We performed a comparison between Cisco Wireless and ExtremeWireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The solution is stable."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"It's very easy to configure the access points."
"Cisco's technical support is very good, I've never had an issue with their technical support."
"The tool is mainly improving our productivity."
"The solution offers very good application visibility and control integration for other analysis software."
"Device profiling allows us to have different policies applied by ISE to wireless clients."
"Authentication is the important feature for us. My IT staff no longer has to look after catering to clients who come from overseas."
"Cisco Wireless is scalable."
"The installation process is very easy."
"ExtremeWireless is a flexible solution."
"It's cloud-based and very easy to deploy."
"In terms of the most valuable features, I like the integration with the fabric. The network fabric completely integrates with wireless as well."
"I like Cloud IQ, ExtremeWireless' cloud controller and analytics platform. It's full of information, easy to use, and provides excellent visibility into my network."
"ExtremeWireless is a powerful solution with good integration. It works perfectly for us."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The wireless security solution is the most valuable feature of ExtremeWireless."
"The solution is easy to use and manage. Overall it is very simple to understand and users do not know it is a cloud solution."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"Sometimes I've seen some issues come up with the interference. That's an issue users face at times. It becomes very complex when you have a lot of wireless interference in the area, or in your office. It's because of the environment of Cisco. Maybe, in the future, they can work on this area, and fix this issue."
"The solution could be cheaper and have a better web interface."
"Their software's really clunky."
"The new licensing model isn't as good as what they had before."
"The reporting tool in Cisco Wireless could improve. If I am trying to receive information about a client or user, it's cumbersome to retrieve the information on the controller system. If I'm trying to find out where a client's been, it's cumbersome. You need another tool for Historical logs, but it should be all in one."
"The biggest reason why we could no longer continue with Cisco Wireless was because of the high cost to upgrade everything. It was disappointing that Cisco treated us as just another big company, and did not offer any leeway on their pricing given that we are an educational institute. And although the system we had in place from Cisco Wireless was good enough over the last ten years, it started to show its age when pushed to its limit during the pandemic."
"The solution doesn't have much coverage area."
"Requires a firewall body to improve security."
"The cost is a little high."
"The troubleshooting feature for the cloud version is challenging."
"ExtremeWireless should fix some general bugs and make the user interface more user-friendly."
"The solution needs to improve its portfolio."
"The onsite controllers are not as good as the cloud controller. I would also like ExtremeWireless to add web filtering on the access point. This feature is available from other vendors but not ExtremeWireless."
"Technical support is an area that needs to be improved."
"The main area for improvement is the company's local visibility."
"The management portal is in need of improvement."
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Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 148 reviews while ExtremeWireless is ranked 13th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews. Cisco Wireless is rated 8.2, while ExtremeWireless is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Wireless writes "Allows us to deploy a wide range of wireless products with stable WiFi". On the other hand, the top reviewer of ExtremeWireless writes "An easy to deploy solution that can scale and expand". Cisco Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Omada Access Points, whereas ExtremeWireless is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, ExtremeCloud IQ and Cambium Networks Wireless LAN. See our Cisco Wireless vs. ExtremeWireless report.
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