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."You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"ExtremeWireless has good performance."
"The most useful feature is how the product integrates with the Microsoft directory in the cloud."
"ExtremeWireless is a powerful solution with good integration. It works perfectly for us."
"The wireless security solution is the most valuable feature of ExtremeWireless."
"I like Cloud IQ, ExtremeWireless' cloud controller and analytics platform. It's full of information, easy to use, and provides excellent visibility into my network."
"ExtremeWireless provides us with enterprise-level authentication methods at an excellent cost. It supports all the latest authentication methods. Another advantage is the built-in DHCP server. We don't need third-party DHCP servers to get the IPF."
"It's cloud-based and very easy to deploy."
"ExtremeWireless is a flexible solution."
"The most valuable feature of Ruckus Wireless is its exceptional performance and reliability. The signal is highly reliable. We have not received a single complaint in the past year, which is a marked improvement from our prior equipment."
"Ruckus Wireless supports the most recent technologies. We can trace every individual and what kind of traffic they're using on our campus. It is very helpful."
"There can be the same SSID for several devices."
"Ruckus Wireless is reliable. The most valuable features are BeamFlex technology, Wi-Fi 6, and channel management."
"What I like best about Ruckus Wireless is that it's a controller-based product, so it's easy to configure."
"The solution has many innovative features."
"Ruckus Wireless provides good coverage."
"In my experience, Ruckus devices are much more reliable than other vendors when it comes to consistency, coverage, and client density. Ruckus is very simple to configure and troubleshoot."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The solution is expensive."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"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."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The main area for improvement is the company's local visibility."
"The product must be provided at a cheaper price."
"It is a subscription model, so it is maybe a bit pricey."
"The ExtremeWireless WiNG Access Point on-premise is not as good as the cloud and many of my customers are switching. It is easier for my clients to manage everything from the cloud. I currently use a model of the controller that does not support any cloud functionality."
"The solution must include integrated IoT solutions on their wireless APs."
"ExtremeWireless support isn't very good."
"The cost is a little high."
"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."
"The product licensing could be improved."
"Lacks some analytics features in the control itself."
"There is some strain with Ruckus because of various buyouts involving the company used for data centers and the cluster."
"If the system could directly download and update, that would be much easier. It could be more automated."
"We use this solution in a certain way, and it works very well. So, I don't expect it to do a lot more, but to do what it's doing probably better or faster. But it's not a problem with the features; it's more the operations."
"It is very difficult to convince the customer to choose Ruckus because of the price."
"The pricing needs to be more clear and licensing could be less expensive."
"The delivery time of the hardware needs to be improved."
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ExtremeWireless is ranked 10th in Wireless LAN with 13 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 32 reviews. ExtremeWireless is rated 7.6, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An on-premises solution that allows users to do some configuration without much exposure to the cloud platform". 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 Meraki MS Switches, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Aruba Instant. See our ExtremeWireless vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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