We performed a comparison between Cisco DNA Center 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."I like that we can easily configure any new hardware. It's also easy to deploy and easy to troubleshoot."
"The solution helps with the management and orchestration of campaigns. It helps with visibility and analytics. I also like its SDA configuration."
"It is very versatile in terms of analytics."
"It is simple to manage and it is all done from a single dashboard."
"Has a good processing feature with a high level of accuracy."
"I think that their LAN automation is a very good feature."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco DNA Center is the AI (Artificial Intelligence) that provides us with valuable information."
"Cisco DNA Center provides operational support, compliance support, security vulnerability detection, and automatic scheduling."
"The dashboards are great and the user interface is quite intuitive."
"Everything can be seen from the dashboard."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized management capability."
"This solution's most valuable feature is its short deployment time."
"The cloud-based controller through HiveManager is its most valuable feature. I can manage and configure changes to my access points from anywhere."
"Ability to assign zero trust policies from the user."
"The support organization behind this product is extremely professional."
"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 product doesn’t have good monitoring capabilities."
"The solution's technical support is an area with which my company's clients have a problem. Cisco doesn't provide good technical support unless a user has a big account that Cisco wants to retain."
"The task failure reporting or provisioning failure reporting could be a little bit better in the UI, with more information given to the user."
"There is a limitation with the number of VRFs that you can have in your network, and this has caused us problems with some customers."
"The weaknesses primarily involve pricing and the ongoing need for increased bandwidth and data throughput."
"The tool's IoT integration should be better."
"The tool's deployment is complex. It also needs to improve its GUI."
"When it comes to deploying wireless fields, integrating defaults into the DNS interface can be challenging."
"They can improve just the onboarding process. More user information about the introduction to the product would be helpful. It would be good if they have a better user introduction to the new product because it is different than the prior version."
"I would like to see a remote phone application for monitoring APs when on the road."
"From our perspective, we would love to see Aerohive provide faster feature enhancement in their Virtual Appliance to match the features with the cloud solution more quickly."
"We have had some mediocre to poor experiences with tech support: Conflicting information, condescending attitudes, and reluctance to work to resolve an issue."
"Pricing is a bit expensive."
"The certification costs from suppliers are getting out of control, and it's not just Extreme. We have the same problem with Cisco and Huawei."
"Its price could be lower. It is a simplified solution, but it has price challenges. It is costly as compared to other solutions. It has almost everything. The only thing is that MAC is not possible on the cloud, and it has to be on-premises."
"The solution will show us that there are some issues, but when we try to find those issues, we can't see them."
Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 36 reviews while ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews. Cisco DNA Center is rated 7.8, while ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, Aruba Airwave, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight and Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), whereas ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Ruckus Wireless. See our Cisco DNA Center vs. ExtremeCloud IQ report.
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