Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches vs. HPE FlexFabric

Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches

Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches

25 Reviews and Ratings

HPE FlexFabric

6 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	As a supplier of fabric networking, Extreme offers a portfolio of Ethernet and IP fabric solutions. Whether to transform a campus, data center, metro, or WAN, Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches (ExtremeSwitching) fabric technologies aim to ensure a faster, more flexible, and more secure foundation for businesses.	N/A
HPE FlexFabric	Score 9.2 out of 10	N/A	Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE) offers the FlexFabric product line of data center networking equipment.	N/A

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Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches

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Pricing Offerings
Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches	HPE FlexFabric
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

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No setup fee

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Community Pulse
	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches	HPE FlexFabric
Top Pros	Pro Shutting down Pro Ease of configuration Pro Top notch	Pro High availability Pro High density Pro Easy to configure
Top Cons	Minus Tech support Minus Difficult to navigate Minus Management console	Minus Management tools Minus Complex to understand Minus Additional feature

Best Alternatives
	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches	HPE FlexFabric
Small Businesses	No answers on this topic	No answers on this topic
Medium-sized Companies	Dell PowerConnect Switches Score 8.9 out of 10	Dell PowerConnect Switches Score 8.9 out of 10
Enterprises	Cisco Ethernet Switches Score 9.1 out of 10	Cisco Nexus Series Switches Score 9.0 out of 10
All Alternatives	View all alternatives	View all alternatives

User Ratings
	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches	HPE FlexFabric
Likelihood to Recommend	9.3 (5 ratings)	8.8 (4 ratings)
Support Rating	10.0 (1 ratings)	- (0 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Extreme Networks Wired Access - Switches	HPE FlexFabric
Likelihood to Recommend	Extreme Networks If you have a big environment with a lot of edge switch needs and department groups, then Extreme's fabric connect can save a lot of management time. If your environment is small then you may want to stick with the traditional model since fabric connect costs more. Also if you make lots of configuration changes all the time then fabric connect will be helpful. Otherwise, making an occasional change you don't need fabric connect. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Hewlett Packard Enterprise The switch is intuitive and very simple to configure so I would recommend it to anyone for their data center. It allows for someone who might just be a server expert and not a switching expert to have a far simpler time than would normally be expected. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Extreme Networks Cloud management SFP+ uplinks Stacking capability Robust CLI Incentivized GJ Geoff Johnson Network System Administrator Read full review	Hewlett Packard Enterprise SCSI support. No additional license to unlock features. High availability. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Extreme Networks Improved Extreme Management Console UI. More robust CLI auditing/logging. Easier log harvesting for adverse events. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Consistent upgrades and updates considering the breaches spreading in the network. Interoperability with third party software. Incentivized Mohammed Javed Mansuri Sr. Manager Presales Read full review
Support Rating	Extreme Networks There hasn't been a single problem with the code or hardware that hasn't been resolved in a timely fashion. You get technicians who know the product and who will work with you to get things fixed. That being said, I never ran into a problem with Cisco tech support either. I love that both groups were willing to teach me as they fixed things. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Hewlett Packard Enterprise No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered	Extreme Networks Foundry, HP, Cisco, Brocade. Extreme performance is equivalent or better without the price tag added just for their name Incentivized DT Darren Tingey Technology Director Read full review	Hewlett Packard Enterprise HPE FlexNetwork 5510 HI delivers outstanding resiliency, security, and multiservice support while Aruba is more suitable for mobile network support Incentivized MK Marin Kostadinovic Director of Infrastructure Read full review
Return on Investment	Extreme Networks Extreme [Ethernet Switches] have a long-life. You can easily get 7 years in main production life depending on when you buy in the product life-cycle. Extreme [Ethernet Switches] are expensive, no doubt, but we also don't have "weird" network problems or other issues with the network randomly going down. If you use fabric connect switches then the ease of managing many switches is of no concern. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Performs well under stress, it is the core of our data center for over 3 years without any failures. Simplified our topology in our data center. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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