We performed a comparison between Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable and scalable."
"This is a lower cost product with better features than the competition."
"The campus switches and access switches are the most valuable and simple to deploy for Virtual Chassis."
"The tool's most valuable feature is stability."
"The feature I like the most is the ability to reword changes before committing to the change. We can always reword changes in 10 minutes if they don't work."
"Juniper EX Series is part of the Junos operating system and has a candidate configuration feature, which means changes are not immediately applied. It has a consistent command structure across all platforms and can handle both layer-three routing and layer-two switching. Additionally, the Junos OS offers virtualization options and support for multi-chassis and fabric switching. Overall, the Juniper EX Series is a versatile and powerful solution."
"The most valuable features of Juniper Ethernet Switches are the simple configuration and ruggedness."
"The product is flexible and easy to set up."
"I like the flexibility of the Meraki firewall. It gives you the ability to lock things down. Having multiple VLANs is helpful for the switching infrastructure and firewall. It's crucial when you have a public-facing VLAN, a private-facing VLAN, and a secure VLAN."
"The solution is very stable."
"The dashboard and the interface, in general, are good features."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"Meraki MS Switches are amazing. Whoever built it is a genius. I like that it's a plug-and-play solution."
"I have found the solution to be stable."
"This is a sophisticated product with easy configuration that can save time and effort."
"It would be nice to have a more available list of modules that you can get for this solution."
"Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches lack to offer the latest management tools."
"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."
"Juniper Ethernet Switches' tech support is hard to reach and slow."
"I would like the ability to operate with other operating systems."
"Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is not cheap. The tool needs improvement in UI."
"The stability could be better. We find, for example, Cisco, to be more stable."
"The durability of the devices could be better."
"In terms of troubleshooting, if we get more tools there is an issue."
"Their subscription model could be better. Some of our customers prefer a one-time payment to a monthly or yearly subscription model, so they don't buy the product. Technical support could also be better."
"Communication of compliance risk is awkward at best and threatening at worst. It needs to be addressed."
"The reporting could be improved and could be more granular."
"The throughputs, especially the throughput path, can be improved on the core switches. I think they should improve the throughput in the core switches to enable higher throughputs."
"The pricing needs to be more competitive with other products on the market."
"Technical support hold times seem to be getting longer."
"In reference to an area of improvement sometimes the switch does not connect to the internet initially."
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Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 65 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Arista Networks Platform and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. See our Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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