We performed a comparison between Cisco Ethernet Switches and Juniper Ethernet Switches based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Both solutions received high marks from users. Juniper Ethernet Switches comes out ahead in this comparison since it is the less expensive solution. One area where Cisco Ethernet Switches does come out on top is in the ease of deployment.
"I like their after-sales support more than anything because it's very good."
"The product is pretty much reliable and stable."
"These switches are both stable and scalable."
"I know this solution for many years. I know the GUI and commands, and they are useful for me. I have all the functions that I want."
"One of the most valuable aspects of Cisco Ethernet Switches is many engineers can work on the equipment. You can find qualified engineers that can configure Cisco equipment more than any other networking equipment."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have good performance."
"It is a scalable solution."
"The technical support is good and they respond quickly. I haven't had any problems."
"The most valuable feature is that Juniper is multiple kernels, so there's isolation, which means you won't get a process that runs away, creating problems across the whole platform."
"The GUI interface distinguishes it from other vendors and makes it easy to operate."
"The virtual Chassis feature for stacking is good in general, with high bandwidth for the link, which is good."
"The solution has a high level of network functionality."
"The solution is stable and scalable."
"This solution is impeccable."
"The ease of management through the command line interface is very good."
"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."
"Network setup is quite complicated, particularly if you're implementing in a non-technical environment."
"The pricing should be reduced so that they are more competitive."
"Cisco has a licensing procedure that is very complicated and it changes every six months."
"We are less in the Cloud because the Cloud technologies didn't work so well. That happened in all of the companies where I've been engaged."
"We've had hardware problems like SSDs, ports, networking, things like that."
"Cisco's pricing can be a concern, particularly with support fees."
"Technical support for integrations with other network products is insufficient and should be improved."
"The solution's reliability should be improved."
"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."
"They could provide better security tools."
"The security features for the product should be more unified for the product regardless of the product model."
"The initial setup of switches is not that simple."
"The durability of the devices could be better."
"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."
"Has a steep learning curve."
"Juniper EX Series could improve the process and ease of updating the software. It is a difficult process."
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Cisco Ethernet Switches is ranked 1st in Ethernet Switches with 128 reviews while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 65 reviews. Cisco Ethernet Switches is rated 8.6, while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Ethernet Switches writes "It's a solidly stable product from a leader in the field". On the other hand, 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". Cisco Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, D-Link Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Cisco Ethernet Switches vs. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches report.
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