We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus 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."The implementation was straightforward and the product is stable."
"The solution is stable."
"The product's initial setup phase is very easy."
"The scalability of Cisco Nexus is good. We've had them for the entire lifetime. We've never had to upgrade them yet."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is stability. We have a pretty large campus."
"The interface is as user-friendly as you can make it."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"You can scale the product."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"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."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"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 stability has been largely pretty good."
"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."
"For a very small subset, Cisco Nexus caused port flapping within the applications."
"The only issue that I have with this product is finding help on different commands when I'm trying to make a change."
"I would like to see better monitoring actions supported in the next release of this solution."
"In the Nexus 3500, you can't do per-port Jumbo frames, so you have to enable it as a global configuration."
"The licensing is very complicated. They should work to simplify it."
"Nothing is perfect."
"The software is not as mature as it could be and needs some integration improvements with other orchestrators."
"The initial setup wasn't simple or user-friendly."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"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."
"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."
"The licensing is expensive."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
"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."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 18 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and VMware NSX, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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