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Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs ExtremeWireless comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

ROI

Sentiment score
7.6
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN offers significant ROI through a five-year warranty, easy RMA, and triple band capability, enhancing stability.
Sentiment score
8.5
ExtremeWireless provides cost-effective scalability, significant ROI and time savings, easy deployment, excellent support, and optimal value over three years.
The monitoring access and excellent support provide significant value.
The best ROI is achieved over a three-year term.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
7.6
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN support is effective, with responsive systems and staff, but service consistency varies among users.
Sentiment score
8.3
ExtremeWireless customer service is praised for reliability but criticized for response speed, global coverage, and inconsistent support availability.
They were always available when needed, which we appreciated.
Cisco's support is very good and ranks 10 out of 10.
I rate their support as a nine because they are very helpful when we need assistance and they strive to help, even if not the fastest.
The technical support sometimes closes cases without resolution.
I would rate the customer service as a ten.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
7.2
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN scales effectively, satisfying various users with connectivity and adaptability, ideal for growing small to medium enterprises.
Sentiment score
7.0
ExtremeWireless is highly scalable and flexible, effectively supporting organizations of all sizes with seamless expansion and high-density management.
Allowing deployment of fewer access points while covering more area.
Ruckus provides better area coverage and interference withstanding capacity.
The Extreme access points handle high-density connectivity needs very well, managing lots of traffic efficiently.
The scalability of ExtremeWireless is average.
ExtremeWireless is quite scalable.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
8.3
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is highly reliable, with enduring stability and effective performance, even with older products over five years.
Sentiment score
7.7
ExtremeWireless is lauded for its stability and reliability, though firmware updates occasionally require physical restarts for resolution.
They work well without failures.
I experienced issues during firmware upgrades, as some devices required a physical restart, which affects system stability.
 

Room For Improvement

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN could improve efficiency, coverage, feature options, support, and technology to better compete with Cisco.
ExtremeWireless must enhance usability, security, and signal stability while optimizing costs, integration, and market visibility for smaller businesses.
Channel management required manual intervention, especially in environments with multiple floors, leading to potential signal interference issues.
Cambium currently lacks such extensive analytics capabilities.
I wish for ExtremeWireless to optimize the roaming capability between access points, especially for IoT devices.
They should develop more troubleshooting tools for system management.
There is some delay in firmware upgrades for access points.
 

Setup Cost

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN provides cost-effective pricing and licensing, starting at $230, with a favorable total cost of ownership.
ExtremeWireless provides reliable solutions with annual subscriptions, though pricing and additional fees can make it costly.
Cambium's pricing is better compared to Ruckus, which has multiple components with associated costs, like license support and access point support costs.
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was well-priced, comparable and not the most expensive nor the cheapest option available.
Each customer typically buys around 100 APs, which makes it quite expensive.
The pricing is a weak point for Extreme; it is very high.
The pricing is favorable due to its flexible licensing model.
 

Valuable Features

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN offers robust, scalable connectivity, easy deployment, and efficient cloud-based management for cost-effective, reliable operations.
ExtremeWireless excels in cloud management, security, performance, integration, scalability, flexibility, and offers user-friendly tools for multi-site organizations.
The product was scalable, allowing for fewer access points to cover more area, and supported a high number of clients.
Ruckus offers a more extensive coverage range and has better capacity to withstand interference, which I have experienced with Ruckus products.
A single license can be used for on-premises, hybrid, or cloud, allowing for easy transition between solutions without losing investment.
The support from Extreme is very good and helpful.
The most valuable features of ExtremeWireless include the management through the one dashboard management with ActionCloud IQ, integrated with Site Engine.
 

Categories and Ranking

Cambium Networks Wireless LAN
Ranking in Wireless LAN
14th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
ExtremeWireless
Ranking in Wireless LAN
16th
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 March 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is 1.1%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of ExtremeWireless is 1.6%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless LAN
 

Featured Reviews

Md Anwar Hossain - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers zero-touch provisioning feature and is very user-friendly
I have used the product, and I haven't found any problem with the tool. The problem with the tool is that its prices are on the higher end. The tool should be made more cost-effective so that anyone can buy and use the product. The product's price is higher than that of other similar brands like Ubiquiti. Cambium should look at the pricing model it offers. Recently, Cambium released Cambium Networks Wi-Fi 7 with just one technology. It is a very outdated technology, and I don't know why it has introduced such a type of technology in 2024. With the new product, I don't know why Cambium has brought in an old technology associated with MIMO. Cambium should design its products more to be like 2x2 MU-Mimo. Cambium also has a product, 2x2 MU-MIMO, that is in the high-price category. In Grandstream and Ubiquiti, products are offered in categories like 2x2, 3x3, or 4x4. In Cambium, the tools have been designed in such a way that the basic model offers 2x2 MU-MIMO. If you need 4x4 MU-MIMO, you need to go with a higher category product, which is very expensive and costlier than the other OEMs in the market. In Grandstream and Ubiquiti, the tools have been designed in such a way that the product lineup is such that the transfer from one model to another model, the pricing gap is about 20 to 30 USD, but in Cambium, it is around 300 to 400 USD to move to the next product, making it an area that should improve. Cambium should design its products within a certain budget. With Cambium, it would be very expensive if I changed from the 2x2 to the 4x4 category. I need to add an additional 400 to 500 USD for the next model of the product.
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…
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
16%
Computer Software Company
13%
Educational Organization
8%
Retailer
7%
Computer Software Company
14%
Manufacturing Company
13%
Government
11%
Educational Organization
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?
Cambium Networks Wireless LAN was well-priced, comparable and not the most expensive nor the cheapest option available. It was cost-effective while meeting our needs.
What needs improvement with Cambium Networks Wireless LAN?
Channel management required manual intervention, especially in environments with multiple floors, leading to potential signal interference issues. Although improvements were being made, automation ...
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.
 

Overview

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Sample Customers

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St. Xavier High School, Americatel, Diamond Light Source
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