We performed a comparison between Cisco FabricPath 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."Additional bandwidth is available when needed."
"The fact that the solution is on the cloud is its most valuable aspect. If you are on the cloud, you can manage your network from anywhere, any place. It's very good."
"It's very stable."
"It is stable and reliable."
"I like the 10G ports and the modular uplink port."
"We have found the solution to be stable."
"The most valuable feature is the central management where the customer can receive all the alerts."
"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable soltuion."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"They are good. We have been using them for about two years, and we are satisfied with their performance. For our network environment, these switches are working fine."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"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."
"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."
"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."
"Performance is good."
"The initial setup is a little complex."
"The solution is complex to set up."
"The management features are in need of improvement."
"If Cisco can include management for this protocol in Layer 3, that would be ideal."
"I would like to see better interoperability with other IT solutions."
"Layer 3 does not have higher availability."
"The pricing could be adjusted to make it easier to sell to clients."
"The cloud version of Cisco Fabric Path could be improved."
"The interface could be improved."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"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."
Cisco FabricPath is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 23 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 8th in LAN Switching with 18 reviews. Cisco FabricPath is rated 8.2, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco FabricPath writes "Makes multi-layer networking easy and increases network efficiency". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco FabricPath is most compared with Juniper QFabric and Cisco Nexus, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco FabricPath vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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