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 most valuable features for us were related to our transition into MPLS technology, specifically for BPN and VPN services."
"The stability of Juniper is better than Cisco's."
"Juniper's custom Trio chipset drives their MX routers, offering superior performance. Juniper's design separates the control plane and the forwarding plane, which is a key aspect of their architecture. This separation provides high throughput, maintaining line-rate performance across the MX platform."
"Users are able to easily configure the whole solution via simple data."
"It offers high protection and I like it."
"In our company, we are integrators who create solutions for our customers. I find Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches to be suitable as it allows for easy configuration and offers features like SNMP. Personally, I find it convenient to switch from Cisco to Juniper EX because of my experience with various vendors like Huawei and Cisco. It's easy for me to read configurations from Cisco and transfer them to Juniper. Mainly, we work with customers who want to change or upgrade their network infrastructure, moving from vendors like Cisco, Aruba, or Huawei to Juniper for modernization. Juniper's features are more advanced, and it helps us meet the diverse needs of our customers. My role involves helping with the deployment and configuration of switching, access points, and Wi-Fi, for building robust and modern networks."
"Juniper Enterprise Routers is very flexible."
"The solution is quite stable. We've found it to be very good. There aren't bugs, glitches, or crashes."
"The cost and versatility are the solution's most valuable features. You can do anything with them if you know how to. The solution has a whole portfolio of routing features available."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"The features of the equipment fit all the needs of the customers."
"We have use cases like providing power over ethernet, as an access controller for Wi-Fi, and normal networking."
"I've never had any issues with the solution."
"The most valuable feature is the price because it's highly cost-effective concerning the functionalities provided within the box. The solution is stable. The solution is scalable. The initial setup is straightforward. I would recommend the solution because it provides value for money."
"This is a good solution."
"The radius and wireless features are the most valuable aspects of the solution."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The solution could improve reliability and it needs more functions."
"Finding market expertise is hard."
"The setup was a bit complex."
"Juniper Enterprise Routers could improve by adding a graphical user interface(GUI). They do not have one. Most of our team has to have a background or expertise in Juniper. When compared to other solutions, they have a GUI. It will be easier for new team members to get familiar with, configure, or set up the router. Additionally, adding some monitoring tools would help us."
"One thing that the product can do better is clustering. Rather than just having two of them, it would help if there was one cluster to extend to more notes in the cluster itself."
"Juniper have addressed issues with the MX204, but it still has a limited number of interfaces. Ideally, it should support up to twenty or twenty-four interfaces to better serve smaller service providers. Additionally, the MX304 doesn't support subscriber management, also known as BNG, which I believe should be included."
"While it is challenging to pinpoint specific areas for enhancement, there is room for better support and updates for Ansible."
"We'd like them to be capable of adding firewall options to the license."
"I would like to have some additional filtering options added in the future."
"There needs to be better support for this solution in India. We have no local support."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment. They only provide a warranty for one year as compared to the other vendors who offer a warranty for three years, five years, and lifetime, etc."
"Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes."
"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."
"There are limitations to how many users you have simultaneously."
"The ports could be improved, as certain areas may need to be terminated with a greater number of Ethernet ports. We initially faced challenges that hindered our network usage, especially with third-party applications that were not certified or supported. It took some time to streamline and resolve these issues."
"Wireless throughput has not kept up with the competition."
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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, HPE Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, 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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