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ExtremeCloud IQ vs Juniper Sky Enterprise comparison

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

Categories and Ranking

ExtremeCloud IQ
Ranking in Network Management Applications
11th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Network Access Control (NAC) (10th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (18th)
Juniper Sky Enterprise
Ranking in Network Management Applications
23rd
Average Rating
7.0
Reviews Sentiment
1.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of ExtremeCloud IQ is 2.7%, up from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper Sky Enterprise is 1.2%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Management Applications Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
ExtremeCloud IQ2.7%
Juniper Sky Enterprise1.2%
Other96.1%
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

Wael Awni - PeerSpot reviewer
Management Board Member And Network Engineer at NewLogics
Unified licensing and AI-driven control have simplified multi-site management and boosted automation
There is a little bit of delay for the analytics in ExtremeCloud IQ, but it is acceptable. The response time in ExtremeCloud IQ is a little slow. The system response time is slow, and the updates on the system, such as the updates for the analytics or for the location-based services, are slow. For example, if I want to update the location-based solution, it takes about one minute to update my location. This is too much time. It's not an accurate location over one minute. They should enhance the response of the system part of location-based services, such as Extreme LPS or Extreme Location Essentials. This needs a huge improvement for the latency and for the updates.
GC
Senior Cybersecurity Engineer at a financial services firm with 11-50 employees
Implementing advanced security features requires in-depth knowledge and setup
I am familiar with Juniper Mist Wired Assurance or Mist Premium Analytics, more on the security and firewall side. Currently, I need to renew my Juniper certification, so I am looking at Mist and some of the other cloud-based solutions. I am familiar with the Juniper vSRX or SRX, and I am mostly an SRX specialist. I have been using it for years and we still leverage them. The virtual SRX is primarily in the home lab, but I do actually have physical SRX. I have not tested any features such as automated network insights yet as we are still in our initial three months evaluation. Regarding configuration management, I had previously leveraged Security Director and other items that we could utilize, but it would require a relatively large environment of Juniper devices to really take advantage of it. I rate Juniper Sky Enterprise a six out of ten.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"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)."
"HiveManager is incredibly useful for managing APs and switches from one cloud interface."
"The way it is now is still do-able and much better than it was."
"Customer service is probably the area I am most happy with; Aerohive is easy to get in touch with, quick to answer any questions, and they were very patient with me."
"The setup is easy and the deep configurations are more robust than Meraki devices."
"ExtremeCloud offers features that not a lot of other vendors do like their data storage and the ability to swap licenses."
"The management/monitoring system really helps a lot in managing and monitoring the WiFi environment."
"Aerohive is the best vendor yet and their support is great."
"What I find valuable with this product are the best features; if we were able to implement it to its full potential, anti-malware and the behavior-based features would add value to the environment."
 

Cons

"An area for improvement in ExtremeCloud IQ is its technical support. Support could be better, especially when you need help concerning ExtremeCloud IQ and WinG."
"The product could support multi-vendor infrastructures."
"When there are errors, the description could be worded better to give you a better idea of what is wrong."
"Lacks cyber asset tracking."
"Certain features only exist or work in certain versions."
"Having a wizard for customers who are just starting might be helpful."
"A room for improvement in ExtremeCloud IQ is roaming. My team is facing roaming issues with the solution, particularly when using VoIP over WiFi. For example, VoIP sometimes breaks when you walk around the customer site. In terms of what I'd like to see in the next release of the solution, right now, the inventory for ExtremeCloud IQ is awful. There's no stock, and you must wait a year and a half for new stocks. It's awful."
"Need port aggregation on the 2384 switches to take full advantage of ac on the APs. I understand that is on their product road map."
"The primary issue is ease of use in deployment. It requires significant expertise."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"ExtremeCloud IQ's pricing is medium, but its support contract costs more."
"This solution offers annual licensing that is middle of the range in terms of cost."
"For example, if you compare Aruba vs Aerohive, you need to check which licences from Aruba you need to match the functionality of Aerohive (usually you need at least three types of licences and a controller with redundancy). The same goes with Cisco, where you need buy additional licences for central management, firewall, spectral analysis, WIPS, PPSK, etc. Aerohive has a very simple model - one licence for all the functionalities - and you can believe that there are many. One licence makes it easy to maintain, scale, renew and you can plan your costs 10 years in advance."
"Buy near the end of Q4 in order to get a deal."
"The pricing is so cost-effective that it leaves no room for competition with other vendors."
"It is not the cheapest product but I think that the price is reasonable because you get a lot of support of it's needed."
"Bring the cost down."
"Extreme licensing is based on the number of access points. When you buy the license for the first year, everything is included, such as access to mapping, etc. If you don't renew your software assurance for the second year, the access points will still work, but you can't use the cloud management tools."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Manufacturing Company
9%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business46
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise24
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Questions from the Community

What are pros and cons of Aruba 515 Series AP vs. Cisco Meraki or Extreme Networks?
Depends. I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them. Extreme I am not, so unless they have some feature that I need or want, I wouldn't consider them. Do you have expe...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExtremeCloud IQ?
The licensing was a challenge due to budget constraints, and I used ExtremeCloud IQ without a license for a period. The documentation and training courses were also costly, impacting how easily I c...
What advice do you have for others considering ExtremeCloud IQ?
The automated provisioning and zero-touch provisioning in ExtremeCloud IQ help with the deployment of mass products. For example, when I'm going to add 200 CCTV cameras to the network and they are ...
What needs improvement with Juniper Sky Enterprise?
The Juniper Sky ATP could be improved. I am still relatively new to it. The primary issue is ease of use in deployment. It requires significant expertise. If I did not have a background in Juniper ...
What is your primary use case for Juniper Sky Enterprise?
I could describe the use case for Juniper Sky Enterprise. We are still in the process of POC for this product. I had been deployed and we can only use the GeoIP portion of it because we already hav...
What advice do you have for others considering Juniper Sky Enterprise?
I am familiar with Juniper Mist Wired Assurance or Mist Premium Analytics, more on the security and firewall side. Currently, I need to renew my Juniper certification, so I am looking at Mist and s...
 

Also Known As

Aerohive Networks, Aerohive HiveManager, HiveManager, ExtremeCloud , ExtremeSecurity
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Sample Customers

Henry Ford Health System, Baltimore Ravens, Brandili, Federal University of Alagoas, CEDAE, Caxias do Sul, UNISC Concurrency, CenturyLink Field, Louisiana College, Cricket Tasmania Stadium, Moscow Internet Exchange
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