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Ciena 5400 Family vs. HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Ciena 5400 Family
Score 0.0 out of 10
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The Ciena 5400 Family is optimized for cost-effective, next-generation bandwidth management, enabling aggregation, grooming, and forwarding of multiple traffic types. Both the 5410 and 5430 systems employ Ciena’s intelligent control plane—shared with the 6500 Family—to automate labor-intensive operations including planning, provisioning, and topology and inventory management. The 5400 Family enables high availability networks for mission-critical services.N/A
HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Score 9.2 out of 10
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) offers the FlexFabric and Comware product line of data center networking equipment.N/A
Pricing
Ciena 5400 FamilyHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
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Offerings
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Ciena 5400 FamilyHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Ciena 5400 FamilyHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Best Alternatives
Ciena 5400 FamilyHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Dell PowerConnect Switches (discontinued)
Dell PowerConnect Switches (discontinued)
Score 8.1 out of 10
Dell PowerConnect Switches (discontinued)
Dell PowerConnect Switches (discontinued)
Score 8.1 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Score 9.3 out of 10
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Cisco Nexus Series Switches
Score 9.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Ciena 5400 FamilyHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Likelihood to Recommend
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(0 ratings)
8.8
(4 ratings)
User Testimonials
Ciena 5400 FamilyHPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Likelihood to Recommend
Ciena
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
The switch is intuitive and very simple to configure so I would recommend it to anyone for their data center. It allows for someone who might just be a server expert and not a switching expert to have a far simpler time than would normally be expected.
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Pros
Ciena
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • SCSI support.
  • No additional license to unlock features.
  • High availability.
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Anonymous
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Cons
Ciena
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Consistent upgrades and updates considering the breaches spreading in the network.
  • Interoperability with third party software.
Mohammed Javed Mansuri | TrustRadius Reviewer
Mohammed Javed Mansuri
Sr. Manager Presales
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Alternatives Considered
Ciena
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
HPE FlexNetwork 5510 HI delivers outstanding resiliency, security, and multiservice support while Aruba is more suitable for mobile network support
MK
Marin Kostadinovic
Director of Infrastructure
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Return on Investment
Ciena
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Hewlett Packard Enterprise
  • Performs well under stress, it is the core of our data center for over 3 years without any failures.
  • Simplified our topology in our data center.
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Anonymous
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