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 artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"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."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The solution is very secure."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"The most valuable feature is the coverage."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the Cisco CleanAir and Cisco RRM."
"It's a reliable solution."
"The ability to make different types of networks, such as land networks, is the most valuable part of the solution."
"The initial setup is easy. It's fairly quick to deploy."
"This increased mobility has helped our organization. We can talk to one another from different locations and stay in constant contact and with employees across the enterprise. Everyone has access to up-to-the-minute communications and all documents and applications on our network."
"The technical support from Extreme Networks is perfect."
"ExtremeWireless offers profiles, policies, and tags."
"ExtremeWireless provides us with enterprise-level authentication methods at an excellent cost. It supports all the latest authentication methods. Another advantage is the built-in DHCP server. We don't need third-party DHCP servers to get the IPF."
"It provides seamless connectivity if you move around."
"ExtremeWireless is a powerful solution with good integration. It works perfectly for us."
"ExtremeWireless is a flexible solution."
"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."
"The most useful feature is how the product integrates with the Microsoft directory in the cloud."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The solution is expensive."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"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."
"The interface could be better."
"It would be better if some utility lets us know the best place to install the system. Every time we install it, we have to change it, and we have to add more access points. This is a problem we have all the time. It would be better if it integrated seamlessly with products from other vendors. It'll also help if they included a device diagnostics feature in the next release."
"There are some features I would like to have in Cisco Wireless, such as Telemetry and other IoT. However, they are available in the new version of the solution."
"Requires a firewall body to improve security."
"Cisco Wireless could improve if they had some kind of social media integration. There is some limitation with social media integration and wireless interaction. They need to add some additional components to their wireless devices to complete the solution or requirements."
"The biggest reason why we could no longer continue with Cisco Wireless was because of the high cost to upgrade everything. It was disappointing that Cisco treated us as just another big company, and did not offer any leeway on their pricing given that we are an educational institute. And although the system we had in place from Cisco Wireless was good enough over the last ten years, it started to show its age when pushed to its limit during the pandemic."
"Cisco Wireless does not have a dashboard that would make it easier for people to manage the solution, such as Cisco Meraki where you are able to monitor the network through the dashboard and everything is visible making it easier."
"The price should be reduced. It should be cheaper."
"The onsite controllers are not as good as the cloud controller. I would also like ExtremeWireless to add web filtering on the access point. This feature is available from other vendors but not ExtremeWireless."
"In the next release, I would like to see more security features."
"Technical support is an area that needs to be improved."
"ExtremeWireless support isn't very good."
"The troubleshooting feature for the cloud version is challenging."
"The product must be provided at a cheaper price."
"The user interface of ExtremeWireless could be better. It is not user-friendly."
"ExtremeWireless should fix some general bugs and make the user interface more user-friendly."
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Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 148 reviews while ExtremeWireless is ranked 13th 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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