We performed a comparison between Cisco FabricPath 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."It is a stable solution...It is a scalable soltuion."
"The most valuable features are the lead time and the high quality of the product."
"Cisco is the market leader in this space and it is a product that I recommend."
"Additional bandwidth is available when needed."
"We have found the solution to be stable."
"We can also enhance our service line with disaster recovery."
"FabricPath's best features are routing, OSPS, ethernet, and performance."
"As I mentioned earlier, the durability, flexibility, and security of Cisco devices are notable. Particularly with switches, the capability to implement multiple VLANs and easily aggregate the network has been advantageous. The ability to have different VLANs and aggregate the network without complications is a key feature of Cisco FabricPath."
"The most valuable features of ExtremeSwitching are that they are robust and have plenty of features. There is a lot of functionality. They have a lot of other features ExtremeSwitching that you can get involved with but I haven't been using many of them."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"ExtremeSwitching fabric technology is a unique technology used to protect against viruses. ExtremeCloud IQ is a very good and feature-rich solution compared to Cisco, Ruxi Networks, or Huawei."
"Performance is good."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The prices for FabricPath are very high, and Cisco also takes a long time to deliver products (in Mexico, the delivery time is eight months)."
"The documents could improve for Cisco FabricPath. There are times when the relevant information is not present in the different sections of the documents, such as deployment. The documents should be more detailed and enhanced."
"Improvements could be made on specific technical issues such as implementation."
"I would like to see better interoperability with other IT solutions."
"The pricing could be adjusted to make it easier to sell to clients."
"The price is a little bit too high."
"The solution is complex to set up."
"The cloud version of Cisco Fabric Path could be improved."
"Extreme Networks does not have any entry-level products. This is a problem for them because Aruba has an Instant On series, which is new and cost-effective. Cisco also has the 1000 series, and other brands offer entry-level products."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."
"The licensing is expensive."
"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."
"It could be cheaper in general."
Cisco FabricPath is ranked 8th in LAN Switching with 22 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 18 reviews. Cisco FabricPath is rated 8.2, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco FabricPath writes "Makes multi-layer networking easy and increases network efficiency". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco FabricPath is most compared with Juniper QFabric, Cisco Nexus and Arista Campus LAN Switches, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco FabricPath vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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