Brocade VDX (discontinued) vs. HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

Brocade VDX (discontinued)

Brocade VDX (discontinued)

10 Reviews and Ratings

HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches

6 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Brocade VDX (discontinued)	Score 9.6 out of 10	N/A	The Extreme VDX series of switches (formerly Brocade VDX) was acquired by Extreme Networks in 2017 during the Broadcom acquisition of Brocade and the selling off of some of the company's assets. The products, including the latest ExtremeSwitching VDX 6740, are now discontinued.	N/A
HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) offers the FlexFabric and Comware product line of data center networking equipment.	N/A

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Brocade VDX (discontinued)

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Brocade VDX (discontinued)	HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
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Free/Freemium Version
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Community Pulse
	Brocade VDX (discontinued)	HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Considered Both Products	Brocade VDX (discontinued) Courtney Plaizier Software Engineer Chose Brocade VDX (discontinued) I have not had an opportunity to use a similar featured platform in my networking journey. All I have learned is that Extreme VDX has great potential for controlling and managing networking operations in our company. The data analytics insights that we receive from data … Incentivized Helpful? Jennifer Aguilar Senior Network Administrator Chose Brocade VDX (discontinued) I selected Extreme VDX over Cisco for many reasons. The main gripe I personally have about Cisco is that Cisco forces end-users to accept billing for some capabilities or services that the customer may not want. The cost to purchase and maintain the VDX is a third of the … Incentivized Helpful?	HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches Verified User Anonymous Chose HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches Aruba line cannot compete with the HPE FlexFabric, we got nowhere close to the performance when using the Aruba and the Aruba had a couple fan failures. Incentivized Helpful? Verified User Anonymous Chose HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches Compared to Cisco, HPE was easier to get support contracts and customer service was far more helpful. Aruba is part of HP but the Aruba line cannot stack up to the Flexfabric in a high-performance data center environment. Incentivized Helpful? MM Mohammed Javed Mansuri Sr. Manager Presales Chose HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches Compared to the competition, FlexFabric products are easy to describe to the customer and post-sales management is simple. Incentivized Helpful? MK Marin Kostadinovic Director of Infrastructure Chose HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches HPE FlexNetwork 5510 HI delivers outstanding resiliency, security, and multiservice support while Aruba is more suitable for mobile network support Incentivized Helpful?

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	Brocade VDX (discontinued)	HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
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User Ratings
	Brocade VDX (discontinued)	HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Likelihood to Recommend	9.7 (0 ratings)	8.8 (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Brocade VDX (discontinued)	HPE Networking Comware / FlexFabric Switches
Likelihood to Recommend	The VDX is very well suited for any virtual environment; it is reliable along and easy to configure and maintain. It is great for inter-switch links on inter-cluster communication. I love our cluster configuration; allows for seamless, no downtime upgrades. It is actually fascinating to witness the upgrade; it takes about 10 minutes per chassis. This switch would not be well suited for intermediate distribution frame switching, it would be a waste of technology in an IDF! Incentivized Jennifer Aguilar Senior Network Administrator Read full review	It is very easy to configure and we never had an issue with the device in the 3 years we had it. I configured it once and just let it do its things. Could not be happier with that. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Hosting applications. Controlling workflow processes. Provision of security to all data channels. Automation of network services. Incentivized Courtney Plaizier Software Engineer Read full review	Provides high density, keeping a small footprint Reduces management complexities Deliver business resilience and high availability Incentivized MK Marin Kostadinovic Director of Infrastructure Read full review
Cons	I had issues with the USB drive once and had a devil of a time resolving. We could use a little more documentation and a better manner in which to recover the drive. I do understand the issues every vendor faces regarding proprietary software. If you are a customer, it should never be an issue. The VDX has been a champ in my environment, if I had issues I could probably come up with additional comments. I am glad that Extreme VDX has continued the VDX product line because it really is a phenomenal piece of hardware that was very well made. Incentivized Jennifer Aguilar Senior Network Administrator Read full review	3 party Management tools. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	I have not had an opportunity to use a similar featured platform in my networking journey. All I have learned is that Extreme VDX has great potential for controlling and managing networking operations in our company. The data analytics insights that we receive from data analysis have developed great planning and decision-making infrastructure. The speed of operation is always stable with high data transfer rate. Incentivized Courtney Plaizier Software Engineer Read full review	Aruba line cannot compete with the HPE FlexFabric, we got nowhere close to the performance when using the Aruba and the Aruba had a couple fan failures. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	It could be a product in other fields of the network because it has been very trusted because it has been very recognized. It has stable connection. Verified User Anonymous Read full review	It's a robust and rugged eco system so ROI is much higher than any other product. To compete the competition, still much more to do. Incentivized Mohammed Javed Mansuri Sr. Manager Presales Read full review
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