ExtremeWireless vs Huawei Wireless comparison

Extreme and Huawei are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Extreme is ranked #14 with an average rating of 8.3, while Huawei is ranked #8 with an average rating of 8.6. Extreme holds a 1.7% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Huawei’s 6.0% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Extreme users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 96% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

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92% willing to recommend

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96% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

ExtremeWireless and Huawei Wireless compete in the wireless technology market, focusing on providing robust connectivity solutions. Huawei Wireless is regarded as having an edge due to its extensive features, while ExtremeWireless is favored for its pricing, appealing to cost-conscious tech buyers.

Features: ExtremeWireless offers advanced management capabilities, seamless integration with existing networks, and robust cloud-based management. Huawei Wireless provides extensive connectivity options, strong security features, and superior scalability for large-scale deployments.

Room for Improvement: ExtremeWireless could improve its features for the hospitality sector, enhance its overall security, and expand its integration capabilities. Huawei Wireless can streamline its deployment process, improve initial setup difficulties, and reduce its hardware costs.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: ExtremeWireless provides straightforward deployment with responsive customer service, offering quick setup times. Huawei Wireless, being slightly more complex to deploy, provides structured support that excels in large-scale implementations.

Pricing and ROI: ExtremeWireless is notably competitively priced, ensuring a quick ROI with lower initial setup costs. Huawei Wireless, with a higher upfront cost, offers strong ROI over time due to its feature-rich and durable offerings, making it a more suitable choice for long-term investments.

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Categories and Ranking

ExtremeWireless

Ranking in Wireless LAN

14th

Average Rating

8.0

Reviews Sentiment

7.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Huawei Wireless

Ranking in Wireless LAN

8th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

7.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of ExtremeWireless is 1.7%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Wireless is 6.0%, up from 4.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Seungho Yang

Network Engineer at KOREAN AIR

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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Umer Farooq

Assiatant Manager / pre-sales manager at PTCL

Customizable and has many unique features, such as encryption, spatial streams, and smart antennas

The initial setup for Huawei Wireless is easy, so it's a nine out of ten for me. It takes six to eight weeks to deploy the product. Initially, as I'm in pre-sales, I generate RFPs and the response when a customer has issued a published tender. I'll check the requirement, and then I'll map it to the Huawei product. I'll then make the Statement of Compliance (SOC) and select the proper model. Next, I'll send the information and document to Huawei for technical vetting. After technical vetting, I'll request Huawei to share information on costs and other vetted documents I need to complete, and once completed, I'll submit the documents. It'll then take approximately ten to fifteen days. Deploying Huawei Wireless requires teamwork because the deployment process involves different people and teams, such as the project manager, post-deployment, and pre-sales teams, to deploy the product completely.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"ExtremeWireless is known for its strong security engine, Air Defense, which provides necessary wireless security assistance to many of my customers."

"The initial setup process is simple."

"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability of its access points to adapt and self-heal."

"I like Cloud IQ, ExtremeWireless' cloud controller and analytics platform. It's full of information, easy to use, and provides excellent visibility into my network."

"Extreme access points perform very well in high-density environments, and we use them at sites with our customers."

"ExtremeWireless is a powerful solution with good integration. It works perfectly for us."

"The monitoring system is integrated with AI features."

"The product's price is competitive. It is an impressive and reliable product."

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"The product's Wi-Fi 7 solution stands out as it offers cutting-edge technology in wireless communication, enhancing bandwidth management and coverage."

"The solution has high performance and we are using Wi-Fi 6 that we have found to be the best coverage."

"This solution is very simple and the interface is user-friendly."

"You can add a lot of features, such as cloud, integration with IoT, etc. They have a lot of options available but the top feature is the performance."

"The solution offers very good value for money."

"That would be more of engineering at this point. I'm from more of the business side. It's pretty much doing the standard installations with portal integrations and integrations with the Mac."

"The solution is easily managed compared to other wireless solutions."

"It is a stable solution...It is a scalable solution."

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Cons

"The main area for improvement is the company's local visibility."

"The troubleshooting feature for the cloud version is challenging."

"The performance of the access points could be improved."

"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."

"Technical support is an area that needs to be improved."

"One area that could be improved is the accuracy of tracking tags."

"The solution needs to improve its portfolio."

"The APs have quite a low signal compared to other brands."

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"The scalability could be a bit better."

"There could be a console port for demonstration or configuration purposes."

"The speed could be a bit better."

"The security of the solution could be better in the future."

"The solution should offer more integration with third-party servers and devices."

"Huawei Wireless is not scalable. We have had a problem with the solution because it cannot integrate with other servers as the other competitors can."

"Price is one of the major problems of the solution, and because of this, our company's customers want to migrate to some other product from Huawei."

"The technical support needs to be improved. They also need to produce some more technical guides."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are both paid and free licenses of the cloud environment, with only basic functionality in the free version."

"The price of the solution overall is expensive. Additionally, the controller and license are expensive. We pay for an annual subscription."

"I rate the price of Extreme Wireless a three out of five."

"The purchase of 350 access points cost approximately $250,000 USD."

"It's not as expensive as some and is scalable to our needs."

"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 has a yearly subscription, and we have to pay additional costs for technical support."

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"Huawei Wireless is an expensive product. I'm rating it as one out of ten, price-wise."

"Huawei licenses can be for either a one-year up to a five-year period and also apply for the tiers."

"Huawei comes at a cheaper price than competitors like Cisco and Aruba."

"I rate Huawei Wireless' pricing a five out of ten."

"We don't have any control on the pricing. This comes from Huawei in India. Pricing-wise, Huawei is very aggressive and competitive if you compare them to competitors, like Cisco, Aruba, and Ruckus. The Indian Huawei team tells us, "Just pick up the order and design the infrastructure. If there are any pricing challenge, we'll work on that and we will try to match things 100 percent.""

"The price is good for the solution and there is a license required."

"Huawei Wireless is an expensive solution."

"I would rate them something, like, eight to nine, on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

13%

Government

10%

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

12%

Manufacturing Company

Comms Service Provider

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about ExtremeWireless?

The initial setup process is simple.

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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.

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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.

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Which wireless solution would you choose - Huawei or D-Link?

Huawei wireless is a strong and solid product that has a lot of features - and for all that it offers, it happens to be very cost effective. As a wireless solution, it is simple and its user interf...

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What do you like most about Huawei Wireless?

The reliability has had a positive impact on our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Wireless?

For SMB customers with limited wireless users, Huawei Wireless may not be suitable due to the lack of multiple access points and the need for a centralized SSID. However, for large-capacity custome...

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Overview

Extreme ExtremeWireless Access Points deliver wired-like performance, at scale for high-density in every environment. Smart Access Points are equally adept for both distributed and centralized deployment models. ExtremeWireless Controllers provide advanced functionality to allow organizations to define how wireless voice/video/data traffic is processed without architectural constraints and in accordance with business needs.

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Huawei WLAN products are compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards to establish high-speed, secure, and reliable wireless network connections for indoor and outdoor applications.WLAN products can be used in enterprise offices, schools, hospitals, large shopping malls, exhibition centers, airports, and more.

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Sample Customers

St. Xavier High School, Americatel, Diamond Light Source

Anhui Agricultural University (AAU), China Everbright Bank

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