We performed a comparison between Cisco Wireless and ExtremeWireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The simplicity is great."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The product has valuable features for integration and authentication."
"The customer always feels confident with the solution because of its reliability."
"The ability to make different types of networks, such as land networks, is the most valuable part of the solution."
"I like many of the features that Cisco Wireless has to offer."
"This solution is highly stable. We have only had one issue in seven years."
"Some of the valuable features of this solution are security, the controller is simple to configure, devices are easy to install, and we use the software to administrate all the APs."
"The product offers educational licenses that are priced very reasonably."
"The product’s stability is great."
"The most useful feature is how the product integrates with the Microsoft directory in the cloud."
"I like Cloud IQ, ExtremeWireless' cloud controller and analytics platform. It's full of information, easy to use, and provides excellent visibility into my network."
"ExtremeWireless offers profiles, policies, and tags."
"ExtremeWireless has good performance."
"It's cloud-based and very easy to deploy."
"The solution is easy to use and manage. Overall it is very simple to understand and users do not know it is a cloud solution."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"ExtremeWireless is a flexible solution."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The price could be better."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"The solution is expensive."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"In the next release, they should add a better reporting feature. The reporting will tell you if you have a problem. That will make the diagnostics easier."
"The solution should introduce natural language troubleshooting processes. It will identify possible problems or errors due to the symptoms."
"The flexibility on the controllers isn't that great."
"Cisco Wireless is expensive."
"Controllers could be improved."
"They should introduce zero interference capabilities."
"There should be an option for a wireless bridge that can be used to join two access points."
"There needs to be an access point that is compact and more suitable for small and medium-sized businesses."
"The reports could prove in ExtremeWireless. However, we are in the early stages of use and we might be able to configure them better."
"The solution needs to improve its portfolio."
"The management portal is in need of improvement."
"The cost is a little high."
"The main area for improvement is the company's local visibility."
"They could provide different product models. Additionally, there could be a feature to manage devices."
"ExtremeWireless should fix some general bugs and make the user interface more user-friendly."
"Technical support is an area that needs to be improved."
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Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 146 reviews while ExtremeWireless is ranked 14th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews. Cisco Wireless is rated 8.2, while ExtremeWireless is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Wireless writes "Allows us to deploy a wide range of wireless products with stable WiFi". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An easy to deploy solution that can scale and expand". Cisco Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Omada Access Points, whereas ExtremeWireless is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, ExtremeCloud IQ and Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. See our Cisco Wireless vs. ExtremeWireless report.
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