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ExtremeRouting vs Huawei Enterprise Routers comparison

 

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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
Huawei Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
25
Ranking in other categories
WAN Edge (15th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of June 2026, in the Routers category, the mindshare of ExtremeRouting is 4.1%, up from 1.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Enterprise Routers is 9.5%, down from 15.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Routers Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Huawei Enterprise Routers9.5%
ExtremeRouting4.1%
Other86.4%
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.
EP
Network Engineer at Technical University of Crete
Reliable border connectivity with responsive support but there's room for more intuitive documentation
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloading firmware. Firmware updates should be more straightforward. More security features would be appreciated, however, they should be easy to understand and implement.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The routing protocol is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"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."
"What I like about Extreme Routing is its impressive performance."
"Overall, ExtremeRouting requires less technical depth in order to implement the infrastructure than Cisco, for example."
"It is a very scalable solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Provides a good redundancy technique."
"It is very easy to set up."
"We evaluated Cisco routers as well, but we chose ExtremeRouting because it was more user-friendly, budget-friendly, cheap compared to Cisco, and has an easy configuration process."
"There is a lot of information available about routers and how to configure Huawei Routers right now."
"I use the product to connect to various access points to extend my network."
"The setup is simple."
"The product is very reasonably priced."
"The routers have mainstream features that fulfill our needs."
"The solution offers good customer support, ease of deployment, and good performance."
"The product has valuable support services."
"The product is good, easy to manage , and works fine."
 

Cons

"The solution is far too unstable. It's completely unreliable."
"We have not had a very good experience with customer service and support."
"The support, software resiliency, and software stability are areas of concern where improvements are required."
"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."
"One area for improvement with Extreme Routing is the need for more accessible and comprehensive training."
"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."
"Some of the latest protocols are unavailable."
"It's not evolving as quickly as we would like it to."
"I have an issue with Huawei; when we can't solve a project problem, support will say, "Oh, this will be from next year, we don't want to create support, for example, Huawei Router.""
"Huawei Enterprise Routers can improve by enhancing their security. The software architecture and the operating system that runs on their router and the security capability are not as strong when compared to Cisco."
"There is no licence for this solution, but the solution could be cheaper."
"The product’s performance could be better."
"It would be better if local storage management was more flexible, so that unused data could be easily removed."
"The configuration is complex and should be simplified."
"If Huawei can use its own OEM processor, it could be a good step up for future use in the network devices."
"In my country we don't have Huawei technology, we only have Huawei routers for ISP. There is no agent for Huawei in Egypt."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We have no issues with the price."
"The product is expensive."
"The price of the solution is fair."
"The price is reasonable compared to Cisco's."
"Huawei offers a cheaper enterprise router solution than Cisco."
"Huawei Enterprise Routers’s cost is average. I rate its pricing a five out of ten."
"The solution is cheap compared to Cisco."
"The solution's price is reasonable."
"The tool's licensing is yearly."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
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Financial Services Firm
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Construction Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business13
Midsize Enterprise8
Large Enterprise5
 

Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The product is very cheap and offers a huge discount as they are trying to enter the market. However, you have to pay extra for some services and support.
What needs improvement with Huawei Enterprise Routers?
The documentation is somewhat lacking and not easy to navigate. There are some errors and misleading information. The general appearance of the company site is also not user-friendly for downloadin...
What is your primary use case for Huawei Enterprise Routers?
Huawei Enterprise Routers are used as our main border routers to connect us to our ISP.
 

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Avaya Enterprise Routers
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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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Find out what your peers are saying about ExtremeRouting vs. Huawei Enterprise Routers and other solutions. Updated: June 2026.
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