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 setup was very easy, but managing it in operations was very complex."
"The most valuable feature is the automation that we can do with it."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The flexibility, how accurately the VPCs operate as well as the redundancy built into it with the VPCs are the most valuable features."
"Cisco Nexus has been very stable. No issues. It's been rock solid. We haven't had any issues with it in the last twelve months."
"The integrations are valuable."
"The product has a stable and strong server panel switch."
"The initial setup is pretty easy."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"Performance is good."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"ExtremeSwitching is a good, stable platform."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"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 unique ring topology is actually a handy innovation."
"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."
"The implementation process could be easier, which is something that should be improved."
"In the Nexus 3500, you can't do per-port Jumbo frames, so you have to enable it as a global configuration."
"In the next release of the solution, I would like to see varying integration between VRF (Virtual Routing and Forwarding) instances so we can integrate BGB into different VRFs in a more organized way. We have some issues with tunnels and VRFs."
"There are limitations on some of the lower level 9K solutions where you can't do the same things that you would normally be able to do, like for instance the number of static maps that you can configure on it."
"For a very small subset, Cisco Nexus caused port flapping within the applications."
"I would like to see the integration of the products into something where it's seamless where an engineer never touches the switch again, never does CLI and you move to an application based network organization."
"If I call during a high volume, I might get someone that just doesn't know as much or it takes a little bit of time and they put us on hold more. Otherwise, it's good."
"The only issue that I have with this product is finding help on different commands when I'm trying to make a change."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
"The licensing is expensive."
"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 as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
"The interface could be improved."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
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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