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HPE ProCurve vs Juniper QFabric comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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

Categories and Ranking

HPE ProCurve
Ranking in LAN Switching
3rd
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
39
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Juniper QFabric
Ranking in LAN Switching
11th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
10
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the LAN Switching category, the mindshare of HPE ProCurve is 10.2%, down from 12.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper QFabric is 5.0%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
LAN Switching Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE ProCurve10.2%
Juniper QFabric5.0%
Other84.8%
LAN Switching
 

Featured Reviews

BT
Ict And Managed Services Consultant at Wyntec
Experience seamless integration and responsive tech support for smooth operations
Amazon RDS is easy to use. It is somewhat pricier but manageable. It has easy tasks and integrates smoothly with frontend components. When using IDE services such as PgAdmin, the installation steps are straightforward. The availability is also high, which is why we use it. It offers easy scalability and migration between different configurations. RDS performs well overall. The main consideration is pricing, which is higher compared to alternatives such as DigitalOcean. For backup and restore operations, it takes slightly longer - approximately 2-3 minutes compared to 2 minutes with other providers. There are also more steps to follow compared to other service providers. The installation process is straightforward with no complex requirements. Users can directly select their desired database, memory requirements, and port numbers without complications.
OusaidAbaz - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Network Architect at novonordisc
Ensures reliable operation and consistent performance but lifecycle management need improvement
QFabric simplified our data center network architecture by reducing configuration complexity compared to Cisco devices. It required fewer CLI commands, making configuration quicker and easier, especially for scalable deployments. QFabric improved scalability in our data center by simplifying the addition of new switches to existing configurations. The process was straightforward to manage. Implementing QFabric can affect overall IT infrastructure costs differently based on configuration needs. For small businesses with stable configurations, costs remain unchanged. However, for scalability and expansion, additional configuration and time may increase costs. My advice for those using Juniper is to ensure staff are well-trained and certified in Juniper technologies, such as JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, or JNCIE. With these skills, you can effectively manage and troubleshoot Juniper solutions, minimizing potential issues and maximizing performance. Overall, I would rate Juniper QFabric as a seven out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The user interface is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"We don't mind the cost in general."
"The product is robust."
"It gives us the single-point visibility across the whole infrastructure that's quite important to us."
"HPE ProCurve is used to connect servers and storage in the data center."
"The solution is fast and inexpensive, and ProCurve is easy to manage."
"It has a lifetime warranty, that includes lifetime updates."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"QFabric supports redundancy and includes all of the enterprise and service provider features that customers would want in data center or service provider network."
"Technical support is good."
"The 40 gig backbone InterConneX was valuable for our use case. It is even faster now. QFabric has spine-leaf technology or topology, which basically makes every single hop only one hop away in terms of connecting from one device to another. It is a pretty good and robust solution. It works pretty well in terms of scalability, and their technical support is amazing."
"The solution is problem-free; I like its stability, performance, everything really."
"The technical support is amazing, they are responsive and handle cases extremely well, probably one of the better technical assistants that I have worked with over the years."
"Juniper QFabric has various advantages including scalability, simplicity, performance, and flexibility."
"It's user-friendly."
"The most valuable feature of QFabric for network performance is its stability."
 

Cons

"It is not really extendable. You have no interlink features for using it as a core, as it was intended for in the beginning."
"This is an expensive switch."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"If you make a change and you disconnect yourself from the switch, you will create an issue."
"The product could be cheaper."
"I would like to see integration with HPE OneView."
"Having support for all OpenFlow versions would be beneficial."
"I do not use GUI's very much for switch stacks. I am always in the CLI. However, I do know that Juniper in the past has lacked on their GUI's, but they have been working on it."
"It works too much on rebooting and there is some memory leakage."
"We are quite disappointed in Juniper switches."
"It was rather complex when I built one up as a POC a while ago."
"It would be nice if Juniper provided the system integrator with training, similar to that of Cisco."
"The price for Juniper QFabric could improve."
"The disruptive upgrade was an issue for us."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"HPE ProCurve products are reasonably priced."
"The price of HPE ProCurve is very good."
"There is no need to pay for the solution's license."
"The solution is more expensive than other vendors. There is hardware and software that needs to be purchased in some circumstance. The software can sometimes be expensive."
"The price of HPE ProCurve can be reasonable. However, it depends on the use case. They could improve the pricing model."
"There is a license required to use HPE ProCurve."
"It provides quite good value for money."
"HPE ProCurve is competitively priced, with a difference of approximately 30 to 35% compared to other vendors"
"The pricing is high and it is possible to find better pricing option solutions on the market, but the licensing model is quite flexible."
"The price for Juniper QFabric could improve. There are subscription, maintenance, and add-on feature fees."
"The price is relatively high, but it offers an advantage over its competitors by providing better performance and functionality."
"The pricing is high."
"Juniper QFabric is a high-level solution but it could be less expensive."
"In terms of price, the QFabric solution is going to be probably in the middle of the road for a fabric solution."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
17%
Outsourcing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Construction Company
10%
Healthcare Company
10%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business19
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise11
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business4
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE ProCurve?
We know DigitalOcean is more economical compared to AWS through conversations with DevOps teams. In AWS, as RDS tables and memory usage increase, the prices increase accordingly. For market-related...
What needs improvement with HPE ProCurve?
Sometimes the machines get stuck or disconnected, requiring a restart. When connection issues occur, we need to contact the DigitalOcean service team to restart or reboot the system. There are issu...
What is your primary use case for HPE ProCurve?
I have used S3 bucket to save files. I used the SQL database from AWS. We use AWS Relational Database Services (RDS) and EC2, which is Elastic Cloud Compute. These are the three services I have use...
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Also Known As

ProCurve, HP ProCurve
QFabric
 

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Sample Customers

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP, Cardinal Newman Catholic Secondary School, DY 4 Systems, EdgeWing, Edmonton Public Schools District, Halton Catholic District School Board, Hartwick College, Hatch Associates, Huntingdon College, Roseville Joint Union High School District, Saddleback Valley Unified School District, One Superior Place
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