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 product has a stable and strong server panel switch."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is network visibility. It becomes the core switch. All of the devices connected route towards it."
"Current flexibility and the opportunities for future planning and scaling make this product line an ultimate opportunity."
"It provides a very flexible connection to a server. When you go into history and the VPC, it provides a very flexible connection from it. Once a server goes down I can instruct it easily. So the network actually keeps quality even if onsite it is down."
"The solution is stable."
"We have continuity with Cisco, which provides a very high-end solution."
"When it comes to data centers, Cisco Nexus is the best."
"The most valuable features are that it is easy to use, provides stability, easy to configure, low latency, and it provides communication to the data center."
"The most valuable features of ExtremeSwitching are that they are robust and have plenty of features. There is a lot of functionality. They have a lot of other features ExtremeSwitching that you can get involved with but I haven't been using many of them."
"Performance is good."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"Our vendors are great and they offer very good support services."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"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."
"Areas in which the solution have room for improvement are the interface, management, and reporting."
"Standardization across iOS and Nexus operating systems would be an improvement."
"I would like to see more automation and for it to be easier to use."
"I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
"Enhancing the software-defined level of this solution would empower it."
"The flexibility and configuration could be better."
"The scalability can be improved."
"Cisco Nexus needs to add the SDN capability and lower the price."
"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."
"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"The licensing is expensive."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 8 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 11 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 "God performance, cost-effective, and capable of expanding". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and HPE A-Series, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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