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ADTRAN Bluesocket Wireless vs ExtremeWireless comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

ADTRAN Bluesocket Wireless
Ranking in Wireless LAN
27th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ExtremeWireless
Ranking in Wireless LAN
14th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
29
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of ADTRAN Bluesocket Wireless is 0.1%, up from 0.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ExtremeWireless is 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

reviewer1397640 - PeerSpot reviewer
Access points work but there are problems with support, scalability, and keeping technology current
Having a better dashboard management system that the client can use to access and control their environment would be a nice addition to the product. They said it was going to be part of one of their updates, but we did not get it. We thought we should have in one of the updates that we did. With that, we would have been able to control the environment if we needed to do something like adding more bandwidth in certain areas. Not getting that update became kind-of problematic for us. That was one of the reasons why we had to try to find a solution with a better dashboard management system. I think they need to get the product to the next Gen. Currently they are running on Generation 5. I know that they have a new product almost ready to come out, but they are not really ready for Gen 6 yet. Support could be enhanced as well. With any one of their solutions, they are the means that provides the client with the flexibility and scalability to help manage the product. Instead of the current system where you have to send them a support ticket and then have to go back and forth to get something done, I just think that users should have better control over the process. Their current process does not allow you to have that kind of control. That may be just my limited experience.
Seungho Yang - PeerSpot reviewer
Enhanced employee access with effective wireless monitoring and seamless roaming
Our use case for ExtremeWireless is to allow our employees to access the company systems The monitoring systems in ExtremeWireless have been very effective, and they are cheaper than other products. It provides better monitoring logs and detailed logs compared to Cisco Wireless. The most…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"I believe the initial setup was straightforward."
"ExtremeWireless offers profiles, policies, and tags."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-managed aspect."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability of its access points to adapt and self-heal."
"The central control is valuable."
"ExtremeWireless is known for its strong security engine, Air Defense, which provides necessary wireless security assistance to many of my customers."
"It's reliable and works well. It's pretty stable."
"The monitoring system is integrated with AI features."
"The security is very good."
 

Cons

"Support is not really up to par in quickly addressing issues."
"Having a better dashboard management system that the client can use to access and control their environment would be a nice addition to the product."
"ExtremeWireless support isn't very good."
"The ability to integrate with network devices from other vendors would be helpful."
"The ExtremeWireless WiNG Access Point on-premise is not as good as the cloud and many of my customers are switching. It is easier for my clients to manage everything from the cloud. I currently use a model of the controller that does not support any cloud functionality."
"In the next release, I would like to see more security features."
"The management portal is in need of improvement."
"There is some delay in firmware upgrades for access points. When there is a problem with the firmware of one access point, the correction might be too late."
"The user interface of ExtremeWireless could be better. It is not user-friendly."
"The performance of the access points could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It cost over $30,000 for us for 260 access points."
"It's not as expensive as some and is scalable to our needs."
"The license cost per AP is about $150 USD."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"There are both paid and free licenses of the cloud environment, with only basic functionality in the free version."
"Extreme isn't the most expensive, but it's not a low-cost solution, and because there are no big volumes, you don't receive significant discounts, making the final price higher."
"ExtremeWireless is subscription-based for both cloud and on-prem solutions, and it's quite expensive."
"Our access points device is at its end of life. I can buy one more and then I must buy a new device, but if it is a new device it will not support the old virtual appliance. I would need to upgrade our virtual appliance to the next version or build a new virtual appliance with new devices, and it's not good for us. The overall licensing subscription could be better."
"The solution is priced well and we currently are only paying for a license for maintenance."
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Computer Software Company
13%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
10%
Financial Services Firm
6%
 

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What needs improvement with ExtremeWireless?
There is some delay in firmware upgrades for access points. When there is a problem with the firmware of one access point, the correction might be too late.
What is your primary use case for ExtremeWireless?
We work with some end customers, and we use ExtremeCloud IQ ( /products/extremecloud-iq-reviews ) for the administration of the wireless platform. We use Wi-Fi 6 E for many users.
 

Also Known As

Adtran WLAN, Bluesocket Wireless
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Sample Customers

Thomas College, North Cobb Christian School, Archbishop Riordan High School, Dickson Public Schools, Hamilton Heights School Corporation, North Idaho College
St. Xavier High School, Americatel, Diamond Light Source
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