We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."The feature that I like to most is unified management in a multitenant environment, where we can manage all our customers with thousands of devices (routers, switches, VPNs, and APs)."
"Everything can be seen from the dashboard."
"It excels in Wi-Fi and switch management, as well as other internal management aspects, offering speed and efficiency that surpass what other competitors provide."
"a true controller-less approach, where each Access Point is 100% independent from the management system."
"Ability to assign zero trust policies from the user."
"The cloud management gives us the tools and reports that we need to monitor and troubleshoot the network."
"This solution's most valuable feature is its short deployment time."
"The HiveManager integration with the VPN Gateway is awesome."
"Very reliable."
"Stability has been very good. It is reliable."
"The controller is most valuable. Through Ruckus ZoneDirector, we can easily manage the websites and the web."
"The most valuable feature of Ruckus Wireless is its exceptional performance and reliability. The signal is highly reliable. We have not received a single complaint in the past year, which is a marked improvement from our prior equipment."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Mesh networking and antenna patterns are the most valuable features of the solution."
"Dead zones were immediately eliminated when we deployed these WAPs in all of our locations, plus Ruckus’ analytics on the ZoneDirectors allow us to quickly identify clients that are taking too much bandwidth."
"For me, the most valuable features are good integration with the customer's existing network and the ease of deployment and configuration. Ruckus products are also easy to learn to manage and deploy for not only our own staff, but also for the IT workers in the customer's organization."
"ExtremeCloud should invest in an SD-WAN solution or integration with SD-WAN."
"Browser load time for the cloud is long and needs improvement."
"I know a school district, a big school district of mine, ripped out Extreme due to inefficiencies. It was the guest network that can be a struggle. They tried to differentiate between their primary network, and then offer a secondary."
"Its price could be lower. It is a simplified solution, but it has price challenges. It is costly as compared to other solutions. It has almost everything. The only thing is that MAC is not possible on the cloud, and it has to be on-premises."
"A room for improvement in ExtremeCloud IQ is roaming. My team is facing roaming issues with the solution, particularly when using VoIP over WiFi. For example, VoIP sometimes breaks when you walk around the customer site. In terms of what I'd like to see in the next release of the solution, right now, the inventory for ExtremeCloud IQ is awful. There's no stock, and you must wait a year and a half for new stocks. It's awful."
"ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed."
"Pricing could be improved. It could be lower."
"The managing of switches within this solution could be improved."
"Lacks some analytics features in the control itself."
"Ruckus is a bad solution in general. It's pretty old and outdated."
"The switching could be improved. The active component requires a data center. Cisco and HPE have a complete solution for data centers. Ruckus has a core solution, but the data center aspect needs to be improved."
"The cloud controller needs work. My big issue is that all APs can't set static IPs. Also, adding customers to your dashboard is not that easy at all. I wish I could pop out some reporting from the dashboards as well."
"From the user point of view, sometimes we face a little bit of a challenge in terms of the channels selection for Ruckus. When we have installed all of the APs outdoors, those channels are actually empty in different numbers, so sometimes we found this challenging for getting paired between these point to point communications. If there is any way we can get some proprietary channels or some IT this interruption will not be there. That would be really fantastic for more reliable connectivity."
"The pricing is okay, however, it could be a bit lower."
"The pricing of the product can be a bit expensive. They should work on making pricing more competitive."
"Some customers have issues with the price because it's more expensive than Ubiquiti, but they can accept the cost because it's reliable and has more features."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 96 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.8, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and ExtremeWireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points.
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