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ExtremeRouting vs HPE Enterprise Routers comparison

 

Comparison Buyer's Guide

Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 29, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

ExtremeRouting
Ranking in Routers
9th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
6
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of ExtremeRouting is 4.0%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Enterprise Routers is 5.3%, up from 5.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
HPE Enterprise Routers5.3%
ExtremeRouting4.0%
Other90.7%
Routers
 

Featured Reviews

Imran Taiyeb Ali - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Solutions Specialist at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
A scalable tool that needs to improve its support, software resiliency, and software stability
The support team is not technically that strong. The previous company that owned the product, Nortel, went bankrupt, after which the transition phase of the product didn't go smoothly. Avaya did not do well with the product's design and engineering after taking the product over from Nortel, after which Avaya decided to outsource the tool to my company, meaning we have worked as a vendor with third-party access to the tool in the name of Avaya. The support was very bad initially, but my company could fix the problems of the customers on time since we had better communication skills than technical-solving skills due to our limitations related to the area of device engineering. When it comes to a feature of the product, my company could enable it for the customers or users of the product. If, by any chance, my company found a bug in the tool, then it was a hectic task for our support team to deal with it since it took months to fix it. Currently, Extreme Networks takes care of the support part, and it might have improved. I rate the technical support a four out of ten.
Chi-Zhang - PeerSpot reviewer
Founder and President at Summit GAM
Has excellent scalability and is cost-effective compared to its competitors
The solution is reasonably priced and easy to configure. By collaborating with Aruba, they have integrated more products to streamline the porting process. Our project team comprises two or three network engineers for regular maintenance and troubleshooting. The workload is not heavy. I rate the solution as an eight and recommend it to network engineers and solution providers.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"What I like about Extreme Routing is its impressive performance."
"Technical support is very good, especially when you compare it to other vendors we have here."
"Overall, ExtremeRouting requires less technical depth in order to implement the infrastructure than Cisco, for example."
"Provides a good redundancy technique."
"The routing protocol is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"It is very easy to set up."
"Looking at the robustness, I do not know whether it would be carrier grade – let's say for hundreds of thousands of users – but it certainly doesn't balk at 10,000 users or less."
"The routing protocol is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature would be the support for cellular range for Wi-Fi technologies, there is extensive support available."
"HPE routers are easier to manage than any other router I've used."
"These routers help us to provide high availability to our clusters."
"It is more durable than other products in the market."
"It has good scalability."
"HPE routers are easier to manage than any other router I've used."
"The deployment is easy, the web-based management is great, its ISR is good, we found the product to be stable, it has good scalability, and its pricing is fair."
"Extensive support for cellular range for Wi-Fi technologies"
 

Cons

"Some of the latest protocols are unavailable."
"The solution is far too unstable. It's completely unreliable."
"The solution is far too unstable. It's completely unreliable."
"We are concerned with how the solution will evolve to the next generation of Contact Center. It's not evolving as quickly as we would like it to."
"My advice for those looking into ExtremeRouting is: right now all switch manufacturers are backed up for months. If you're looking to implement quickly, I would say shop around a bit because it might be difficult."
"It's not evolving as quickly as we would like it to."
"The support, software resiliency, and software stability are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"We have not had a very good experience with customer service and support."
"Better management tools are needed."
"Its customer service could be better for older equipment models."
"Technical support could be better."
"Compatibility with other platforms could be improved."
"I'd like to see more security features, like support for different types of encryptions."
"The solution is expensive."
"Technical support could be better. The response could be better and faster."
"Compatibility with other platforms could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have no issues with the price."
"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
No data available
Financial Services Firm
12%
Manufacturing Company
10%
University
8%
Energy/Utilities Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business5
Midsize Enterprise2
Large Enterprise1
 

Also Known As

Avaya Enterprise Routers
HP Enterprise Routers
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Breakthrough Urban Ministries, Black Oak Casino, Glamorgan County Cricket Club, University of San Carlos, Holland Hall School, South Euclid Lyndhurst Schools, Prairie View Networking Academy, City of Troy, Ryerson University, Linamar, City of Redondo Beach, York Region District School Board
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