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Buyer's Guide

ExtremeCloud IQ vs. KerioControl

September 2025

KerioControl vs. ExtremeCloud IQ

Updated: September 2025

Buyer's Guide

ExtremeCloud IQ vs. KerioControl

September 2025

ExtremeCloud IQ vs. KerioControl

Updated: September 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

Manufacturing Company

13%

Computer Software Company

Comms Service Provider

Government

Computer Software Company

17%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

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

Shrikant Teggi
Sr. Area Technical Manager at tata elxsi
We use ExtremeSwitching for Network Management. Because we have a different product here, it is called Extreme. We...
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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...
Read full review of ExtremeControl »
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 for several projects. One is for standard end users, another is for the guest network, and a...
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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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Marcelino Mongcal
Senior Systems Tech/Admin at Samco Software Inc.
Small medium-sized businesses are our primary focus, particularly in warehouse distribution and retail sectors. We...
Read full review of KerioConnect »
Thanu Kishore
Technical Executive at Satcom Infotech
My experience with GFI LanGuard involves patch management where, whenever we visit customers, they request patches...
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
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 »
Axel Wittich
Manager of IT and Operations at B E S T Fluidsysteme GmbH
We use it for receiving from our fax gateway and dropping faxes into our email service. We are a sales company with...
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »

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Customer Service

Shrikant Teggi
Sr. Area Technical Manager at tata elxsi
We get very good support from ExtremeSwitching. Compared to big players such as Cisco and others, it is definitely...
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Yintho Taev
Logistics Supervisor at Andromeda Distribution Corporation
I have not used the support.
Read full review of Enterasys Data Center Networking Equipment [EOL] »
Bharath Poovaiah
Business Head at a tech services company
Technical support is good.
Read full review of ExtremeSwitching »
MuhammadNadeem
Sr. Network Engineer at a tech services company
Technical support is good. They're responsive. I haven't really had to deal with them that much since the solution...
Read full review of ExtremeSwitching »
Anonymous User
ICT manager at a tech services company
Customer Service: They send us some demo devices upfront our decision taking. It came with extensive pre-sales...
Read full review of ExtremeCloud IQ »
Gassan Armouti
CEO at a tech services company
The technical support is good. Their team is very helpful if you need it.
Read full review of ExtremeWireless »
Anonymous User
Manager, Service Delivery & Support at a consultancy
I would rate their technical support five out of ten. They have strict upgrade policies. For example, if we are out...
Read full review of ExtremeControl »
Cris Jovellanos
Co-Owner at Xtreme Works, Inc.Xtreme Works, Inc.
The technical support services are good. Occasionally, issues related to licensing or administration may require...
Read full review of ExtremeManagement »
WaelAwni
Engineer at NewLogics
I rate ExtremeWireless support seven out of 10. ExtremeWirelesstechnical support has been highly responsive, but the...
Read full review of ExtremeWireless »
Anonymous User
ICT Network Manager at a non-tech company
We don't go directly to the vendor. Rather, we get our technical support from a third party, and they have been good...
Read full review of ExtremeCloud IQ »
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
Senior Engineer- Network Consulting at a tech services company
Customer Service: No direct access to vendor tech support, but distributor support (Aero-IT) is 9/10. Technical...
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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
IT Director at a educational organization
The support is superb.
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Anonymous User
Manager at a manufacturing company
We hardly required any tech support since the installation. Their tech support is okay and can be improved.
Read full review of ExtremeSwitching »
Anonymous User
Enterprise Server & Support Manager at a manufacturing company
Customer Service: Customer service has been great for the most part, haven't had too many interactions with them....
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Anonymous User
Senior Manager, Information Technology at a university
Technical support is fine.
Read full review of ExtremeSwitching »
WaelAwni
Engineer at NewLogics
The technical support sometimes closes cases without resolution, which is why I rate it a seven out of ten.
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Gassan Armouti
CEO at a tech services company
I would rate the support from Extreme Wireless a five out of five.
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Anonymous User
Information Technology Coordinator at a university
Customer Service: Excellent service. Yes, the service was and is excellent. And again, and again, the one hundred and...
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Anonymous User
Engineering infrastructure manager at a financial services firm
Technical support is very good, especially when you compare it to other vendors we have here.
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Anonymous User
Manager - IT Infrastructure at a non-tech company
Customer Service: Customer Service is excellent! I have had no reason to give them less than a 10 on a post ticket...
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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
ICT Systems Manager at a educational organization
Customer Service: Aerohives customer service is second to none. They are extremely helpful and friendly. The company...
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Leon Ng
IT Administrator at Gas Malaysia
We get technical support from our vendor and they are pretty good overall. Of course, they could always be better.
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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
Systems Engineer at a tech services company
The customer service and support are good. I prefer vendors who provide technical support directly, unlike others who...
Read full review of Enterasys Campus LAN Switches »
Zhen Quan Ooi
IT executive at a agriculture
Technical support might be rated around five or six. The response time and quality could be better, and updates can...
Read full review of ExtremeWireless »
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
Jr. IT Engineer at a real estate/law firm
Customer Service: Customer service meets expectations however there is room for improvement. Sometimes the...
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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 a tech services company
The support from GFI LanGuard has been good.
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Mark Spiteri
IT Manager at JB Metropolitan Distributors
I've never contacted technical support because I just call the people that I contract to fix things and if they're...
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 »
Frank Raasveld
Owner at Fr@nkonnections
In every software, sometimes there are problems. One of the strong things about Kerio was the support knowledge and...
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 »
Dominic Halajian
General Manager at a tech services company
We've never had to use their technical support.
Read full review of KerioControl »
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 »
LB5
Information Technology Specialista at REMING CONSULT a.s.
Resellers provide the first level of support. After that, support is handled by distributors. The next level of...
Read full review of KerioConnect »
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 »
Greg Regester
ICT Consultant at D-R Consulting Pty Ltd
I found the technical support pretty good. They are very responsive and come back with an answer on things pretty...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
CEO at a computer software company
GFI's technical support is improving but at the very beginning, it was very bad. There was no way to contact them....
Read full review of KerioControl »
Ralf Werner
IT Professional / Team Leader at Aos Stahl GmbH und Co Kg
I haven't had to use GFI's technical support for FaxMaker.
Read full review of GFI FaxMaker »
JozefKacala
Sales engineer for EMEA region at OneClick
I have not used the support from GFI LanGuard.
Read full review of GFI LanGuard »
Denis L
Sales Solutions Engineer at a tech services company
I am a distributor so I often will act as the support.
Read full review of Exinda »
Ray Kingdon
Technical Director at EVAK Technologies Limited
I have never had to use Kerio's customer support services.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Daniel Mahar
Associate Director at a university
GFI's technical support for this solution could be better. It's hard to find information about Exinda, directly. It...
Read full review of Exinda »
TUNC BOZOGLU
Owner at LOTUSCONCEPT
Technical support is good. They respond right away.
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 »
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 »
Arie De Kruijf
EMP Specialist at Global EPM BV
GFI's technical support is way too slow in terms of response times. Their knowledge is okay. They should know their...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
IT Director at a comms service provider
The technical support is good.
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 »
Andy Dibble
IT Manager at Flare Technologies
Technical support is pretty good. They're quick to respond. You get an answer straight away, although it might not be...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Masoud Saedvand
Cisco Network Engineer at golrang
We do not have experience with customer service and support as we can't access them in Iran, so we search for our...
Read full review of KerioControl »
Marek Jaworski
Senior Engineer, Team Lead, Network Operations at a comms service provider
Our experience with their tech support started off well. Then, a couple of their employees went wayward, but they got...
Read full review of Exinda »
Anonymous User
Technical Coordinator / Pointe-Noire Branch, BUROTOP IRIS SA at BUROTOP IRIS SA
Technical support is good.
Read full review of KerioControl »
Anonymous User
Senior Network Engineer at a comms service provider
I haven't used support since GFI bought the company but some people I work with have said that the GFI technical...
Read full review of Exinda »
Anonymous User
Systems Engineer & Product Manager at a tech services company
Customer Service: Positive, compared to industry competition. Technical Support: Very good and improving.
Read full review of Exinda »
Robert Allino
Owner at L3GNL LLC
I haven't used GFI, but back when Kerio had it, they were very good. They were very responsive. A lot of times you...
Read full review of KerioControl »

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