Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches vs HPE Networking Switches

Likelihood to Recommend

It's easy to start using Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches and even to provide an effective and secure network even the distribution of networks across the company through Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches are amazing. The network performance is nice and it allows easy data monitoring and data sharing through secure data environment created through Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches functionalities and the reports are very clear.

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Diana Alvarado

Web Developer

Brander Group Inc.Information Technology & Services, 11-50 employees

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HPE Networking Switches are great for most any scenario. They are great with low network load and also high network load. They are not exactly the cheapest solution, so they aren't suited for budget conscious users. They are made to work 24/7 with no interruptions, and they have lived up to that promise for us.

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Verified User

Professional in Information Technology

Consumer Goods Company, 51-200 employees

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Pros

high forwarding // high forwarding
posee la capacidad de convertirse tambien en un WLC // Has the ability to become a WLC as well
posee puertos UPOE que pueden ser usados para varios dispositivos finales. // It has UPOE ports that can be used for multiple end user devices
capacidad de expansion con modulos adicionales // The ability to scale up/expand using additional modules

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Miguel Maldonado

Presales

CiberCInformation Technology and Services, 51-200 employees

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Well priced. There's something for all budgets.
Choice of managed and unmanaged models. Not all of our customers require (or want to pay for) managed switches, but many do.
Tons of features on the higher end models.

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Verified User

Employee in Information Technology

Information Technology & Services Company, 1-10 employees

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Cons

Que los precios sean mejorados para ser mas competitivos // More competitive prices/cost
Generar mas marketing y promocion de los nuevos equipos // Create more marketing and promotional features about new equipment
Liberar de licencias obligatorias en los equipos // Release obligatory licenses for businesses

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Mercedes Albuja

ventas

segurosLogistics and Supply Chain, 51-200 employees

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The Enterprise management software always seemed less intuitive than the default software.
More of the parts could be supported across a wider variety of models.
Add-on modules should be cheaper than buying a new switch with modules already installed. So they could really do to serve their customers better with pricing options.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 51-200 employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Support Rating

Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches 8.2

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HPE Networking Switches 8.3

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We have had very little experience with support and nothing for years really. But when we have needed support we always got what we needed in a timely fashion. Basically good support that you would expect from an enterprise class business. Definitely less hoops to jump through getting help or parts than their desktop or printer divisions.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Hospital & Health Care Company, 51-200 employees

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Alternatives Considered

The 9200 switches are a great switch for reliability and processing. We use our 9200's for Layer 2 only switching, as well as use some 9200's in routing cases as well. The 9200's is a model number we use as our primary model number for upgrading our other switches like the 2960's and 3850's.

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Thomas Osborne

Network System Administrator

CentralSquare TechnologiesInformation Technology & Services, 1001-5000 employees

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HP is a Great balance of everything you need, from cost, quality, and manageability. I have worked with Cisco, Dell, and Ubiquiti, as well as many other brands. Each come with their own Pros and Cons, but are all good products. In the end, I go with HP because the product has never done me wrong. Perception is everything. Downtime makes people question the credibility of the IT managing the systems. HP has never put me in a bad spot where the quality of IT is questioned.

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Jeff Allen

Director of Information Technology ★ Strengthening IT Operations through Processes and Programs

Beavers HoldingsFood Production, 201-500 employees

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Return on Investment

We use NFR so not really an impact. Being a Cisco shop we dont have any serious problems with ROI
Customers love Cisco Catalyst switches as they perform great and capable of all fulfilling all customer needs. A single switch can perform as router/switch/poe/trunks/multicast (For overhead paging. school bell system etc.)
With frequent IOS upgrades always ready to support day 1/ 0 day equipment. ROI impact is very positive.

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Verified User

Contributor in Information Technology

Information Technology and Services Company, 51-200 employees

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I really like the idea of paying for the switches one time and just pay for support going forward. The prices are on the high end but I think it is worth it. I wish they would include all the features in one go so we would not have to pay for every new feature.

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Thayer Ramahi

Director, IMIT

Calgary Foothills Primary Care NetworkHospital & Health Care, 51-200 employees

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Cisco Catalyst 9200 Series Switches vs HPE Networking Switches