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."It speeds up the network data transfer time."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is modularity. It's like the Swiss Army knife of switches."
"We've found their tech support to be excellent, especially in their willingness to resolve issues promptly."
"The solution has introduced VPC, Virtual Port Channel, which allows for more redundancy and flexibility."
"Nexus has improved my organization in the way that it provided enhanced security in a point in the network that was critical."
"This solution improves network speed and provides high availability for our users."
"The implementation was straightforward and the product is stable."
"Current flexibility and the opportunities for future planning and scaling make this product line an ultimate opportunity."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"The unique ring topology is actually a handy innovation."
"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."
"Our vendors are great and they offer very good support services."
"The solution excels in configuration and other aspects. It offers reliability and performance."
"One of the problems we have is that there is no confirmation for when you try to test a system command."
"Areas in which the solution have room for improvement are the interface, management, and reporting."
"We lag on the configuration. The changes make a difference in troubleshooting."
"They need to understand that when we call them and have an issue, it's our production and sometimes they want us to do repairs that would cause other issues. That's the biggest problem."
"I would like to see a central management solution in order to have all of the equipment in one place."
"My only complaint is that not all of the ports on it are enabled from the start."
"The code quality for this solution has gotten worse and needs improvement."
"The licensing is the area that we are working that's a challenge."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"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."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"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 101 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 17 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 Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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