We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Extreme VDX [EOL] based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Dell Technologies and others in LAN Switching."When it comes to Cisco Catalyst Switches, one can say that the legacy switches are stable."
"Since Cisco Catalyst Switches don't go online, they are secured."
"As far as technology is concerned, Cisco improves the client-to-client business."
"A very expandable solution."
"Perpetual POE is a valuable feature, because when the switch reboots, access points do not."
"Mostly the LAN switching is the most valuable aspect of the solution."
"It works well."
"These switches are very stable. We haven't had any problems. We also have some old switches that are working for almost ten years."
"The fabric of the solution and the management aspect are the solution's most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature of Extreme VDX is that we have had no problems and the solution's performance is excellent."
"Its simplicity and web interface were most valuable. I also liked the two-factor authentication."
"It can have more security features to secure the access layer."
"Their price should be improved. They are a little bit expensive."
"Dell switching is coming up with a solution where you can put your own OS inside their switching infra. That is where they are talking about open networking. We can show that our Cisco is also an open-source. We are open to different switching operating systems if the customer is willing to put it in. We can support multiple operating systems inside the switching infrastructure. It removes the hardware and software dependency on each other. That is where I think there can be room for improvement. Then we can talk about open networking and that is where Cisco can also come up with open networking access."
"It is not easy for everyone to configure the product's initial setup part, making it an area where improvements are required."
"I have had a little hiccup working with Catalyst switches. They used a few power integration features but I'm not sure they really resulted in much power saving. But, it caused cross-vendor equipment trouble."
"Cisco is weird about their pricing models, so that's one problem. Their operating system is also a little outdated."
"The licensing process could be a bit less complex."
"The technical response could be faster in the future."
"The only problem is that at the moment it's an Extreme product and Extreme is not really pushing it. They have to make up for weak innovation and I'm not sure if they want to do that."
"I would like the ability to stack with different switch brands."
"Its scalability can be better. If possible, it can have Hyper POE. I am not sure if there is a fiber version."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 170 reviews while Extreme VDX [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in LAN Switching with 3 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Extreme VDX [EOL] is rated 8.6. 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 Extreme VDX [EOL] writes "A stable, scalable, and problem-free solution". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Extreme VDX [EOL] is most compared with Cisco Nexus.
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