We performed a comparison between ExtremeWireless and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The most useful feature is how the product integrates with the Microsoft directory in the cloud."
"The wireless security solution is the most valuable feature of ExtremeWireless."
"ExtremeWireless offers profiles, policies, and tags."
"ExtremeWireless has good performance."
"The product's price is competitive. It is an impressive and reliable product."
"ExtremeWireless is a flexible solution."
"It's reliable and works well. It's pretty stable."
"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."
"This solution is easy to use and you need minimal IT experience to work with it."
"The most valuable is the central administration. Provides quick views of activity, from the number of clients online to signal and noise readings."
"It's reliable wireless equipment."
"Ruckus Wireless is an easy to manage solution."
"I like the price and its capacity."
"The scalability has been very good."
"Dead zones were immediately eliminated when we deployed these WAPs in all of our locations, plus Ruckus’ analytics on the ZoneDirectors allow us to quickly identify clients that are taking too much bandwidth."
"I am familiar with the brand and it works well."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"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."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"The price could be better."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"ExtremeWireless support isn't very good."
"The user interface of ExtremeWireless could be better. It is not user-friendly."
"They could provide different product models. Additionally, there could be a feature to manage devices."
"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 cost is a little high."
"The reports could prove in ExtremeWireless. However, we are in the early stages of use and we might be able to configure them better."
"The product must be provided at a cheaper price."
"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."
"Could be more user friendly."
"The biggest adjustment improvement will come from a price adjustment because the price is quite high; it feels like premium pricing. I suggest shaving off 10 percent to 20 percent. That would help grow users and increase the number of clients."
"From the user point of view, sometimes we face a little bit of a challenge in terms of the channels selection for Ruckus. When we have installed all of the APs outdoors, those channels are actually empty in different numbers, so sometimes we found this challenging for getting paired between these point to point communications. If there is any way we can get some proprietary channels or some IT this interruption will not be there. That would be really fantastic for more reliable connectivity."
"Ruckus seems to have removed the built-in help from the appliance, urging the user to log on to the support web site to obtain it. This is simply a nuisance if one wishes to look up what a particular field on the configuration page does, for example."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive. They need to re-examine their business model and see if there is a way to provide their service at a cheaper cost."
"I would like to see more detailed network performance, monitoring, and reporting tools or information. This would improve the deployment of multi-site networks and help administrators to progress on a timely efficient manner."
"Mounting options for outdoor access points, I think they could easily improve on that."
"Most customers revoke the idea of deploying it when they observe the cost per AP license."
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ExtremeWireless is ranked 16th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 97 reviews. ExtremeWireless is rated 8.0, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An easy to deploy solution that can scale and expand". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". ExtremeWireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, ExtremeCloud IQ, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Cisco Wireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Fortinet FortiAP. See our ExtremeWireless vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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