We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches 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."All features are very strong. It is very easy to manage. It is also certified and popular. Cisco has come up with a new management console to manage the switches. I still haven't tried it, but in my opinion, this is the best way forward. You can use software to manage the switches instead of the common line configuration. You can manage it through software, which is very easy."
"The product is reliable."
"Cisco provides very good support services."
"One main feature with Cisco is you know you are going to get a very good switching infrastructure that is secure."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Catalyst Switches are that they are very common. If you talk to someone most likely they will have a Cisco Catalyst Switch, they will not mention other names, such as Juniper, ProCurve, Dell, or anything else. The most common product in networking in my country is Cisco. Everywhere you go they talk about Cisco."
"Catalyst switches are highly stable and easy to use. It's a technology well known by most engineers."
"The solution is reliable."
"Perpetual POE is a valuable feature, because when the switch reboots, access points do not."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"ExtremeSwitching is a good, stable platform."
"The unique ring topology is actually a handy innovation."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"The switches are fast."
"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 solution can scale."
"I would like to see support for one-touch provisioning."
"We would like the solution to be more stable."
"Reporting could be improved as well as integration possibilities with other platforms."
"The cost of this product is very high and not all companies can afford it."
"I would like to see the integration of the 2960 SX switched."
"There's a ban on my country and therefore I can't get Cisco support if I need it. It's not allowed."
"I use the Cisco Catalyst Switches command-line interface(CLI) a lot out in the field, but there are some web interfaces features that are available that I haven't used very much. I'm more comfortable with the CLI, but the web interfaces are very lacking."
"Compared to other switches, the Cisco products are expensive."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."
"The interface could be improved."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"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."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 18 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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