We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches 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."We use the VLANs to separate library, office, and individual apartments. With some of the reporting that receive, we're able to take and track down where people like to put in their own wireless routers. Sometimes they will take a DSL modem from AT&T that they brought from home, hook it in backward, and it will give rogue addresses causing issues."
"I highly appreciate the durability and the availability"
"This is a feature-rich product and the newer models have improved features that allow for many new possibilities."
"We have dealt with Cisco's technical support in the past. They were especially helpful and very polite. They are always there if we need them and their insights are always excellent. I would say that we have been satisfied with the level of support we've gotten so far."
"The biggest advantage of having this solution is that it is easy to find engineers, and they are cheaper than hiring HP engineers."
"They are stable. We haven't had any particular problem with them."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches are very stable."
"The solution is reliable."
"ExtremeSwitching is a good, stable platform."
"Performance is good."
"The most valuable features of ExtremeSwitching are that they are robust and have plenty of features. There is a lot of functionality. They have a lot of other features ExtremeSwitching that you can get involved with but I haven't been using many of them."
"The product offers a single management platform for multiple models of switches. The tool also allows users to manage multiple sites from a single dashboard."
"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."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"Its price can be improved. Some devices can be very expensive."
"Currently, Catalyst is completely proprietary with Cisco. They should have programmability options, through open-source controllers."
"Services should be improved."
"The user interface needs improvement. Meraki has a much nicer UI. Cisco could learn a lot by looking at them. It might make them a bit more user friendly."
"I would like to see support for one-touch provisioning."
"The licensing process could be a bit less complex."
"They need to simplify the Web GUI and make it easier to use, and more intuitive for the users."
"The biggest barrier to buying Cisco or using Cisco is the price and also the competition with competitors and with Cisco partners."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are not prevalent in the industry, so it's harder to go online and research how to deploy their APs or switches. There is a broader user community for Cisco and Juniper because they've been around for a while and everybody has a bit of knowledge they can publish online."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 18 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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