Cisco Nexus vs Enterasys Campus LAN Switches comparison

Cisco and Extreme Networks are both solutions in the LAN Switching category. Cisco is ranked #4 with an average rating of 8.3, while Extreme Networks is ranked #12. Cisco holds a 9.0% mindshare in LS, compared to Extreme Networks’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 96% of Cisco users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Extreme Networks users who would recommend it.

Cisco Nexus

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96% willing to recommend

Enterasys Campus LAN Switches

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100% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Apr 6, 2025

Enterasys Campus LAN Switches and Cisco Nexus are well-known competitors in the networking space. Cisco Nexus is often perceived as superior due to its extensive features and scalability, while Enterasys offers competitive pricing and robust customer service, making it appealing for cost-constrained projects.

Features: Enterasys Campus LAN Switches are known for their straightforward integration, high-level security, and simplified configurations, which are well-suited for smaller setups. Cisco Nexus offers rapid scalability, comprehensive virtualization support, and advanced features ideal for complex network environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Enterasys Campus LAN Switches are recognized for a simplified deployment process and responsive customer support, facilitating smoother operational transitions. Cisco Nexus requires a more sophisticated setup due to its complex features but provides expansive support channels for configuration and ongoing management.

Pricing and ROI: Enterasys Campus LAN Switches provide cost-effective setup options with rapid returns on investment for straightforward network requirements. Cisco Nexus involves higher initial costs due to its high-end capabilities but delivers prolonged value in larger, advanced networking environments.

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Cisco Nexus vs. Enterasys Campus LAN Switches

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco Nexus

Ranking in LAN Switching

4th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.5

Number of Reviews

107

Ranking in other categories

Data Center Networking (4th)

Enterasys Campus LAN Switches

Ranking in LAN Switching

12th

Average Rating

8.6

Reviews Sentiment

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of October 2025, in the LAN Switching category, the mindshare of Cisco Nexus is 9.0%, down from 10.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Enterasys Campus LAN Switches is 1.6%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

LAN Switching Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Cisco Nexus	9.0%
Enterasys Campus LAN Switches	1.6%
Other	89.4%

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Mohammed Faisal Ikram

Director at WAJDA GROUP

Has experienced high costs in core deployments but continues to appreciate strong support and switching performance

Cisco Nexus may not be very popular because of the requirements that we come across, as it will go into the core data centers, whereas we work with most of the corporate sectors, so Cisco Nexus is not a frequent seller, and you'll find more edge switches selling in the market. It might be pretty expensive for other companies. I don't think there are any other particular disadvantages of Cisco Nexus besides their pricing.

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MericDinc

Network division director at Toptal telecommunication company

A powerful solution with good web management features

Enterasys Campus LAN Switches is a trustable and powerful solution. The solution has good web management features. You can do whatever you want, like a CLI. The solution is easy to diagnose and manage. I like the Linux-based operating system. If any service crashes, you need to restart the system.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"The interface is easy to use. It is not much different from iOS, but you can use it on a larger scale in data centers."

"The most valuable features of the solution are capacity and scalability."

"Cisco Nexus has good overall reliability and configuration options. It is fairly straightforward to access the switching platforms."

"The scalability of the solution is well beyond anything I would ever need."

"It speeds up the network data transfer time."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is speed compared to what you would get from a Catalyst Series switch."

"Cisco Nexus is a stable solution."

"The most valuable features are the great performance, high availability and easy administration."

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"The performance is good."

"Enterasys Campus LAN Switches is a trustable and powerful solution. The solution has good web management features. You can do whatever you want, like a CLI. The solution is easy to diagnose and manage. I like the Linux-based operating system. If any service crashes, you need to restart the system."

"Extreme Networks is the only one that has this kind of universal switch. It simplifies things greatly. Customers no longer have to worry about the price differences between traditional and fabric technology switches, which used to have their own pricing. This has made it easier for us as solution providers to tailor options for our customers with fewer but more suitable choices."

Cons

"In the Nexus 3500, you can't do per-port Jumbo frames, so you have to enable it as a global configuration."

"I would like to see the integration of the products into something where it's seamless where an engineer never touches the switch again, never does CLI and you move to an application based network organization."

"They need to understand that when we call them and have an issue, it's our production and sometimes they want us to do repairs that would cause other issues. That's the biggest problem."

"Multi contexts would be nice to have to separate different tenants logically and securely."

"The additional features I would like to see included in the next release is the ability to integrate routing and switching features."

"I would like to see more granularity."

"There is limited guidance in terms of the use and configuration of Cisco Nexus for specific use cases. The documentation is not comprehensive, and you have to do a lot of online research."

"Technical support could be better."

More Cisco Nexus cons

"Security features do exist, and they're mostly common with other switches. What makes these switches unique is the ability to see application layers on the switch, but not directly through the switch. There are tools from Extreme Networks that allow visibility of such traffic, which other switches lack. Extreme CloudIQ analytics can analyze all the traffic on Extreme Switches up to layer seven, offering full visibility. However, this tool is necessary for such detailed analytics and might not be compatible with some third-party products."

"The tool's price is high. We need a cost-effective service. It also needs to add wireless controller features like Huawei."

"While the support is good, it could be better, and the price could be reduced."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It's around $160K a year for our license."

"The license for Cisco Nexus is one year to three years, in this case for the SMARTnet. It is a price per unit, in terms of this specific appliance."

"The solution is expensive."

"We only have a yearly support contract, as we do not use any of the subscription-based functions at this time."

"Our licensing costs for this solution are approximately $200 USD per month."

"Licensing is annual or every three years. We were one of the big customers, and we used to get good prices, but the cost of the support can be improved."

"The solution is relatively expensive when compared with Cisco Catalyst."

"I thought that it would be less expensive."

More Cisco Nexus pricing and cost advice

"The price itself is good, but the economic crisis is causing them to raise prices occasionally."

"In general, the price could be improved."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

17%

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Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

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Company Size

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Small Business

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Company Size	Count
Small Business	19
Midsize Enterprise	17
Large Enterprise	82

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Cisco Nexus?

The product's initial setup phase is very easy.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco Nexus?

We are a reseller, and we sell products to our customers.

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What needs improvement with Cisco Nexus?

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What do you like most about Enterasys Campus LAN Switches?

Extreme Networks is the only one that has this kind of universal switch. It simplifies things greatly. Customers no longer have to worry about the price differences between traditional and fabric ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Enterasys Campus LAN Switches?

The pricing is lower compared to others. The price itself is good, but the economic crisis is causing them to raise prices occasionally. It's out of their control. Prices are going up for most devi...

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What needs improvement with Enterasys Campus LAN Switches?

Security features do exist, and they're mostly common with other switches. What makes these switches unique is the ability to see application layers on the switch, but not directly through the swit...

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Overview

The Cisco Nexus family of switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation data center. Not simply bigger or faster, these switches offer the following characteristics: infrastructure that can be scaled cost-effectively and that helps you increase energy, budget, and resource efficiency, transport that can navigate the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric and can also handle architectural changes such as virtualization, Web 2.0 applications, and cloud computing and operational continuity to meet your need for an environment where system availability is assumed and maintenance windows are rare if not totally extinct.

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Enterasys Campus LAN Switches Aggregation / Core Switches is designed for the demanding needs of aggregation, top-of-rack and campus core environments, these switches deliver 10Gb, 40Gb and even 100Gb bandwidth with maximum throughput and reliability.

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Sample Customers

Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins

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