We performed a comparison between Cisco Prime and ExtremeCloud IQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."
"The product's most valuable features are monitoring and configuration."
"Enables oversight in order to tweak and tune."
"The hardware Cisco provides is excellent. It's a well-made product."
"I have found the solution to be scalable."
"The technical support team is very good."
"The endpoint information Cisco Prime generates helps us troubleshoot, and it's also useful for compliance reporting and endpoint identification."
"The installation is easy."
"The cloud-based management interface allows us to fully manage all our wireless radios, ensuring consistency and ease of access."
"What I like best about ExtremeCloud IQ is its ease of use. Flexibility is another pro of ExtremeCloud IQ. I also find ExtremeCloud IQ feature-rich."
"Whenever I have a concern, question, or just need a refresher the helpful staff at AeroHive is there to help me. By far, the ]best relationship I have ever had with a vendor."
"The cloud management gives us the tools and reports that we need to monitor and troubleshoot the network."
"The support organization behind this product is extremely professional."
"The cloud-based controller through HiveManager is its most valuable feature. I can manage and configure changes to my access points from anywhere."
"When we deployed the new IP that is managed wirelessly in the cloud, it fixed the problems. Now, we don't have any more reports, and everything works fine."
"What our customers like the most is that this device is so rugged. It has very good performance and throughput. Its console is very easy to use and has many features, which makes it different from its competitors. Cloud IQ has all the features built into the console, whereas other solutions require you to integrate multiple solutions with their consoles. You don't need to add anything extra with Cloud IQ. With this single solution, you can do almost everything."
"I want the tool to improve data visibility."
"The solution has issues with real time monitoring of devices and NetFlow such as inadequate visualization for reports, sources, and destinations."
"They could consider offering more flexible pricing options for their customers."
"They can also improve the management of more enterprise devices."
"It should be able to monitor Palo Alto, Juniper, and Check Point products - not just Cisco solutions."
"Some improvements are needed, specifically in the form of more updates and enhancements."
"The user interface of Cisco Prime could be more user-friendly and increase its performance."
"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."
"Having a wizard for customers who are just starting might be helpful."
"They can improve just the onboarding process. More user information about the introduction to the product would be helpful. It would be good if they have a better user introduction to the new product because it is different than the prior version."
"For me, the only issue is the potential delay in the tool statistics updating in real time after making changes."
"Pricing could be improved. It could be lower."
"From our perspective, we would love to see Aerohive provide faster feature enhancement in their Virtual Appliance to match the features with the cloud solution more quickly."
"ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed."
"Browser load time for the cloud is long and needs improvement."
"Its price could be lower. It is a simplified solution, but it has price challenges. It is costly as compared to other solutions. It has almost everything. The only thing is that MAC is not possible on the cloud, and it has to be on-premises."
Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews while ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews. Cisco Prime is rated 7.8, while ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Aruba Airwave, Huawei eSight and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager. See our Cisco Prime vs. ExtremeCloud IQ report.
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