We performed a comparison between Cisco Enterprise Routers and ExtremeRouting based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Routers solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"One of the most valuable features of this solution is performance."
"The routing platform is good."
"The feature that I have found most valuable is its ability to implement layer three protocols and layer two protocols like OSPS in BSS and BSC environments, with the Nexus Cisco 7000."
"Something I like about the solution is all the options it offers and ways it can be configured."
"The main reason for using Cisco Routers is for the proprietor routing protocol that it has."
"The VPN is the most valuable feature of this solution. The basic clients who don't use the VPN use it mostly for connectivity."
"It is a stable solution."
"The solution is very stable. I have not seen any downtime due to the product freezing or anything like that. It performs well and hasn't required reboots unless it's to troubleshoot with a support service provider needing configuration. It doesn't overheat and it's on 24/7."
"What I like about Extreme Routing is its impressive performance."
"It is very easy to set up."
"Provides a good redundancy technique."
"Looking at the robustness, I do not know whether it would be carrier grade – let's say for hundreds of thousands of users – but it certainly doesn't balk at 10,000 users or less."
"It is a very scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The routing protocol is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Their support has room for improvement. The regional agents are not that great."
"The cost is the biggest drawback of Cisco products. They say you'll never get fired for buying Cisco, but it's going to cost you."
"If Cisco can give you one license and allow you to use all the features, that would be the best thing. We are using it only as a voice gateway, and there are other options available, but we need to procure licenses to use those options. We can use it as a security device, or we can use it for connecting the LAN side, but for that, we need all those licenses. They can provide one license and allow you to use all the features. This is my recommendation for Cisco."
"When we buy new hardware, since we are in Latin America, we have a very long wait in terms of getting the devices."
"We would like to see the security improved."
"Performance is one area that could be improved. The stability of the devices is great, but performance-wise we find that upgrading the memory or changing the device entirely is sometimes necessary."
"While scalability is available, it must be paid for."
"Other products are coming to the market that are not as expensive, Cisco should reduce their price to be more comparable."
"It's not evolving as quickly as we would like it to."
"The solution is far too unstable. It's completely unreliable."
"Some of the latest protocols are unavailable."
"My advice for those looking into ExtremeRouting is: right now all switch manufacturers are backed up for months. If you're looking to implement quickly, I would say shop around a bit because it might be difficult."
"The support, software resiliency, and software stability are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"One area for improvement with Extreme Routing is the need for more accessible and comprehensive training."
Cisco Enterprise Routers is ranked 2nd in Routers with 101 reviews while ExtremeRouting is ranked 10th in Routers with 6 reviews. Cisco Enterprise Routers is rated 8.6, while ExtremeRouting is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Enterprise Routers writes "Allows us to configure NAS through Cisco activities and to create GRE channels with different sites". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeRouting writes "Efficient routing; good pricing". Cisco Enterprise Routers is most compared with MikroTik Routers and Switches, Huawei Enterprise Routers, Juniper MX Series Routers, HPE Enterprise Routers and OneAccess Enterprise Routers, whereas ExtremeRouting is most compared with Juniper MX Series Routers. See our Cisco Enterprise Routers vs. ExtremeRouting report.
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