We performed a comparison between Dell PowerConnect 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."Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."
"It's easy to set up. We can put it in production in a couple of minutes."
"The security is the most valuable aspect of this solution. It also has good storage and resource handling."
"The setup is straightforward. It takes minimum time for deployment."
"Dell PowerConnect Switches are very easy to configure with the GUI. Dell supports the solution even though it has been discontinued."
"The product is cheap."
"Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."
"The features I've found most valuable are that the product is very easy to configure and inexpensive."
"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."
"Setup was easy. It only took a couple of hours to set up."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The switches are fast."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"The solution's ROI for generic networking is not extraordinary."
"Accessibility and management could be improved."
"I expect it to be a zero-touch or a plug-and-play device. To some extent, it is, but we need to know the architecture, and we need to know what exactly we are doing. It is not so easy to implement. It depends on what exactly we are doing and it is still not a plug-and-play or zero-touch device. In the upcoming version, they can make it zero-touch, where we can just power it on and start using it. They can have some templates for different scenarios, such as when you are using it for the data center or adding it to your existing infrastructure."
"Because of the stackings you lose some boards and switches."
"There should be more port options in this switch. Currently, it has 24 or 48 ports. However, some of our customers require only 8 ports, but I have to put a switch with 24 ports. They should provide smaller solutions and complimentary access point for companies like ours with a low quantity of work. The main issue with this product is branding. They should improve their branding and promote their brand more in Mexico. Customers are more aware of brands like Cisco as compared to Dell."
"A user can take care of the product's installation part, but it may not seem to be an easy process."
"A big issue with this product is that when our customer migrated the data center, one cluster blocked the whole network and because we had a new approach, some commands were not compatible with the new version."
"An area for improvement would be that it's very hard to configure if you're not familiar with the UI or CLI of the product. The UI itself could also be improved."
"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."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
"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."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
"The interface could be improved."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
Dell PowerConnect Switches is ranked 3rd in LAN Switching with 30 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 17 reviews. Dell PowerConnect Switches is rated 8.0, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Dell PowerConnect Switches writes "Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Dell PowerConnect Switches is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve, NETGEAR Switches and Arista Networks Platform, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches. See our Dell PowerConnect Switches vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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