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Cisco Nexus vs HPE A-Series [EOL] comparison

Cisco and Hewlett Packard Enterprise are both solutions in the Data Center Networking category. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users who would recommend it.
Cisco Nexus
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96% willing to recommend
HPE A-Series [EOL]
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    100% willing to recommend
     

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    We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and HPE A-Series [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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    Categories and Ranking

    Cisco Nexus
    Average Rating
    8.4
    Reviews Sentiment
    7.6
    Number of Reviews
    106
    Ranking in other categories
    LAN Switching (3rd), Data Center Networking (5th)
    HPE A-Series [EOL]
    Average Rating
    8.0
    Number of Reviews
    1
    Ranking in other categories
    No ranking in other categories
     

    Featured Reviews

    Vinayak Lokare - PeerSpot reviewer
    Enhancing data center network efficiency with reliable security integrations and good switching
    Cisco Nexus provides a reliable switching platform for our data centers. It allows us to run dynamic routing protocols and helps improve network efficiency with features like MPLS. Additionally, it supports integration with third-party security tools, which is advantageous for our network architecture. Security-wise, we utilize Cisco's solutions while exploring other vendor options too.
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    Mohamed-Mousa - PeerSpot reviewer
    Stable and scalable with a good user interface
    Overall, everything related to the interface is very good Some follow up from our user-partners would be useful. Letting users know what is up and coming or providing better documentation would be helpful. Overall, the solution could offer its users better support. I've been using the solution…
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    Quotes from Members

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

    Pros

    "The most valuable feature is the automation that we can do with it."
    "Nexus provides inner redundancy. It allows us to perform updates on individual switches, while still maintaining reliability and uptime on the server."
    "The biggest benefit to this solution is a high port density with high bandwidth."
    "It's pretty easy to use and operates at high speed."
    "The seamless integration of Nexus in the data center provides a scalable and stable solution."
    "The product has a stable and strong server panel switch."
    "We used older versions of Cisco Cloud. The reason why we switched was just adapting with the times."
    "The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is the performance, flexibility, configuration, and cost. It's not a traditional pricing model from Cisco. They've offered our company a considerable reduction in price. That makes Cisco Nexus now very competitive with other vendors."
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    "The solution is very stable."
     

    Cons

    "There is room for improvement in the pricing. The solution is expensive. Compared to other vendors, it's costly for similar products."
    "Nexus is a costly solution."
    "All solutions are very expensive and not an economy solution."
    "There is no feature parity between the 9K and the 5K or 7K, which means that it is harder to position the 9K to future proof them."
    "The GUI interface could be improved to make it more user friendly."
    "The initial setup was pretty complex, mostly because of our environment, having to do multi-context. That's where you have a lot of different logical routes that are in one physical device, and it can get kind of complex trying to think about how to set all that up. You really have to whiteboard it out a lot."
    "This solution costs a lot."
    "The interface integration of Cisco Nexus with AI can be improved for better infrastructure management."
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    "Some follow up from our user-partners would be useful. Letting users know what is up and coming or providing better documentation would be helpful. Overall, the solution could offer its users better support."
     

    Pricing and Cost Advice

    "The Nexus 9000 is very competitively priced."
    "Our licensing fees are paid annually."
    "We consider Juniper switches to be more affordable."
    "Our licensing costs for this solution are approximately $200 USD per month."
    "The price of this solution is good when compared to others in the market."
    "The subscription model and price could be better."
    "The problem with Cisco, from what I see, is that their costs are much higher."
    "All of our costs including subscription, licensing, and support services are bundled together, and the cost is approximately $100,000 USD per year."
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    Top Industries

    By visitors reading reviews
    Computer Software Company
    21%
    Financial Services Firm
    9%
    Manufacturing Company
    8%
    Government
    6%
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    Questions from the Community

    What do you like most about Cisco Nexus?
    The product's initial setup phase is very easy.
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    What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Nexus?
    All solutions are very expensive and not an economy solution.
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    What needs improvement with Cisco Nexus?
    All solutions are very expensive and not an economy solution. The solution is on-premises and stable. We haven't tried integration with the network software.
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    Compared 5% of the time
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    Product Reports

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    July 2025
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    Also Known As

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    A-Series, HP A-Series
     

    Overview

    The Cisco Nexus family of switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation data center. Not simply bigger or faster, these switches offer the following characteristics: infrastructure that can be scaled cost-effectively and that helps you increase energy, budget, and resource efficiency, transport that can navigate the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric and can also handle architectural changes such as virtualization, Web 2.0 applications, and cloud computing and operational continuity to meet your need for an environment where system availability is assumed and maintenance windows are rare if not totally extinct.
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    Sample Customers

    Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
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    June 2025
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