We performed a comparison between Aruba Switches and Juniper Ethernet Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba Switches comes out on top in this comparison. It is easy to deploy and, according to reviews, it is a more powerful and robust solution than Juniper Ethernet Switches.
"These switches have a good performance, and they are also quickly configurable."
"It's a reliable product that you can depend on."
"The most valuable feature is the security that these switches provide."
"This is a very stable product with good performance."
"All of the networking products that we use are Aruba, so we use Aruba Central to manage them."
"The most valuable features are stability, ease of management, and the monitoring tool."
"I like the Aruba Central platform. It makes a lot of sense. The switches have a lot of great capabilities. Central can lockdown VLANs and control the apps and protocols. There are several built-in security features that I'm not utilizing. However, those capabilities are part of the reason I'm using enterprise switches in a small office. I like knowing that I can do these things when necessary."
"The initial setup is quite easy."
"Juniper Ethernet Switches are high-end solutions."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Junos operating system."
"The product is flexible and easy to set up."
"Juniper Ethernet Switches' best features are the high packer sorting and throughput, good uplink port capacity, and virtual setup."
"It is easy to configure, and there are three routing switches."
"The product is very helpful in troubleshooting."
"I like the simplicity of it."
"The solution is stable and scalable."
"The templates to automate our switches need improvement."
"From an improvement perspective, I want Aruba Switches to have a longer life since it doesn't work properly after five years of use."
"I would like to see a lower price on the device."
"The main issue we had with the Aruba Switches was that they would heat up easily when placed outside. We have two locations with no cover in the corridor and it's a historical building. We experienced outages on the first batch of Aruba Switches we received, which we never had with the Dell Switches, for example, even though Dell Switches are not as well-known. However, the Dell Switches had been outside for a few years and we never had any issues with them. In contrast, we encountered an issue with the Aruba Switch after only one week of being outside when it shut down in security mode."
"We had an issue with the hardware where one or two interfaces went down after one and a half years. This issue impacted only one or two interfaces, not the whole hardware."
"We had an integration team do the setup of the solution."
"I'm not sure if they have the core switch series as well."
"I don't think there is much to improve. I have seen that Aruba releases the patches on time, and it keeps upgrading the firmware. I have configured this device on an active basis. I don't think I have any bad reviews about the device's overall performance. In the next release, I would like Aruba to incorporate wireless controllers and build them into the chassis.If we can integrate a wireless module, we can have a segment dedicated to wireless infrastructure."
"Juniper should improve the support services provided to users, as it is one of its areas with certain shortcomings."
"Their web GUI interface needs to be a lot better, especially when compared to HP. The command line is good, but you have to know how to get around it. The GUI is clunky and very slow."
"Has a steep learning curve."
"We would like it if there was more security added in future releases."
"More security could be provided, especially with the rising cyber-attacks in business organizations."
"EX switches take too long to boot when we restart them for maintenance. We need to minimize downtime. Another issue is the command line interface. Juniper's commands are different from other switches, so it's hard to remember them."
"All Juniper documentation is terrible."
"There are multiple areas of improvement in Juniper EX series switches. In terms of speed and pricing, while Juniper provides good quality services, some clients still find the price very high compared to other competitors. Also there is a need for certain features to be enhanced like clear our configuration process which will help to make Juniper switches more stronger. However, there are also multiple challenges including understanding and configuration of certain aspects difficult without assistance. Despite these kinds of challenges, there have been multiple solutions and huge potential of improvement in Juniper."
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Aruba Switches is ranked 2nd in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 65 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "As a managed service provider, it's important to have a solution that can manage everything from one console". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches writes "Provides campus switches and access switches that are simple to deploy, but the code isn't stable enough for a leaf and spine design". Aruba Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and MikroTik Routers and Switches, whereas Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches report.
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