We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."The feature that I like to most is unified management in a multitenant environment, where we can manage all our customers with thousands of devices (routers, switches, VPNs, and APs)."
"Integrated Firewall in every AP (with DPI inspection) is a killer feature and it is included already in the price of licence (with others, this feature is an add-on licence)."
"The tech who handles Extreme IQ tells me it's easy to use and learn. He felt like it was pretty intuitive. It comes with solid training materials. He also has talked about the security features that give you as much or as little control as you want."
"The technical support for this solution is good."
"HiveManager is extremely easy to use for anyone with little network experience."
"Whenever I have a concern, question, or just need a refresher the helpful staff at AeroHive is there to help me. By far, the ]best relationship I have ever had with a vendor."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized management capability."
"It is more cost effective and gives more flexibility."
"The most valuable is the central administration. Provides quick views of activity, from the number of clients online to signal and noise readings."
"The product has some very awesome patents on their radios and their antennas and antenna patterns and how their signaling works. That's why nobody can touch them. If they go head to head with anybody."
"I can manage the network through a cell phone, which is a plus from my side. I am also able to visualize the network. I can also check the quality of the signal for different clients that are currently connected and see whether the quality is excellent, moderate, or poor. Sometimes, I can even adjust the signal strength."
"The setup is very straightforward."
"One of the biggest features of Ruckus Wireless is its BeamFlex+ technology."
"The controller is most valuable. Through Ruckus ZoneDirector, we can easily manage the websites and the web."
"The connectivity of the product is amazing."
"In my experience, Ruckus devices are much more reliable than other vendors when it comes to consistency, coverage, and client density. Ruckus is very simple to configure and troubleshoot."
"We'd like to have a cloud dashboard from which we can see all devices."
"Having a wizard for customers who are just starting might be helpful."
"Pricing is a bit expensive."
"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."
"Their firewall configuration gets funky and it can be difficult to understand."
"ExtremeCloud should invest in an SD-WAN solution or integration with SD-WAN."
"The solution will show us that there are some issues, but when we try to find those issues, we can't see them."
"ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed."
"Its security can be improved. It doesn't use Wireless IPS. Therefore, we have to combine WatchGuard that uses a Wireless IPS but is a separate solution. These two solutions work in conjunction. We are using the WatchGuard as a sensor and Wireless IPS, and Ruckus is like a platform that is used for the connectivity of the network."
"The interface should be mobile friendly."
"They should work to make their licensing more affordable."
"Previously, we would need to purchase appliances every time but it caused our data centers to get filled. Ruckus now has cloud-based controllers. They resolved the issue we were having."
"It would be nice if there was a way to compare access points and hardware so you can always get the same level of performance."
"The price is an area that requires improvement. The pricing could be better."
"They have so many products that there are so many different part numbers for the US and other countries. That means it's easy to make a mistake with the licensing. You have to have somebody knowledgeable on the other end with the licensing. If you make one mistake, it can be a $2,000 mistake."
"They need more products in the lower-end range for smaller clients."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 96 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.8, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and ExtremeWireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Ubiquiti WLAN.
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