Arista CloudVision vs ExtremeCloud Orchestrator

Arista CloudVision9.3Visit ExtremeCloud Orchestrator9.0Visit

Higher score Arista CloudVision #1 in Data Center Fabric Software 9.3/10 Pricing on request ✓ 1 of 4 features Visit Arista

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ExtremeCloud Orchestrator #3 in Data Center Fabric Software 9.0/10 Pricing on request ✓ 3 of 4 features Contact Extreme

• Arista CloudVision fits best

  Large Arista data-center fabrics

• ExtremeCloud Orchestrator fits best

  Teams operating EVPN-VXLAN IP fabrics

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Side by side

Feature	Arista CloudVision 9.3/10 Visit ↗	ExtremeCloud Orchestrator 9.0/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.3	9.0
Ranking	#1 in Data Center Fabric Software	#3 in Data Center Fabric Software
Best for	Large Arista data-center fabrics	Teams operating EVPN-VXLAN IP fabrics
Pricing model	Paid	Paid
Starting price	Pricing on request	Pricing on request
Free plan	Not checked yet	Not checked yet
Free trial	—	—
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Integrations	6 integrations	3 integrations
Built for	Mid-market, Enterprise	Mid-market, Enterprise
Features Arista CloudVision 1/4 · ExtremeCloud Orchestrator 3/4
Fabric automation	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
Multi-vendor management	Not checked yet	—
Fabric assurance	Not checked yet	✓ (best)
API access	✓	✓
Specs
Supported fabrics	Not checked yet	Small data-center (non-Clos), 3-stage IP Clos, 5-stage IP Clos; BGP underlay with BGP or EVPN overlay; EVPN-VXLAN
Deployment model	Hybrid	On-premises
Our review
Pros	Combines topology views, endpoint analysis and real-time telemetry. Controls configuration changes, snapshots, upgrades and rollback workflows. Supports WAN policy management plus REST and gRPC APIs.	Automates deployment and lifecycle management across several IP fabric designs Supports EVPN-VXLAN overlays and tenant VLAN, VRF, BGP, EVPN and VTEP services Integrates with VMware vCenter, OpenStack ML2 and Microsoft SCVMM
Cons	Requires contacting sales for pricing. Its broad scope may exceed the needs of smaller or simpler networks. CloudVision is centered on Arista network operations.	Management is limited to Extreme fabrics, not multi-vendor environments Licensing is an annual subscription, with pricing available through sales or partners Self-hosted deployment requires an on-premises server, OVA or TPVM instance
Our verdict	Arista CloudVision brings network visibility, telemetry and operational controls into a management platform for enterprise data centers, campus networks, WAN and multi-cloud environments. Its feature set is especially relevant to… Read the review →	ExtremeCloud Orchestrator (XCO) gives teams a centralized interface and APIs for deploying, provisioning, configuring, monitoring and managing Extreme IP fabrics. It is aimed at mid-market and enterprise organizations operating data-center… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• Arista CloudVision — where it wins

  • Combines topology views, endpoint analysis and real-time telemetry.
  • Controls configuration changes, snapshots, upgrades and rollback workflows.
  • Supports WAN policy management plus REST and gRPC APIs.

  Where it doesn't

  • Requires contacting sales for pricing.
  • Its broad scope may exceed the needs of smaller or simpler networks.
  • CloudVision is centered on Arista network operations.

• ExtremeCloud Orchestrator — where it wins

  • Automates deployment and lifecycle management across several IP fabric designs
  • Supports EVPN-VXLAN overlays and tenant VLAN, VRF, BGP, EVPN and VTEP services
  • Integrates with VMware vCenter, OpenStack ML2 and Microsoft SCVMM

  Where it doesn't

  • Management is limited to Extreme fabrics, not multi-vendor environments
  • Licensing is an annual subscription, with pricing available through sales or partners
  • Self-hosted deployment requires an on-premises server, OVA or TPVM instance

• Arista CloudVision9.3/10 · Pricing on request

  A broad operations suite for visibility, configuration control and fabric automation.

  Visit AristaFull verdict →
• ExtremeCloud Orchestrator9.0/10 · Pricing on request

  A self-hosted control point for automating Extreme IP fabric deployment and operations.

  Contact ExtremeFull verdict →