We performed a comparison between ExtremeSwitching and PTX Series Routers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Arista, Dell Technologies and others in Data Center Networking."The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"The price is low compared to the competition."
"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."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"The switches are fast."
"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."
"It also allows for frequent manipulation or configuration."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"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."
"The interface could be improved."
"Their pricing could be a bit cheaper, as Huawei switches offer better pricing."
"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."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"It would be good if they add a redundant routing engine."
ExtremeSwitching is ranked 5th in Data Center Networking with 17 reviews while PTX Series Routers is ranked 8th in Data Center Networking with 1 review. ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4, while PTX Series Routers is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PTX Series Routers writes "Allows for frequent manipulation and configuration with good technical support". ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches, whereas PTX Series Routers is most compared with Juniper QFX Series Switches, Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms and Arista Networks Platform.
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