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.
"The initial setup was for Cisco Ethernet Switches was straightforward."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have a lot of valuable features. One that stands out to me is its ease of implementation."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches have great enterprise features like Cisco DNA Assurance. Cisco DNA Assurance features advanced artificial intelligence and machine learning. Cisco AI Network Analytics, a capability within Cisco DNA Assurance, allows easy management of all devices and services, prioritizes and resolves network issues, and ensures a better user experience across the network."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Ethernet Switches for our network are speed, latency, and reliability."
"Remote access is a valuable feature."
"You get good support for Cisco Ethernet Switches versus other products in the market."
"Cisco Ethernet Switches are rugged, secure, and scalable. It provides smart devices and reliable switches."
"I'm satisfied with Cisco switches. It's stable and beautiful."
"The solution has a high level of network functionality."
"This is a lower cost product with better features than the competition."
"The solution is certainly scalable."
"The solution is stable and scalable."
"I like the VLAN capabilities, and the Junos interface is easy to use."
"In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco products."
"The most valuable feature is switching on our network."
"The ease of management through the command line interface is very good."
"You do have to buy into the Cisco architecture to be able to use them."
"I don't like the fact that the product is very expensive."
"This may be something that they are already working on, but it would be an improvement if they could add a layer of security to layer two and layer three to protect the server and to protect the data."
"The solution needs to work on lowering the amount of bugs. We find them quite regularly."
"I think the price should be cheaper to be able to afford more."
"They need to offer free replacements until the end of life for devices."
"There are instances where the commands you are familiar with might change or be replaced with newer syntax."
"Technical support could be better. Firmware upgrades should be better. We have an issue with upgrading the firmware. It's not upgradable. I think it should be easy to improve and upgrade the firmware."
"We are undergoing a migration to software-defined networking. Different vendors have to integrate with each other and we are not seeing this type of capability within Juniper. We are getting left behind in this technology trend by staying with this solution. Juniper is also losing a bit of market share because of this."
"Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches lack to offer the latest management tools."
"The solution is a bit costly compared to other products."
"The operating system could be better."
"The management tools are limited in their abilities, and suffer from upgrade problems."
"The technical support from Juniper Ethernet Switches could be better."
"There are multiple areas of improvement in Juniper EX series switches. In terms of speed and pricing, while Juniper provides good quality services, some clients still find the price very high compared to other competitors. Also there is a need for certain features to be enhanced like clear our configuration process which will help to make Juniper switches more stronger. However, there are also multiple challenges including understanding and configuration of certain aspects difficult without assistance. Despite these kinds of challenges, there have been multiple solutions and huge potential of improvement in Juniper."
"Juniper Ethernet Switches' operating systems get corrupted when the power fails. They have to improve this issue. I may have to use a newer version."
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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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