We performed a comparison between Extreme VDX [EOL] and ExtremeSwitching based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Ubiquiti Networks and others in Ethernet Switches."The fabric of the solution and the management aspect are the solution's most valuable features."
"Its simplicity and web interface were most valuable. I also liked the two-factor authentication."
"The most valuable feature of Extreme VDX is that we have had no problems and the solution's performance is excellent."
"The solution can scale."
"Performance is good."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"ExtremeSwitching fabric technology is a unique technology used to protect against viruses. ExtremeCloud IQ is a very good and feature-rich solution compared to Cisco, Ruxi Networks, or Huawei."
"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."
"The only problem is that at the moment it's an Extreme product and Extreme is not really pushing it. They have to make up for weak innovation and I'm not sure if they want to do that."
"Its scalability can be better. If possible, it can have Hyper POE. I am not sure if there is a fiber version."
"I would like the ability to stack with different switch brands."
"The training and resources for learning are lacking."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
"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 licensing is expensive."
"ExtremeSwitching has many features but having come from Cisco environments, there is a steep learning curve to learning all the functionality."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
Extreme VDX [EOL] doesn't meet the minimum requirements to be ranked in Ethernet Switches with 3 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 17 reviews. Extreme VDX [EOL] is rated 8.6, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Extreme VDX [EOL] writes "A stable, scalable, and problem-free solution". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Extreme VDX [EOL] is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches and Cisco Nexus, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches.
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