Dell PowerConnect Switches [EOL] vs HPE ProCurve comparison

"The features I've found most valuable are that the product is very easy to configure and inexpensive."

"The functionality is very good."

"It's easy to set up. We can put it in production in a couple of minutes."

"When the price is competitive the customers tend to choose the cheaper brand and then look at the features. So having a competitive price is a plus."

"Dell PowerConnect Switches are very easy to configure with the GUI. Dell supports the solution even though it has been discontinued."

"The setup is straightforward. It takes minimum time for deployment."

"The tool is very user-friendly, with features catering to beginners and advanced users. For beginners, there are models with interactive and easy-to-navigate GUIs that aid in initial deployment and updates. For advanced users, there is the option to use the CLI."

"The solution’s technical support is good."

"HPE ProCurve has plenty of features."

"The most valuable features of HPE ProCurve are the reports, lifetime warranty, and CLI."

"HPE ProCurve's most valuable feature is that it is user-friendly."

"The pricing is quite competitive."

"This is a very reliable solution."

"Its easy manageability is most valuable. It's easy to manage."

"The product is robust."

"It is easy to deploy."

"The solution's ROI for generic networking is not extraordinary."

"More stable firmware releases would be an improvement because we have had them randomly power on and off."

"The one issue you face in the industry there is always some planned obsolescence in these switches."

"Because of the stackings you lose some boards and switches."

"The network features are not good."

"What's lacking in Dell PowerConnect Switches is SD-WAN integration, and this is what needs to be improved in it. All enterprises now move towards SD-WAN infrastructure, and because Dell PowerConnect Switches don't currently support SD-WAN, the product would be replaced, considered a secondary switch, or linked up to a different switch. Integration or support for SD-WAN is what I'd like to see in the next version of Dell PowerConnect Switches."

"Accessibility and management could be improved."

"Their hardware is not reliable, it's faulty."

"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."

"The user interface (UI) could be better."

"I would like to see integration with HPE OneView."

"The dashboards could be improved to be more interesting."

"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."

"If we're aiming for an improvement, focus on enhancing security features in HPE ProCurve, particularly in terms of filtering."

"The product must provide something similar to Cisco’s command-line interface."

"The solution doesn't have web-based management, which is why we've moved to a different solution."

"On a scale of one to ten, if one means it is a cheap solution, and ten means it is a very expensive tool, I rate the product's price as seven. The tool is a bit pricey."

"Cheaper than its competitors"

"Inexpensive"

"This solution is much cheaper than comparable products by Cisco."

"If you want to purchase a new Dell PowerConnect Switch, you will pay up to $1,600, but I bought them used. I bought the four Dell PowerConnect Switches that I used for $1,000."

"Its price is okay. Sometimes, it is lower than a Cisco solution."

"In my opinion, it is a product that is priced somewhere in the middle, making it a well-priced solution in the middle. It is not a very cheap product."

"The product is cheaper than Cisco and licensing is yearly. We have to pay additional costs for support."

"It provides quite good value for money."

"ProCurve's pricing is its strongest point. The value proposition is quite good, and we have seen a return on investment."

"This is an expensive switch."

"The price of HPE ProCurve can be reasonable. However, it depends on the use case. They could improve the pricing model."

"The cost of HPE ProCurve is good."

"We are a public company, so we are obliged to take the best offer from the vendors. They gave us the best price for the needs we had. It was considerably less than Cisco. It had maybe 40% lower cost."

"The price of this product is cheap."

"HPE ProCurve products are reasonably priced."