We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus 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."The most valuable features are extensions and recorded scalability."
"The consolidation of all of the layer two ports into one rack is very valuable."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is modularity. It's like the Swiss Army knife of switches."
"The scalability of Cisco Nexus is good. We've had them for the entire lifetime. We've never had to upgrade them yet."
"In terms of stability, this solution is rock solid."
"Cisco Nexus has good overall reliability and configuration options. It is fairly straightforward to access the switching platforms."
"Current flexibility and the opportunities for future planning and scaling make this product line an ultimate opportunity."
"The product has a stable and strong server panel switch."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is its robustness."
"It's a stable product."
"This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent."
"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."
"I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
"One of the problems we have is that there is no confirmation for when you try to test a system command."
"One of the biggest challenges, which I see is that there's a constant evolution in the product. For example, our configuration is based on what is known as traditional data center implementation. Today there is the ACI deployment and to implement, to migrate from one technology to another, that's challenging both from a configuration perspective and also from a cost perspective."
"The product lacks options for integration with other market products that would allow us more flexibility."
"There is limited guidance in terms of the use and configuration of Cisco Nexus for specific use cases. The documentation is not comprehensive, and you have to do a lot of online research."
"The only thing to improve is to continue to get better."
"Enhancing the software-defined level of this solution would empower it."
"If we could get some more automation integrated into it, it would make it easier."
"Although the support for this solution is good, there is still room for improvement."
"Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should improve by being more agile with new technology that sits on top of the router."
"It needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises."
"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."
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Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is ranked 7th in Data Center Networking with 4 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms writes "Highly stable environment, performs well, and reasonably priced". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and HPE A-Series, whereas Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is most compared with Juniper QFX Series Switches and PTX Series Routers. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms report.
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