We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and ExtremeCloud IQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco Prime is helpful as it provides us with real-time monitoring. This allows us to be proactive in our environment."
"We use this solution to troubleshoot our wireless systems, specifically regarding signal strength."
"The technical support team is very good."
"We use the solution to control the physical service station that is part of the SCADA network. We connect and control them remotely."
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"The solution helps with the management and support of the enterprise network."
"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."
"The hardware Cisco provides is excellent. It's a well-made product."
"I like ExtremeCloud IQ's unified single-pane-of-glass dashboard. It offers a lot of visibility of performance, and it's great for troubleshooting. You don't have to go to 55 different places. You can get the information you need with just a few clicks."
"a true controller-less approach, where each Access Point is 100% independent from the management system."
"Its configuration and deployment are the most valuable."
"It's extremely easy to deploy. Even our access points are behind the net, not using real, public IP. We can easily add to the cloud. For deployment, we just need to let the access point take the DSCP from IP and then, even if it's not a requirement, we can see the serial number from the access points and add the serial number to the cloud directly."
"Extreme is transitioning to 802.11ax facilities running the 2G and the 5G cloud, allowing for higher density in education use cases, and ExtremeCloud IQ provides you with novel ways to manage everything. In the old days, you used to have a controller on-site for your access points, but everything is easier now."
"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)."
"The HiveManager integration with the VPN Gateway is awesome."
"It is more cost effective and gives more flexibility."
"The solution can be slow at times."
"Cisco Prime's initial setup is complex."
"The onboarding process could be improved and developed to enhance compatibility for non-Cisco devices."
"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."
"This solution could be improved if it could monitor configuration changes."
"Maybe it could be a little cheaper."
"I would rate the scalability of Cisco Prime a six out of ten. To scale up from a hundred to a thousand devices, the platform needs to be rebuilt logically. This process might require a downtime window and may involve changing the hardware or upgrading to a larger appliance."
"There is room for improvement in the Access layer."
"The licensing model could be improved."
"A mobile app would be awesome."
"Pricing is a bit expensive."
"I would like to see a remote phone application for monitoring APs when on the road."
"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."
"For me, the only issue is the potential delay in the tool statistics updating in real time after making changes."
"ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed."
"Certain features only exist or work in certain versions."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Aruba Instant. See our Cisco Prime vs. ExtremeCloud IQ report.
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