affordable, configurable, and scalable devices that I should plan to buy. Cisco is not providing tools for everything my company needs, but it is a good product. The market competition is high nowadays. Cisco is still handling some old parts. Cisco's old products make up approximately 67 percent of the devices offered in the networking industry. Despite the competition from products like Palo Alto, Check Point, and Fortinet, Cisco is not very scalable, but all its devices are updated regularly.
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    Mohamed-Mousa - PeerSpot reviewer
    Stable and scalable with a good user interface
    Overall, everything related to the interface is very good Some follow up from our user-partners would be useful. Letting users know what is up and coming or providing better documentation would be helpful. Overall, the solution could offer its users better support. I've been using the solution…
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    We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
     

    Pros

    "The integrations are valuable."
    "The solution is very expensive. Currently, we pay an yearly licensing cost. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."
    "The seamless integration of Nexus in the data center provides a scalable and stable solution."
    "This solution streamlines how we have to configure things because we can do everything from one device, whereas if we had individual devices we would have to go to each one and configure them manually."
    "This solution provides all of the routing and searching features that we need."
    "Tech support is good."
    "In terms of stability, this solution is rock solid."
    "We got increased bandwidth, faster performance, and newer software which has improved our organization."
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    "The solution is very stable."
     

    Cons

    "One of our switches died last week and we were able to RMA it. Within four hours it arrived on time and worked."
    "Ease-of-use and making things more human-readable is most important."
    "There is always room for improvement."
    "The licensing is very complicated. They should work to simplify it."
    "I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
    "They could improve on having different technologies between product models."
    "The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required. Cisco Nexus should lower its current prices."
    "This solution costs a lot."
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    "Some follow up from our user-partners would be useful. Letting users know what is up and coming or providing better documentation would be helpful. Overall, the solution could offer its users better support."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "Licensing is annual or every three years. We were one of the big customers, and we used to get good prices, but the cost of the support can be improved."
    "Costs more than most, but the reliability pays for the difference."
    "The solution is relatively expensive when compared with Cisco Catalyst."
    "The license for Cisco Nexus is one year to three years, in this case for the SMARTnet. It is a price per unit, in terms of this specific appliance."
    "The licensing fees for this solution are approximately $800,000 USD annually."
    "We have three hundred to four hundred data centers of Nexus. So the coverage associated with Smart Net is 27 by 4, is basically what we spend each year. If the incentives get better, which I know they're working on, it would be great but right now we're buying year to year."
    "Every Cisco product is more expensive than competitors on the market, which is just a fact, but from my perspective, it is worth it."
    "I thought that it would be less expensive."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Computer Software Company
    18%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
    Financial Services Firm
    7%
    Government
    6%
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    Questions from the Community

    What do you like most about Cisco Nexus?
    The product's initial setup phase is very easy.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Nexus?
    All solutions are very expensive and not an economy solution.
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    What needs improvement with Cisco Nexus?
    All solutions are very expensive and not an economy solution. The solution is on-premises and stable. We haven't tried integration with the network software.
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    Compared 7% of the time
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    Compared 6% of the time
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    Also Known As

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    A-Series, HP A-Series
     

    Overview

    The Cisco Nexus family of switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation data center. Not simply bigger or faster, these switches offer the following characteristics: infrastructure that can be scaled cost-effectively and that helps you increase energy, budget, and resource efficiency, transport that can navigate the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric and can also handle architectural changes such as virtualization, Web 2.0 applications, and cloud computing and operational continuity to meet your need for an environment where system availability is assumed and maintenance windows are rare if not totally extinct.
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    Sample Customers

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