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."
"The warranty and continued firmware support are most valuable."
"Power over Ethernet (PoE) is one of the most valuable features. It eliminates the need for power supplies every time."
"We have dealt with Cisco's technical support in the past. They were especially helpful and very polite. They are always there if we need them and their insights are always excellent. I would say that we have been satisfied with the level of support we've gotten so far."
"The ability to configure throughput is very flexible and improved the performance of our systems."
"I highly appreciate the durability and the availability"
"I've had no problems with the stability of this solution."
"I find their system throughput and Cisco support very useful."
"The solution can scale."
"The performance of ExtremeSwitching is good."
"It is meeting our expectations in terms of performance as well as cost-effectiveness."
"In the case of small businesses, the solution is budget-friendly and easy to configure."
"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."
"They are good. We have been using them for about two years, and we are satisfied with their performance. For our network environment, these switches are working fine."
"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."
"The stability has been largely pretty good."
"Soon, we plan to migrate to the cloud infrastructure. It would be good if the Cisco switches worked quickly in the cloud, like their hardware devices. Ideally, they would be like OVS-DPDK, but they would work out-of-the-box."
"While it is scalable, it could be better."
"Its price can be improved. It is currently expensive."
"The general price of the solution could be cheaper."
"In terms of what could be improved, more integration is the main thing they should be focused on."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches do not have an open architecture and you have to buy into the Cisco architecture to be able to use them."
"Cisco switches are expensive."
"If we have a major problem, fixing it takes two or three days and six to eight engineers from Cisco. When they escalate a ticket, it goes through too many levels. Every time the issue is passed along to a new person at Cisco support, they ask the same questions repeatedly."
"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."
"There are latency issues that need to be addressed."
"ExtremeSwitching is scalable to a certain extent for SME-segmented IP."
"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."
"It could be cheaper in general."
"The licensing is expensive."
"Extreme Networks does not have any entry-level products. This is a problem for them because Aruba has an Instant On series, which is new and cost-effective. Cisco also has the 1000 series, and other brands offer entry-level products."
"The solution lacks a cyber asset attack capability."
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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