We performed a comparison between ExtremeWireless and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The simplicity is great."
"The technical support from Extreme Networks is perfect."
"It's cloud-based and very easy to deploy."
"The security is very good."
"The solution is easy to use and manage. Overall it is very simple to understand and users do not know it is a cloud solution."
"The stability of the solution has been fine."
"The initial setup process is simple."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-managed aspect."
"ExtremeWireless is a powerful solution with good integration. It works perfectly for us."
"Provides us with the features we need: walled garden, client isolation, 802.1x with dynamic VLAN, guest passes, etc."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"Comprehensive availability and performance of monitoring and reporting for WISP network monitor."
"Ruckus Wireless is more of a plain Wi-Fi solution where it does the basic job well. Additionally, it has good conductivity, easy to use, simple to manage, and its access points can be used as standalone devices which gives flexibility in the SMB market."
"The most valuable is the central administration. Provides quick views of activity, from the number of clients online to signal and noise readings."
"Easy to configure and user-friendly."
"It ensured our Internet service was always up, allowing us to serve our customers 24/7."
"The solution is used for public Wi-Fi. The Wi-Fi solution provides internet connectivity in the public platform."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"In the next release, I would like to see more security features."
"The product must be provided at a cheaper price."
"It is a subscription model, so it is maybe a bit pricey."
"The onsite controllers are not as good as the cloud controller. I would also like ExtremeWireless to add web filtering on the access point. This feature is available from other vendors but not ExtremeWireless."
"ExtremeWireless support isn't very good."
"The management portal is in need of improvement."
"The reports could prove in ExtremeWireless. However, we are in the early stages of use and we might be able to configure them better."
"The user interface of ExtremeWireless could be better. It is not user-friendly."
"It would be helpful to have a wizard when you are setting up a new access point or a wireless guest network."
"The switching could be improved. The active component requires a data center. Cisco and HPE have a complete solution for data centers. Ruckus has a core solution, but the data center aspect needs to be improved."
"It would be nice if there was a way to compare access points and hardware so you can always get the same level of performance."
"The initial setup was not simple. We were installing indoor and outdoor wireless and this is why it took us three months."
"What would be interesting to see is if they had more of an ability for their customers to capture revenue. They should offer some sort of gateway functionality that you could tie through radius authentication, so you can bill the customers. That way, when you go in, you could just have a device and set up a hotspot, and it's a totally billable tool at that point."
"They need more products in the lower-end range for smaller clients."
"The price has room for improvement."
"Some customers have issues with the price because it's more expensive than Ubiquiti, but they can accept the cost because it's reliable and has more features."
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ExtremeWireless is ranked 14th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 96 reviews. ExtremeWireless is rated 8.0, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An easy to deploy solution that can scale and expand". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". ExtremeWireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, ExtremeCloud IQ, Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Cisco Wireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Omada Access Points. See our ExtremeWireless vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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