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."I never had downtime with Cisco Catalyst Switches in the last eight years, and I'm pretty impressed with its reliability."
"The ability to configure throughput is very flexible and improved the performance of our systems."
"It is very reliable."
"The Cisco Catalyst is very stable and it can last for many years."
"The technical support is at an expert level."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of configuring a switch."
"I have found this solution to be extremely stable."
"The solution is good for computation and backup."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"The solution excels in configuration and other aspects. It offers reliability and performance."
"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."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"The solution can scale."
"It would be good if they added some machine learning which would allow us to abandon the rigid rules for processing traffic priorities and, at the same time, save money, because equipment with similar logic (like DPI) is much more expensive."
"The product could be cheaper."
"The biggest barrier to buying Cisco or using Cisco is the price and also the competition with competitors and with Cisco partners."
"Their price should be cheaper. We lose a lot of work because of the price that they have."
"I can't use older Cisco devices with newer versions of the controller or switches. For example, if a switch was manufactured in 2014, I can't use it with a controller made in 2019. I have to change the switch so that I can upgrade my network or my devices. I don't have the option to update the version I have on the image of the AP or the controller."
"The support team’s response and resolution time must be faster."
"They should be cheaper."
"The price could be improved."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
"ExtremeSwitching has many features but having come from Cisco environments, there is a steep learning curve to learning all the functionality."
"The licensing is expensive."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"Extreme Networks does not have any entry-level products. This is a problem for them because Aruba has an Instant On series, which is new and cost-effective. Cisco also has the 1000 series, and other brands offer entry-level products."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
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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