We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Center Networking solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It can be expanded."
"Cisco Switches are more stable in terms of hardware and firmware, rather than Juniper Switches."
"Cisco Catalyst Switches are very stable."
"The Cisco software ties all the hardware together better than the competition."
"Cisco offers DNS features over other vendors."
"One of the most valuable features is the MatchBox Switch."
"This is a feature-rich product and the newer models have improved features that allow for many new possibilities."
"Cisco provides very good support services."
"It's a stable product."
"This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is its robustness."
"The most valuable Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platform is its ability to do routing in any way that I need. It's more than capable of handling the load I'm currently sending."
"We'd like Cisco to integrate with other solutions, including their own."
"Catalyst Switches could be more secure."
"The technical response could be faster in the future."
"When users put Cisco Catalyst Switches in the same environment or infrastructure where other devices or products exist, like HPE, Aruba, and Ubiquiti, it doesn't work properly."
"The vendor must provide mid-level switches."
"I would like to see better compatibility between Cisco and other vendors."
"The solution could be cheaper."
"Price could be lower."
"Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should improve by being more agile with new technology that sits on top of the router."
"Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms could improve by having a graphical interface. A lot of the younger generation tend to be used to graphical interfaces, command line tends to scare them."
"Although the support for this solution is good, there is still room for improvement."
"It needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises."
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Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in Data Center Networking with 171 reviews while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is ranked 7th in Data Center Networking with 4 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms writes "Highly stable environment, performs well, and reasonably priced". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is most compared with Juniper QFX Series Switches, PTX Series Routers and Cisco Nexus. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms report.
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