We performed a comparison between ExtremeWireless and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The simplicity is great."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"ExtremeWireless provides us with enterprise-level authentication methods at an excellent cost. It supports all the latest authentication methods. Another advantage is the built-in DHCP server. We don't need third-party DHCP servers to get the IPF."
"The product's price is competitive. It is an impressive and reliable product."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-managed aspect."
"The security is very good."
"ExtremeWireless is a flexible solution."
"ExtremeWireless is a powerful solution with good integration. It works perfectly for us."
"I like Cloud IQ, ExtremeWireless' cloud controller and analytics platform. It's full of information, easy to use, and provides excellent visibility into my network."
"It's reliable and works well. It's pretty stable."
"My advice those using a firewall Fortigate is: use their APs because they work very well."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"One of the most feature-packed switching solutions you can implement."
"What stands out is the effective management and enhanced security provided by the solution's function as an extension of the firewall."
"The software is very stable."
"The most valuable feature of FortiSwitch is its user-friendly interface, which facilitates easy management and propagation of rules throughout the network."
"I would rate the the ease of management and scalability within our network architecture an eight out of ten, with ten being best."
"Stability and scalability for this product are very good. Setup is easy and deployment can be completed within minutes. The technical support for Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is good."
"The solution is expensive."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The ExtremeWireless WiNG Access Point on-premise is not as good as the cloud and many of my customers are switching. It is easier for my clients to manage everything from the cloud. I currently use a model of the controller that does not support any cloud functionality."
"The current product line is very high-level and is well suited for enterprise-level organizations, but they need a more cost-effective solution for smaller businesses."
"The main area for improvement is the company's local visibility."
"The ability to integrate with network devices from other vendors would be helpful."
"The troubleshooting feature for the cloud version is challenging."
"They could provide different product models. Additionally, there could be a feature to manage devices."
"The user interface of ExtremeWireless could be better. It is not user-friendly."
"ExtremeWireless should fix some general bugs and make the user interface more user-friendly."
"I believe that stacking, a feature that is available in Huawei and Cisco, is not available in Fortinet products."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
"The scalability and technical support can be improved."
"In the next release, I would like to see more outdoor products."
"The reporting capabilities should be included."
"The product could use more security related features."
"It could be simpler but compared to the competition, it's not so bad."
"The installation is not difficult. However, some features have to be activated from the CLI."
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ExtremeWireless is ranked 16th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 6th in Ethernet Switches with 41 reviews. ExtremeWireless is rated 8.0, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An easy to deploy solution that can scale and expand". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". ExtremeWireless is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, ExtremeCloud IQ and Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches.
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