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 most valuable features are the great performance, high availability and easy administration."
"Solid product, communications and support from a well-known dependable company."
"The interface is as user-friendly as you can make it."
"Tech support is good."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its stability."
"The product has a stable and strong server panel switch."
"This solution has allowed us to better prepare our network for 10-gigabit."
"The solution can scale."
"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."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"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."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"The unique ring topology is actually a handy innovation."
"Performance is good."
"In the Nexus 3500, you can't do per-port Jumbo frames, so you have to enable it as a global configuration."
"We lag on the configuration. The changes make a difference in troubleshooting."
"There is an ongoing problem with the limitation of the TCAM table, which is that it doesn't have enough memory to allow you to be really granular with your policy."
"Some of the DHCP features need improvement."
"This solution costs a lot."
"There's a couple of really bad incidents lately. Probably luck of the draw."
"The solution has room for improvement in terms of the learning curve."
"Stability is not really up to the mark."
"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."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"The interface could be improved."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"ExtremeSwitching has many features but having come from Cisco environments, there is a steep learning curve to learning all the functionality."
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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