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."VLAN gives us segregation."
"It has become easier for us to troubleshoot and find issues faster in the management software for the switches. It saves us troubleshooting time because if the network is down it has a big impact on production."
"The product offers very good routing and ranking capabilities."
"The best feature is the technical support."
"This is a feature-rich product and the newer models have improved features that allow for many new possibilities."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches is very stable, configurable, and durable. It is also easy to manage."
"A very expandable solution."
"The solution is highly reliable."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"Performance is good."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"They are good. We have been using them for about two years, and we are satisfied with their performance. For our network environment, these switches are working fine."
"The switches are fast."
"ExtremeSwitching is a good, stable platform."
"The solution can scale."
"The product should work on its pricepoints. It's an expensive solution."
"The management of Cisco Catalyst Switches could be improved."
"It should have better security and the prices can always be lower. The cheaper the price, the better but if the quality is good, it's worth it. They also have to improve the firewalling."
"An area for improvement would be the documentation and training on configuring this product."
"Out of the competition, Cisco switches are easily the most expensive."
"The configuration process is hard."
"I would like to see the integration of the 2960 SX switched."
"It is kind of expensive."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."
"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."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"The interface could be improved."
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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