We performed a comparison between Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and NETGEAR 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 most valuable feature is the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP)."
"The solution is certainly scalable."
"You willuse almost every feature on every switch to some degree because the utility is valuable."
"The solution is easy to use and has good integration."
"It is very valuable for SRX devices and we have found it very easy to configure."
"The solution has a high level of network functionality."
"Both Juniper and Cisco switches are interoperable."
"Juniper supports all our connectivity infrastructure in our datacenter, supporting optimal availability and performance for services."
"The most valuable feature is definitely the fully functional IGMP snooping and querier, out-of-the-box, that the switch provides. With most if not all switches that we've worked with previously, at a minimum you have to enable a couple of different options... It's really a good feature to have that stuff enabled and fully functional out-of-the-box so that [AV techs] don't have to worry about configuring any of that stuff."
"Its setup, usage, and access are most valuable. It is a very easy switch to set up."
"The solution is stable."
"Out-of-the-box, it works for our main use case. When passing multicast video across the network, our technicians don't have make any changes. Then, if we do need to make configuration changes for a custom scenario, the web interface is user intuitive so it's easy to use and change."
"NETGEAR Switches has valuable cybersecurity features."
"The most important feature is the failover, the LACP links. That's the dual set it allows. We have redundant core switches and, if one fails or one network adapter fails, the other one can take over without problems."
"We have a wide range of switches for various applications, including a collection specifically designed for ProAV, as well as Multi-gig Switches, which are also quite well-known or unique."
"Netgear switches are highly reliable. We haven't done anything particularly sophisticated with them."
"The technical support from Juniper Ethernet Switches could be better."
"The packet channelizing feature should be improved."
"They should integrate VPN functionality with the solution."
"One potential drawback of the Juniper EX Series has been that those without experience using a command-line interface (CLI) may find it intimidating. However, Junos is working on improving this by offering tools, such as Juniper Mist with Wired Assurance and Apstra. Additionally, the graphical user interface (GUI) could be improved as it has been considered lackluster across the board in Junos."
"More security could be provided, especially with the rising cyber-attacks in business organizations."
"All Juniper documentation is terrible."
"The Virtual Chassis Fabric is kind of complicated to troubleshoot sometimes. On the MPLS side, they're good — they're fine for the pseudo-wires and stuff—but they need more work on the LAN. It is difficult to troubleshoot their LAN technologies like Virtual Chassis."
"The operating system could be better."
"The solution needs centralized management and centralized configuration."
"One thing I would like to see improved is the response time for technical support."
"The ‘how-to’ guides could do with some improvements. We got in trouble following the stacking and Dante set-up guides. If these would have been accurate, we would not have lost three days."
"Their old firmware was a problem for us and we're still working on it. It didn't apply correctly so it took about half of our switches offline, which meant we couldn't use some of the functionality like the firmware updates. Unfortunately with that firmware, which they've sorted out, if you don't go through all the firmware and make sure it's past that point and back online, that's an issue with them. It's something to cautious about"
"The product's stability has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The tool's price could be better."
"The product could be more robust."
"I'd like to see a little bit of slowdown on the firmware updates. They've been doing a lot of them. I don't know if that's just because it's such a new product line, but the firmware updates have been a little annoying because they've been coming once a week. For a switch, that's a little extreme."
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Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 29 reviews while NETGEAR Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while NETGEAR Switches is rated 8.2. 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 NETGEAR Switches writes "Peak performance for uncompressed 4K video streaming at a very affordable price point". Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Mellanox Switches, whereas NETGEAR Switches is most compared with D-Link Ethernet Switches, Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches vs. NETGEAR Switches report.
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