We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and ExtremeCloud IQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We use the solution to control the physical service station that is part of the SCADA network. We connect and control them remotely."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is the heat maps."
"The endpoint information Cisco Prime generates helps us troubleshoot, and it's also useful for compliance reporting and endpoint identification."
"The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks."
"It gives you the ability to upgrade switches remotely, schedule the upgrade time, perform backups, and monitor the health of all networks."
"Cisco Prime is a good tool for inventory monitoring and wireless management."
"Cisco Prime can help customers fix their Wi-Fi issues with scientific and digital data."
"If an AP or any wireless device goes into critical mode, Cisco Prime sends an alert. That is the most helpful feature."
"The HiveManager integration with the VPN Gateway is awesome."
"Whenever I have a concern, question, or just need a refresher the helpful staff at AeroHive is there to help me. By far, the ]best relationship I have ever had with a vendor."
"I like ExtremeCloud IQ's unified single-pane-of-glass dashboard. It offers a lot of visibility of performance, and it's great for troubleshooting. You don't have to go to 55 different places. You can get the information you need with just a few clicks."
"It's extremely easy to deploy. Even our access points are behind the net, not using real, public IP. We can easily add to the cloud. For deployment, we just need to let the access point take the DSCP from IP and then, even if it's not a requirement, we can see the serial number from the access points and add the serial number to the cloud directly."
"ExtremeCloud IQ is an intuitive platform. The tool's ability to streamline network operations depends on the end customer. Sometimes it's quicker, and sometimes it takes much longer. It helps me to address network problems."
"The technical support for this solution is good."
"Everything can be seen from the dashboard."
"Extreme is transitioning to 802.11ax facilities running the 2G and the 5G cloud, allowing for higher density in education use cases, and ExtremeCloud IQ provides you with novel ways to manage everything. In the old days, you used to have a controller on-site for your access points, but everything is easier now."
"Cisco can only be used for Cisco environments and is not compatible with other vendors."
"Some improvements are needed, specifically in the form of more updates and enhancements."
"Cisco Prime could improve the notifications in the system. Having more details about what is happening would be useful, such as traffic numbers or who is connected. We can see them through the firewall controller, but it would be better if you can see them from one place."
"The user interface of Cisco Prime could be more user-friendly and increase its performance."
"The overall management capabilities of Prime need to be improved."
"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."
"I want the tool to improve data visibility."
"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."
"For me, the only issue is the potential delay in the tool statistics updating in real time after making changes."
"Their firewall configuration gets funky and it can be difficult to understand."
"Lacks cyber asset tracking."
"Need port aggregation on the 2384 switches to take full advantage of ac on the APs. I understand that is on their product road map."
"A room for improvement in ExtremeCloud IQ is roaming. My team is facing roaming issues with the solution, particularly when using VoIP over WiFi. For example, VoIP sometimes breaks when you walk around the customer site. In terms of what I'd like to see in the next release of the solution, right now, the inventory for ExtremeCloud IQ is awful. There's no stock, and you must wait a year and a half for new stocks. It's awful."
"There can be an improvement by incorporating two-factor authentication or multi-factor authentication for security. Advanced network access control features and application control features should be added to manage applications. Many customers are interested in managing data, such as setting data quotas for individual users."
"Certain features only exist or work in certain versions."
"The solution's performance needs to be enhanced because of a very high delay."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Aruba Instant. See our Cisco Prime vs. ExtremeCloud IQ report.
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