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Buyer's Guide

ExtremeCloud IQ vs. KerioControl

June 2025

KerioControl vs. ExtremeCloud IQ

Updated: June 2025

Buyer's Guide

ExtremeCloud IQ vs. KerioControl

June 2025

ExtremeCloud IQ vs. KerioControl

Updated: June 2025

Sample Customers

ExtremeCloud IQ

Henry Ford Health System, Baltimore Ravens, Brandili, Federal University of Alagoas, CEDAE, Caxias do Sul, UNISC Concurrency, CenturyLink Field, Louisiana College, Cricket Tasmania Stadium, Moscow Internet Exchange

KerioControl

Triton Technical, McDonald's

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Top Industries

Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

Government

Computer Software Company

19%

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Manufacturing Company

Quotes From Member Reviews

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Most Helpful Reviews

MURALI NIDAMANURI
Managing Director at VIPUN COGNITIVE SOLUTIONS PVT LTD.
Our primary use case for ExtremeSwitching is for costing, access networking, routing, and meeting network...
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Imran Taiyeb Ali
Senior Solutions Specialist at a comms service provider
My company uses ExtremeRouting for a big LAN environment, where there is a need for ERS switches, including Extreme...
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Jan Zontek
System Engineer at Poczta FM
The main use cases for ExtremeControl among my customers are to authenticate the users here for the end systems in...
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Ufuk KINDAP
Technical Coordinator at Yildiz Technical University
I primarily used ExtremeCloud IQ to provide wireless internet connections to our students and academic staff. I...
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Karel Ondracek
Network Administrator at THK Co Ltd
I use ExtremeWireless ( /products/extremewireless-reviews ) for several projects. One is for standard end users,...
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Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
The solution is used for site-to-site VPN connections and it is valued for its cost efficiency and easy connectivity....
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LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
We use the solution for emails, calendars, and other collaboration tools. It is a self-serve application.
Read full review of KerioConnect »
Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
As a company dealing in satellite technology, we use it for small to big satellite links, and for some remote islands...
Read full review of Exinda »
Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
My company uses GFI to safeguard our endpoint devices and prevent users from putting unwanted devices on the network....
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
We use it for sending outgoing faxes.
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »

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Customer Service

Dushan Niranga
Product Manager at Connex Information Technologies
We have taken support from ExtremeAnalytics. I rate the support from ExtremeAnalytics an eight out of ten.
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MericDinc
Network division director at Toptal telecommunication company
The tool's support is good and can solve problems easily.
Read full review of ExtremeWireless »
MURALI NIDAMANURI
Managing Director at VIPUN COGNITIVE SOLUTIONS PVT LTD.
The support is superb and responsive; technical support is rated very good.
Read full review of ExtremeSwitching »
Yintho Taev
Logistics Supervisor at Andromeda Distribution Corporation
I have not used the support.
Read full review of Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment [EOL] »
AnkurKumar
Consultant at HCL Technologies
When I see the tech engineers, they join the calls whenever there is any performance issue. Whenever there is an RMA...
Read full review of ExtremeSwitching »
Sriman L
Senior Network Engineer at Nipun Net Solutions
ExtremeCloud IQ's technical support is good, and they provide good support across all the regions.
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Yintho Taev
Logistics Supervisor at Andromeda Distribution Corporation
The technical from ExtremeWireless has been good.
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Seungho Yang
Network Engineer at KOREAN AIR
The vendor support is good for ExtremeWireless. If I were to rate it from one to ten, I would give it nine points.
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Jan Zontek
System Engineer at Poczta FM
For technical support of ExtremeControl, I have no doubts that they cope with problems effectively, so I would rate...
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Ufuk KINDAP
Technical Coordinator at Yildiz Technical University
I didn't get the chance to directly communicate with Extreme like with Cisco, but it's okay. The company is helpful,...
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Robert Zdzieblo
IT specialist at SimTel Sp. z o. o.
I have contacted technical support many times. Usually, they are very efficient and they can solve the issue very...
Read full review of ExtremeManagement »
Anonymous User
Voice Engineer at a comms service provider
Aerohive support are very responsive albeit sometimes takes a bit of time to filter through the intial layer 1 of...
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Anonymous User
Technology Integration Specialist at a non-tech company
Customer Service: Very satisfied! Technical Support: Great.
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Anonymous User
Senior Security and Infrastructure at a tech services company
Customer Service: Customer service is very helpful. Before deployment we were speaking with our regional customer...
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Bob Zhang
Network Engineer at a consultancy
I would rate the customer service as a ten. I contacted them for something, and they were very good.
Read full review of ExtremeWireless »
Anonymous User
Enterprise Systems Engineer at a educational organization
Customer Service: Customer service is great. Technical Support: Tech support has been great.
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NIBRAS FARES
field service manager at Saudi Business Machines - SBM
We tried to get support, but they don’t offer 24/7 coverage. The response time was slower than expected, and support...
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager, Information Technology at a university
Technical support is good.
Read full review of Enterasys Campus LAN Switches »
Santosh Khargotre
Senior Project Manager at CITS
The technical support is good.
Read full review of ExtremeSwitching »
Anonymous User
Level 3 Support Technician at a real estate/law firm
Customer Service: 3 out of 5, depending on the technician you get some want to troubleshoot over email other will...
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Anonymous User
Jr Support Technician at a government
I don't have any experience with their technical support.
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Anonymous User
Windows/Mac Network Administrator at a tech company
Customer Service: Customer service has been great. Any issues I have had were answered quickly and we were able to...
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Anonymous User
IT Consultant at a tech consulting company
AeroHive provide very good technical support with user guides and technical documentation.
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Anonymous User
Network Technician Intern at a tech services company
Customer Service: 10 out of 10. Technical Support: 10 out of 10.
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Anonymous User
DfT National Standards/Bikeability Cycle Instructor/ Cycle Mechanic and Dr Bike at a legal firm
The technical support for this solution is good.
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Anonymous User
Network Administrator at a government
Customer Service: I haven't used it much, but it's great when I have. Technical Support: Top notch! The technicians...
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Anonymous User
Director of Technology at a educational organization
Customer Service: Customer service is probably the area I am most happy with. They have it right. Aerohive is easy to...
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Cris Jovellanos
Co-Owner at Xtreme Works, Inc.Xtreme Works, Inc.
Technical support for this solution is very good.
Read full review of ExtremeManagement »
Anonymous User
Infrastructure Manager at a retailer
Customer Service: Customer service is very good. Technical Support: Technical support is good but could be faster.
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Anonymous User
CIO at a construction company
I haven't had any reason to contact them.
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Dedi-Husni
Cybersecurity Lead at PT. Alpha Citra Siber Indonesia
The technical support from KerioControl is very helpful. I would rate technical support a nine out of ten.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Saham Hendinejad
Chief Executive Officer at Quby
I've never contacted technical support in the past.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Constantnos Achilleos
Product manger at Asbis Mediteranean
I have never needed to contact customer support as the product is easy to use, allowing problems to be solved quickly...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at CRAG
I opened a case with technical support and the person who was assisting me was very helpful. I was able to resolve my...
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Gilbert Mwiinga
Baobab College logo System Administrator at Baobab College
We've been talking to them about the content filtering issue. The ticket was escalated, but we had to wait for two...
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Ted Mbugua
Security Manager at CRAG
The support from GFI LanGuard has been good.
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Jay Greiner
Head of IT at Glorious Way Church
I've only had to use technical support once and it was on a VPN. They updated the VPN protocol and I had a question...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
Senior Technical Support -Security at a manufacturing company
Customer Service: Top notchTechnical Support: Top notch
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Anonymous User
Owner at a consultancy
The GFI technical support is average. The speed of response sometimes is not very fast. Sometimes they take a while...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Owenmpk
IT Support Professional at Valley IT Support, Inc
The technical support was very good originally but fell short when GFI took over. It is now getting better.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Cristian Concha
Chief of Technical Department at Ingenieria e Informática Asociada Ltda.
In general, I have not used it, except in version 9.2.5. The response was very good.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Bryant Dawson
Network Engineer at a marketing services firm
Customer Service: I never called them. Technical Support: I never called them.
Read full review of Exinda »
Mohammad_Zarbalizadeh
Telecommunications Engineer at FARNAIT
I do not use the technical support from Kerio Control. When I have an issue I find the solution by searching the...
Read full review of KerioControl »
AlonHodir
CEO at Shalom Hartman Institute
I had only about two occasions when I needed to contact GFI customer support and they were very helpful and quick.
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Anonymous User
Head of Networks at a recruiting/HR firm
I would rate GFI's technical support a six out of 10. It's difficult to log a support ticket with them. You have to...
Read full review of Exinda »
Justin Braegelman
IT Support at Rural Computer Consultants, Inc
The GFI technical support can be very time-consuming to get down to the root of the problem, but they are very...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
Senior Network Administrator at a tech vendor
We use the technical support. The support is good for GFI and its products.
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »
RobertWright
Computer Technician at a tech services company
The technical support used to be great. However, it's gone way downhill. I used to speak directly to the person...
Read full review of KerioControl »
BrianCook
Information Security Officer - VP at Unified Technology Solutions
I would like to see a little improvement in their technical support when you have a problem. I may be a little jaded...
Read full review of KerioControl »
MarcoVivaldelli
IT Director CEO at MARVIV SRLS
Their technical support is very good. We haven't had any problems with them.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
IT at a insurance company
We have contacted technical support only once, and I rate them a seven out of ten. However, they were unable to solve...
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Alex Kimondo
ICT Manager at MEDS
Technical support is an area where I've always had problems because, especially in East Africa, there's a bit of a...
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
The technical support is good.
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Michael Livingston
IT Director at Thomas George Associates Ltd
I don't recall ever having to use their technical support.
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »
Jaroslav Jašek
IT manager at ABITec s.r.o.
My experience with the solutions technical support is fine but they could be faster in responding.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
President at a tech services company
When GFI first took over, there were issues. There were issues contacting them. Even recently, there have been some...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
Director at a tech services company
We have contacted technical support a handful of times and received some assistance.
Read full review of KerioConnect »
LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Support is free and is part of the license. We get support through the partners. They are quick and responsive.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Ray Kingdon
Technical Director at EVAK Technologies Limited
I have never had to use Kerio's customer support services.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Hugo Van Putten
Owner at Multi Level Software
The problems I've had with Kerio, when I wanted to change something, have always been solved by consulting the...
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