We performed a comparison between Juniper Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Juniper Enterprise Routers has the winning edge in this comparison because it is more stable and scalable and because it has better service and support categories.
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"The solution is stable."
"The flexibility of the MPLS configuration is very good."
"The stability of Juniper is better than Cisco's."
"The most valuable feature is reliability."
"We are able to easily build chassis with Juniper MX Series Routers."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. We never had any issues."
"The solution is quite stable. We've found it to be very good. There aren't bugs, glitches, or crashes."
"I have found the most useful features to be layered VPNs, IPsec, VPLS, and firewall filters."
"The setup is easy."
"It is a stable solution. I have been using the solution for a while, and I don't face any outages or trouble while using the solution."
"Load balancing is one of the valuable features of the solution...In short, MikroTik provides a very user-friendly GUI option."
"I have found one of the most valuable features to be the hotspot network."
"This equipment is resilient and available at a good price."
"We make use of a script that will automatically re-route traffic when connections are slow."
"We have use cases like providing power over ethernet, as an access controller for Wi-Fi, and normal networking."
"The solution offers very good multi-routing."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The third-level customer support coming from Juniper itself could be much better. To get assistance from Juniper, we sometimes have to wait for weeks and months. I don't really appreciate that. Their support should be faster."
"The solution could improve reliability and it needs more functions."
"We'd like them to be capable of adding firewall options to the license."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. The product could be cheaper for smaller networks."
"Juniper must publish more information about Juniper MX Series Routers."
"The integration could be better."
"Currently, I don't have specific concerns or ideas for improvement. Regarding functionalities, I appreciate the user interface of Juniper Elite. Additionally, I'm exploring the use of Juniper Routers in a Parliament environment, particularly with Baragon, and so far, I find it to be a valuable feature. We're currently facing an issue as we're in the process of building and dealing with the software, specifically transitioning from R2 to RC. It's like when there is an update in the routers, and in the process, there are chances to end up losing some of your settings. The challenge arises because the recommended configurations for RC do not align with our features, necessitating a reevaluation of many features. It would have been more efficient if the initial recommendation had been for RC, avoiding the need to redo our research. This has resulted in a loss of time for us, and we've encountered this situation multiple times."
"Most IT equipment now has graphical interfaces, and there is a need for the Juniper routers to have a more intuitive web interface."
"It would be very good if these products are accessible via different kinds of shells and GUI. It will make these solutions very usable."
"They could improve their product if they set, for instance, a controller for wireless LAN. That would allow them to really have something more than an access point."
"The user interface allows you to do a lot of things, but it is not user-friendly."
"There is an area of improvement. The firewall features are self-contained, but features like email scanning and voice control should be improved. This is the best routing product."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
"When we have a problem and reach out to MikroTik support, it's not very fast. Usually, you have to speak in English, so my technicians need to have strong English skills to communicate."
"The solution's website isn't that good. When I go to it, I can't find what I'm looking for. However, if I go to a third party's website, I can easily find the information."
"The queuing functionality needs improvement. The initial setup could be simplified."
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Juniper MX Series Routers is ranked 3rd in Routers with 33 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. Juniper MX Series Routers is rated 8.8, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Juniper MX Series Routers writes "Good performance, long life span, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Juniper MX Series Routers is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Huawei Enterprise Routers, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, HPE Enterprise Routers and ExtremeRouting, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Juniper MX Series Routers vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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