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."The simplicity is great."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The solution is stable."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"Cisco Wireless technology allows us to logically segregate networks, to segregate the traffic between multiple types of endpoint devices, connected to the network. For example, corporate laptops are connected to one network, corporate iPhones will go through a different network."
"Device profiling allows us to have different policies applied by ISE to wireless clients."
"One of the most valuable features we have found is security"
"Cisco Wireless is one of the more stable products so their products are scalable."
"Good connectivity and easy to configure."
"The product is compatible with a lot of mobile devices."
"It is good, and it works."
"The most valuable feature is the coverage."
"ExtremeWireless provides us with enterprise-level authentication methods at an excellent cost. It supports all the latest authentication methods. Another advantage is the built-in DHCP server. We don't need third-party DHCP servers to get the IPF."
"The technical support from Extreme Networks is perfect."
"It provides seamless connectivity if you move around."
"The wireless security solution is the most valuable feature of ExtremeWireless."
"It's reliable and works well. It's pretty stable."
"The security is very good."
"The most valuable feature is the cloud-managed aspect."
"ExtremeWireless offers profiles, policies, and tags."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"The solution is stable but it could be improved. However, this could be because there are not enough APs."
"It requires a few tweaks in order to stabilize it. Its portal is complex. Cisco solutions are complex in general."
"There are some features I would like to have in Cisco Wireless, such as Telemetry and other IoT. However, they are available in the new version of the solution."
"In the next release, they should add a better reporting feature. The reporting will tell you if you have a problem. That will make the diagnostics easier."
"We've recently had hardware issues which have caused us some problems."
"Controllers could be improved."
"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."
"In the future, I would like to have Cisco add video documentation on configuring and overall learning of how to use the solutions. For example, in such areas as, security, authentication, and load balancing."
"The current product line is very high-level and is well suited for enterprise-level organizations, but they need a more cost-effective solution for smaller businesses."
"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."
"It is a subscription model, so it is maybe a bit pricey."
"The troubleshooting feature for the cloud version is challenging."
"ExtremeWireless should fix some general bugs and make the user interface more user-friendly."
"ExtremeWireless support isn't very good."
"The management portal is in need of improvement."
"The main area for improvement is the company's local visibility."
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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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