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 feature of this solution is its speed."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is network visibility. It becomes the core switch. All of the devices connected route towards it."
"From a data center implementation, with respect to competition from your data, there isn't really a product recovery for the different tests other than Cisco Nexus. For example, if you take Multi-tenancy for the data center, it's something which, I think, only Cisco has. There are some implementation from HP, but I think it's limited there."
"We now have one box that does multiple services."
"Cisco Nexus meets all of our requirements."
"This product has improved the way our organization functions in the way that the rack-based design allowed us to eliminate chassis-based designs. The chassis design is more complicated to manage and maintain in field operations."
"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 most valuable feature is that it is high-density, ten-gig."
"The solution excels in configuration and other aspects. It offers reliability and performance."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"Our vendors are great and they offer very good support services."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"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 solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"We lag on the configuration. The changes make a difference in troubleshooting."
"Enhancing the software-defined level of this solution would empower it."
"They need to offer fibre switches in the 9K series."
"The initial setup was somewhat complex."
"Ease-of-use and making things more human-readable is most important."
"I would like to see more on-device programmability, as it seems to be lacking in this platform."
"I would like to see better monitoring actions supported in the next release of this solution."
"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."
"The licensing is expensive."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
"The interface could be improved."
"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."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"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."
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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