We performed a comparison between ExtremeCloud IQ and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, HPE Aruba Networking and others in Network Management Applications."The feature that I like to most is unified management in a multitenant environment, where we can manage all our customers with thousands of devices (routers, switches, VPNs, and APs)."
"When we deployed the new IP that is managed wirelessly in the cloud, it fixed the problems. Now, we don't have any more reports, and everything works fine."
"Ability to assign zero trust policies from the user."
"It's extremely easy to deploy. Even our access points are behind the net, not using real, public IP. We can easily add to the cloud. For deployment, we just need to let the access point take the DSCP from IP and then, even if it's not a requirement, we can see the serial number from the access points and add the serial number to the cloud directly."
"App and firewall security at the AP."
"The cloud-based controller through HiveManager is its most valuable feature. I can manage and configure changes to my access points from anywhere."
"The dashboards are great and the user interface is quite intuitive."
"The cloud-based management interface allows us to fully manage all our wireless radios, ensuring consistency and ease of access."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Ruckus WAPs have excellent coverage and their beamforming means that we can cover more area with fewer WAPs."
"We rarely had access points fail in the field. They were rock solid, durable, and had the best signal penetration from any we tested."
"I like the price and its capacity."
"The solution has great network intelligence from applications, clients, access points, and controllers."
"The most valuable features are the coverage and durability."
"Analyzes real-time, in-depth network performance."
"The Ruckus Location-Based Services (LBS) Solution is the highlight that enables businesses to enhance the way of interaction with their customers on the basis of precise location."
"Their firewall configuration gets funky and it can be difficult to understand."
"Integrating the network access control solution can be complex, as it essentially combines two separate products."
"The dashboard and stability need to be improved."
"Its price could be lower. It is a simplified solution, but it has price challenges. It is costly as compared to other solutions. It has almost everything. The only thing is that MAC is not possible on the cloud, and it has to be on-premises."
"The certification costs from suppliers are getting out of control, and it's not just Extreme. We have the same problem with Cisco and Huawei."
"The solution's performance needs to be enhanced because of a very high delay."
"The Virtual Appliance crashed once while doing an upgrade. The good thing here is, even if the management system fails, all our networks and features still remain 100% stable and working."
"Having a wizard for customers who are just starting might be helpful."
"They could add more flexibility for switching over to another radio if a radio is poor. I am not able to change the radios from 2.4 GHz to 5 GHz. I am yet to figure it out. I want it to be a bit more explicit or a bit easier to change radios. When you shut it down, you lose some of the information. It would be good to have a controller where I can store the information, and later on, I can retrieve the information. There should be some form of small storage to keep the information. Its price should also be improved. Its price is currently quite high."
"One area where Ruckus Wireless could improve is its technical support."
"They can improve the cloud portion. Other vendors have a cloud controller, and they can provide the same so that we can see everything."
"I recommend enhancing flexibility for administrators within the Partner Domain."
"They need to be able to allow us to keep some of the older products on our cloud controllers or any of their controllers longer and just start supporting the new controllers. They force you into an upgrade unnecessarily."
"I would like to see more location-based services on the Smart Cell Insight on access points."
"Ruckus products, overall, have a wide range of useful features, however not all customers have the budget to buy a corporate Wi-Fi solution. Most of the time, it's far too expensive for our clients to consider going with Ruckus, and they might like to see cheaper solutions in the Ruckus range."
"I have not got any major problem using Ruckus, but the price and technical support could be better."
ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Management Applications with 73 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 97 reviews. ExtremeCloud IQ is rated 8.6, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and ExtremeWireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points.
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