We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus 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."The redundancy and the vPC are the most valuable features. We can integrate two switches together for file transfers; that is, we can operate two switches as one. This is because the network can be shared via a vPC trunk, particularly for devices that are not critical for redundancy."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its reliability."
"The in-service software upgrade (ISSU) feature is quite valuable."
"The biggest benefit to this solution is a high port density with high bandwidth."
"Nexus has improved my organization in the way that it provided enhanced security in a point in the network that was critical."
"It is a scalable, reliable, stable and efficient solution."
"The solution is very expensive. Currently, we pay an yearly licensing cost. I rate the pricing a nine out of ten."
"Nexus provides inner redundancy. It allows us to perform updates on individual switches, while still maintaining reliability and uptime on the server."
"The most valuable feature of HPE ProCurve is its ease of use and implementation."
"The pricing is quite competitive."
"The product is robust."
"The network management solutions that they have is great."
"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."
"This is a very reliable solution."
"It has an excellent menu system where you can use both the CLI and a menu system and the GUI version. They have three options for manipulating, updating, and changing the switch, which we like."
"HPE ProCurve offers a very good value proposition compared to that of other switches and is very energy-efficient."
"It would be great if they could make the interface a little more user-friendly, but not trade power off for simplicity."
"Cisco Nexus is just a platform. You just set it up, give it an IP, and then start configuring it. But there are a million features to configure."
"Our only complaint is about the licensing because it can always be a little more cost-effective."
"The licensing is the area that we are working that's a challenge."
"In terms of improvement, the stacking between the two switches in the higher availability model should be similar to Catalyst. It's better to have one interface for configuration."
"One of the biggest challenges, which I see is that there's a constant evolution in the product. For example, our configuration is based on what is known as traditional data center implementation. Today there is the ACI deployment and to implement, to migrate from one technology to another, that's challenging both from a configuration perspective and also from a cost perspective."
"One improvement needed is support for Multi-CAD scale that we were concerned about. We're not hitting any limits at this point."
"One of our switches died last week and we were able to RMA it. Within four hours it arrived on time and worked."
"One of the weakest points of this solution is its on-premise. We are not able to do all we need to with the CLI."
"Since we transfer from one gigabit to ten gigabits of information, in a future release, it would benefit to have more high-speed ports."
"HPE ProCurve's web interface is old, and I have to log in on each device separately, making them the product's shortcomings that need improvement."
"Procurve would work better if it had more options like the web environment."
"They should learn from other vendors, such as Cisco. They all have a few specific routing features. HPE doesn't have any cheap BGP solution."
"I would like to see some kind of packet tracer where people can study how the switch is operating."
"If you make a change and you disconnect yourself from the switch, you will create an issue."
"HPE ProCurve is very complex for junior engineers and beginners. You need a lot of experience in managing switches in order to use this switch."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews while HPE ProCurve is ranked 2nd in LAN Switching with 36 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while HPE ProCurve is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of HPE ProCurve writes "Offers reliability and helps with vulnerability assessment". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and HPE A-Series, whereas HPE ProCurve is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Aruba Instant On Switches, NETGEAR Switches, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Alcatel-Lucent OmniSwitch LAN Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. HPE ProCurve report.
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