We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and ExtremeSwitching based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's pretty easy to use and operates at high speed."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its speed."
"Cisco is refining the features all the time and you can see this in all the different vendors."
"Solid product, communications and support from a well-known dependable company."
"Its low latency is most valuable. Its performance is good, and it is also very stable."
"The most valuable features are the access layer security, OpenConfig, and OpenFlow."
"We've found their tech support to be excellent, especially in their willingness to resolve issues promptly."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is speed compared to what you would get from a Catalyst Series switch."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"Our vendors are great and they offer very good support services."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"ExtremeSwitching fabric technology is a unique technology used to protect against viruses. ExtremeCloud IQ is a very good and feature-rich solution compared to Cisco, Ruxi Networks, or Huawei."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"Performance is good."
"They need to offer fibre switches in the 9K series."
"We have encountered some software bugs."
"I would like to see a lighter platform."
"The initial setup is always complex."
"I would like to see some development into the SAE world where you can virtualize. That would be the only thing I would like to see because I need to start virtualizing my infrastructure gear at some of the other data centers that I have."
"I would like to see better collaboration with other, low-end devices."
"I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see a focus on backplane deployment, so you can stack more."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
"The interface could be improved."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 18 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Juniper QFabric, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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