We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches 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."Scalable product."
"We have to use the QoS (CBWFQ) function... and it is easy to use."
"It enables fast data transfer rates, while offering stable and consistent network performance."
"They don't ever fail and they have a long service life."
"The product is convenient to deploy."
"If we are providing a switching solution, it's not just switching, it's a whole solution with DNA. That is where the whole concept of Network Management and Network Assurance comes in. So Catalyst plays a big role in putting everything together and providing a whole solution to the customer."
"They have a robust monitoring system."
"Easy to manage, with a long lifespan."
"The solution excels in configuration and other aspects. It offers reliability and performance."
"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."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The switches are fast."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"They are good. We have been using them for about two years, and we are satisfied with their performance. For our network environment, these switches are working fine."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"We have configurations for port channels between two facilities, and we cannot communicate between these two buildings. An SFP configuration uses one wire to send and receive the signal. It's opt-in. We cannot use it after the upgrade. What can we do in this situation? We already bought it."
"Scaling can be quite costly."
"The solution’s licensing could be improved."
"The newer models are not so stable. Other products like 6800, 3750, were stable but starting from 3850 it got worse. We have a lot of issues and a lot of bugs. It's a new product so it's understandable but it should be improved."
"The licensing process should be back to how it was before. Now, you have to register online, and it makes staging a bit trickier."
"The delivery dates need to be more expedient."
"Any improvements that they make should be in the wireless area of the product."
"Cisco should provide customers with a more advantageous licensing model included with the purchase of the equipment."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are not prevalent in the industry, so it's harder to go online and research how to deploy their APs or switches. There is a broader user community for Cisco and Juniper because they've been around for a while and everybody has a bit of knowledge they can publish online."
"The solution as a whole has hardware quality issues."
"The interface could be improved."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 170 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 17 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. 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 ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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