Cisco FabricPath vs ExtremeSwitching comparison

"Additional bandwidth is available when needed."

"We can also enhance our service line with disaster recovery."

"Cisco FabricPath is very fast, stable, extendable, and scalable. It doesn't have issues with patches or problems because it's built on the stable NXOS operating system. In a scenario using FabricPath, the spin and leaf architecture is beneficial. For example, we can use two separate spine switches like 9980s and multiple leaf switches as access switches. These leaf switches are connected using VPC between them, with each switch separated and not directly connected to the spine. This setup improves data center architecture by allowing two ways to arrange destinations, connecting the first connection to the first spine and the second to the second spine. The spines are configured as a virtual chassis. In FabricPath, we can enhance VXLANs, VPNs, and integrate with Cisco ISE for user authentication. It can also be configured with WLC to manage wireless technology, depending on the client's architecture."

"Cisco FabricPath is highly beneficial for network performance and relatively easy to implement. It also offers straightforward monitoring capabilities."

"FabricPath's best features are routing, OSPS, ethernet, and performance."

"Cisco is the market leader in this space and it is a product that I recommend."

"The most valuable feature is the central management where the customer can receive all the alerts."

"It's a reliable product and you know that it will work in the enterprise environment."

"The solution can scale."

"Performance is good."

"ExtremeSwitching switches are highly reliable."

"The most valuable features of ExtremeSwitching are that they are robust and have plenty of features. There is a lot of functionality. They have a lot of other features ExtremeSwitching that you can get involved with but I haven't been using many of them."

"The solution has inspection firewalls that can do a deep packet inspection on a port basis."

"It's easy to configure, and the commands are intuitive."

"The price is low compared to the competition."

"The product offers a single management platform for multiple models of switches. The tool also allows users to manage multiple sites from a single dashboard."

"Lacks sufficient integration with SIEM."

"The pricing could be adjusted to make it easier to sell to clients."

"I would like one management console to control the network."

"The main issue I face is the cost."

"Improvements could be made on specific technical issues such as implementation."

"The initial setup is a little complex."

"The solution should offer better reporting."

"The cloud version of Cisco Fabric Path could be improved."

"The pricing of the universal switches is an area of concern that needs to be improved."

"Their support could definitely be better."

"The interface could be improved."

"ExtremeSwitching hardware lacks flexibility compared to some other options."

"I believe they should be more aggressive in terms of pricing."

"ExtremeSwitching has many features but having come from Cisco environments, there is a steep learning curve to learning all the functionality."

"It could be cheaper in general."

"ExtremeSwitching switches are not prevalent in the industry, so it's harder to go online and research how to deploy their APs or switches. There is a broader user community for Cisco and Juniper because they've been around for a while and everybody has a bit of knowledge they can publish online."

"I rate the product's pricing a ten out of ten. Cisco switches cost around 15,000 dollars, and DNS licenses cost around 25,000 dollars. The total amount is 45,000 dollars, which is too expensive."

"The solution falls under the pricier category, but it provides value for the price charged."

"The pricing for this product is good."

"Cisco is expensive but offers good-quality features, so I would rate it high on the pricing scale."

"I rate it seven out of ten on pricing as it's a bit expensive. It would be better if the price were lower, but we prioritize quality over cost."

"The pricing of Cisco FabricPath can be quite high depending on the architecture, but it's justified by the stability it offers."

"The price of Cisco FabricPath could be reduced, it is expensive in the market here in Sri Lanka. The solution is subscriptions based, if the customer wants any future integrations, or if there are any future enhancements they will have to pay. There are different license options available, such as one or three years purchases."

"FabricPath is very reasonably priced."

"The pricing and licensing are good with the cloud."

"We paid 25,000 to 30,000 INR."

"The price is expensive. We pay for a license, but you have to pay more if you want to increase the number."

"The product is expensive."

"It is not a subscription-based model, and there is no licensing concept. We have to pay for hardware AMC. We have hardware on our premises and for the hardware support, we have to go for the annual maintenance contract with the partner."

"ExtremeSwitching offers very good pricing plans for their licenses. Compared to their rivals, ExtremeSwitching's prices are very affordable and reasonable. This is why our customers are happy to pay for their service critical support. ExtremeSwitching also offers a great portal to track clients, further satisfying our customers. They are always happy to pay for the service every month. The pricing is very reasonable."

"On pricing, ExtremeSwitches are going to beat most of the major competition."

"There is no license required to use the solution. The hardware controller is expensive, and this is why I prefer controlling ExtremeSwitching on the cloud."