We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus 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 scalable, reliable, stable and efficient solution."
"The most valuable features are the access layer security, OpenConfig, and OpenFlow."
"We've found their tech support to be excellent, especially in their willingness to resolve issues promptly."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is its stability."
"Cisco Nexus meets all of our requirements."
"We leverage Cisco DCNM a lot, which allows us to automate."
"The most valuable features are the great performance, high availability and easy administration."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The solution can scale."
"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."
"Our vendors are great and they offer very good support services."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"I would like to see Duo directly integrated with the Nexus hardware, instead of it being through the proxies, like how Duo works today."
"The initial setup is always complex."
"Data center access is stable and high speed but it is not compatible with Cisco's server hardware devices. The solution can be technically improved and can have features like automation, better visibility, better functionality, and cheap pricing."
"There is always room for improvement."
"The price could be better."
"They could improve on having different technologies between product models."
"The solution is more expensive than other options on the market."
"Technical support could be better."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"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."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"ExtremeSwitching has many features but having come from Cisco environments, there is a steep learning curve to learning all the functionality."
"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
"The interface could be improved."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 6th in LAN Switching with 101 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 17 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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