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HPE Ethernet Switches vs Huawei Ethernet Switches comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 3, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

HPE Ethernet Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
104
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Huawei Ethernet Switches
Ranking in Ethernet Switches
12th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Ethernet Switches category, the mindshare of HPE Ethernet Switches is 2.6%, up from 2.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Ethernet Switches is 3.2%, up from 2.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Ethernet Switches
 

Q&A Highlights

AS
Nov 06, 2015
 

Featured Reviews

Dinesh Upadhyay - PeerSpot reviewer
Experience years of robust features and strong technical support
It is a nice and robust tool where we use HPE Ethernet Switches. It is a lower switch, and we have received good warranty support with HPE switches. The security features of the HPE Ethernet Switches are good. The UI mode is available, and we can easily configure the access list and SNMP. All these configurations can be done here. Users can enable the Layer 3 features.
Muhammad Kabir Salihu - PeerSpot reviewer
Cost-effective performance enhanced by security features with easy configurations
I mainly use Huawei Switches and also work with Huawei Wireless. I deal with both Huawei and Cisco Switches, and I find Huawei to be more cost-effective Huawei has helped to save costs and is cost-effective, which also helps save time for the company. The performance of Huawei is good, and it…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The technical support for this solution has improved from what it was."
"The performance is great."
"It's fairly lightweight, they don't require a lot of maintenance."
"The scalability is very good."
"The switches are very important in our hospitals, which is a critical environment for our patients. They provide time-effective management and meet our needs."
"The most valuable feature in HPE Ethernet Switches is programmability and analytics."
"The solution is easy to set up and easy to use, unlike, for example, Cisco, which is more complex."
"The speed is very fast."
"It integrates well."
"The most valuable features are the ease of configuration, availability of a GUI apart from the command line, and basic features such as VLAN configuration and routing between VLANs."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches also have effective network switching features."
"The most valuable feature is the audit systems. I also like that it can synchronize on the alternate configuration of products together at the same time."
"When you buy a switch from Huawei, the switches come along with a lot of features that you do not need to pay extra money for."
"They have the ability, since they have a very big R&D team, to create an upgrade for any feature or patch very easily."
"If you're a small one-on-one organization, then cost-effective-wise, I would recommend it."
"The required functionalities align with telecom requirements and have improved from a capacity perspective."
 

Cons

"A lower price would be an improvement because we always want to reduce our costs."
"I would like to see the initial setup become easier."
"Integrating AI features could make it better."
"The pricing could be lowered."
"It would be helpful to have training available for this solution."
"The installation can be quite complex. However, that may not be the fault of HP and is rather more related to the way our infrastructure is arranged."
"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 tool should be more stable."
"Deploying Huawei Ethernet Switches in an organization offers advantages, especially if the decision is made early in the process and the company opts for a single-vendor approach. This simplifies implementation and customization, often resulting in lower prices and tailored solutions from Huawei. However, excessive customization can lead to support issues and challenges in knowledge transfer during employee turnover."
"Huawei Ethernet Switches should improve its user interface."
"The solution needs to provide GUI commands."
"The solution's marketing could be better. It spends money on marketing but doesn't highlight the most important features. Sometimes, it provides too much information, which can confuse customers."
"The availability and the speed of the firmware updates are the only things wrong with Huawei. There are some vulnerabilities on the hardware."
"The solution needs to be more user-friendly."
"The solution can improve by adding virtualized switch functionality."
"Integration could be improved. The price could also be lower."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is fair."
"The pricing is very good."
"HP switches are priced well."
"It would be great if certain features, like licensing, were included in the base price of the switches."
"They are affordable and less expensive than Cisco. Their price was the decider at the time."
"It is a more expensive solution."
"I believe HPE is less expensive than Aruba's and UniFi and that is why certain clients have chosen them as their solution."
"We need to pay when we buy the switch. We pay for a license to use the software, but it is not required."
"A cost-effective product"
"Compared to other brands, I think that the price is quite fair."
"We only pay one-off instead of paying recurring license fees."
"The price of Huawei ethernet switches is cheap."
"The tool's price is affordable and I would rate it a five out of ten. The prices are fixed with no additional cost involved."
"Huawei provides much better performance for the same price, even when taking into account very aggressive commercial policies."
"We have a one-year license. There are no additional costs besides the licensing fee."
"The product is competitively priced in its market."
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Answers from the Community

AS
Nov 6, 2015
Nov 6, 2015
Core SwitchHP 5412 zl and Access SwitchHP 2920-24G-POE+
2 out of 7 answers
it_user151515 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 13, 2014
Hi there Avigail, It really depends on use and budget. Those switches are quite different in many ways. The HP 5412zl (and btw, that model is EOL you should get the 5400-R series which was released a few months ago) is part of HP's "ProCurve" range (i.e. there pre-3Com acquisition). It's one of my personal favourite switches due to its versatility, reliability, performance and price. ProCurve switches have a CLI based on HP's licensing of Cisco IOS around 15 years ago which was then simplified so setting them up even in fairly complex environments is a snap. They also come with a lifetime NBD warranty so you can usually self-spare and not bother with hardware maintenance. It supports a number of core features such as IPv4/v6 (dual stack) routing (RIP/OSPF/BGP), VRRP and basic distributed trunking but it doesn't stack all that well. The Huawei 7706 is a different beast altogether. Think of it as a clone of the Cisco 4500 series. It's far higher performance than the HP switch and allows 40/100GbE interfaces (the HP can only do 10GbE) as well as supporting true stacking and far more granular configurations. It's also somewhat more expensive and will require ongoing hardware maintenance. The choice for core switch really thus comes down whether or not you need the advanced features and performance of the Huawei switch and are willing to bear their upfront and ongoing cost. If not then the HP 5400 is the winner. (NB: Huawei and 3COM have common routes so if you like the Huawei 7700 you might want to consider the HP Comware 7500 which is more or less identical). The access switch is somewhat easier. The S5700 is way overkill for an access switch and no doubt cost a lot more. The HP 2920 series is a high-performance access switch which supports the fundamental technologies you need as well as easy stacking whilst the S5700 is better suited to a distribution switch where technologies like MPLS are required. HP also gets the nod for ease of configuration and pricing (paritcularly since the lifetime NBD warranty extends to all their stackable switches). The wireless is a bit more complicated since those APs are somewhat different. The HP 425 is a dual-radio 2:2 MIMO 802.11n AP whilst the Huawei AP5130D is a single radio 802.11AC device. I'm not a fan of single radio APs since even a single slow client (i.e. 802.11a/b/g)/n will slow the AP down somewhat and it will be a long time before all clients are running 802.11AC. I'm not a huge fan of the HP 425; it's a budget model and I much prefer the MSM460/466 (dual-n) or the 560 (n/AC) as being more powerful and versatile. I can't comment about alternate Huawei wireless as I am less familiar with their wireless products but they have quite a broad range. With wireless, both vendors are very good so it somewhat comes down to the controller. The Huawei controller is very CLI focused (somewhat like Cisco) and - IMO - a bit of a pain in larger distributed deployments but it is very flexible and reliable. The HP MSM controller is quite a bit easier to configure and learn to use but it only scales to 800APs whereas the Huawei device can go much futher than that. Both vendors offer embedded controllers within their chassis switches but only HP maintains the free lifetime warranty. Whichever vendor you choose make sure you include their management software (IMC for HP, E-sight for Huawei). Again these are both very similar - and very good - offerings. This will make management and troubleshooting of your environment much easier and more streamlined. Probably the final consideration you need to make is the support offered by each vendor in your country and there - if you are not in Asia - HP probably has the advantage of having an extremely mature support and logistics model given there global presence and longevity. I hope this helps, I've tried to be as unbiased as possible in my response. Michael
it_user106689 - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 13, 2014
Hi, It entirely depends on your budget and requirement for IDC or End User. While you select POE switch you need to be very careful on below points 1) assessing the capability to provision power of switch 2) How POE enable device can be connect to Access switch (limitation) Above two points mainly left aside while selecting the POE switches by majority of the NW admins. Also you can look for new series release by HP, which can be stack to 9 switch in a single stack.( HP 5130-48G-4SFP+ EI Switch) However for Huwai, don’t have any idea. Thanks & Regards Ankit Shah
 

Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
9%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Computer Software Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Educational Organization
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE Ethernet Switches?
The solution is very stable and easy to use.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Ethernet Switches?
The price of HPE Ethernet Switches is reasonable and less than other OEM brands.
What needs improvement with HPE Ethernet Switches?
The price should be reduced in comparison to Cisco, as sometimes we cannot use the HPE one at the core level, where generally public users are using Cisco. The price of HPE core switches and Cisco ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Ethernet Switches?
Huawei Ethernet Switches offer very competitive and aggressive product pricing compared to other brands.
What needs improvement with Huawei Ethernet Switches?
Huawei should focus more on security. They need more products on the security side to improve the security portion.
 

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Sample Customers

Emirates Palace Hotel
Newcastle University, Jingyang District of Deyang City in Sichuan Province, Southwest China, Glasgow Rangers Soccer Team, RMIT, Insurance Industry Association of Zhejiang Province, China, APT Satellite Holdings Limited (APT)
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