We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and ExtremeSwitching based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."When it comes to Cisco Catalyst Switches, one can say that the legacy switches are stable."
"Technical support is very helpful, even during implementation."
"A good feature of Cisco Catalyst is that it records crash log files which can be used to literally identify the cause of a crash because there is a lot of information. And Cisco Catalyst supports the use of external flash disks for storing of images and file systems."
"The warranty and continued firmware support are most valuable."
"The scalability is excellent."
"The product is reliable."
"Power over Ethernet (PoE) is one of the most valuable features. It eliminates the need for power supplies every time."
"I never had downtime with Cisco Catalyst Switches in the last eight years, and I'm pretty impressed with its reliability."
"Our vendors are great and they offer very good support services."
"ExtremeSwitching is a good, stable platform."
"The switches are fast."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"The unique ring topology is actually a handy innovation."
"The solution can scale."
"Performance is good."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"When you compare it with HPE and Aruba, it should be fancier."
"The solution’s pricing and stability could be improved."
"Pricing for this product is on the higher end, and is something that could be improved. Security could also be increased."
"Facilitating and adapting the security updates would be a good improvement, because usually it requires to reboot the router to get them"
"The solution could improve security."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches' pricing can be cheaper."
"In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco switches."
"Their centralized management could be better. There should be some kind of software for centralized management so that I don't need somebody else to manage it."
"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"Their support could definitely be better."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."
"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."
"We noticed over the years that the price of the Extreme Switches has been rising and this will become a concern in the future."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while ExtremeSwitching is ranked 7th in LAN Switching with 18 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while ExtremeSwitching is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeSwitching writes "Easy to configure, with a switching-level security feature". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and Aruba Instant On Switches, whereas ExtremeSwitching is most compared with Cisco Nexus and NETGEAR Switches. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. ExtremeSwitching report.
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