HPE SDN vs Pica8 comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Pica8 are both solutions in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #8, while Pica8 is ranked #10. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 6.5% mindshare in SDN, compared to Pica8’s 2.5% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Pica8 users are willing to recommend the solution.

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Categories and Ranking

HPE SDN

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

8th

Average Rating

0.0

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Pica8

Ranking in Software Defined Networking (SDN)

10th

Average Rating

8.0

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Mindshare comparison

As of September 2025, in the Software Defined Networking (SDN) category, the mindshare of HPE SDN is 6.5%, up from 4.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Pica8 is 2.5%, down from 3.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Software Defined Networking (SDN) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
HPE SDN	6.5%
Pica8	2.5%
Other	91.0%

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Its flexibility allows us to demonstrate both standalone and SDN connected networks using the same devices.

Ability to run in both L2 and L3 modes Crossflow (OpenFlow + L2/L3) OpenFlow only (OVS) mode The flexibility allows us to demonstrate both standalone and SDN connected networks using the same devices.

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Overview

HPE Software Defined Networking gives network administrators the ability to pinpoint, diagnose, verify and solve network issues in real-time, from data centre to branch office. The SDN Software Developer Kit lets you create apps for any standards-based, SDN-enabled device by quickly setting up a developer environment and creating applications on the HPE VAN SDN Controller. SDN applications allows you to join the platform disccusion to learn and share your own apps with active SDN community then deploy directly to the enterprise-ready HPE VAN SDN Controller, the control point for your SDN-enabled network that simplifies management, provisioning and orchestration. Portfolio for SDN Transformation includes: SDN Insfrastructure, Network Virtualization and SDN Applications.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

We build optimized network operating system software for white box switches. Our software is designed with rich Layer-2, Layer-3, OpenFlow, and SDN features, making it ideal for tailoring to your network environments.

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Sample Customers

UBM Tech, The Via Group

Factual Inc., University of Illinois

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