We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center and Juniper EX Series Ethernet 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."Based on my use cases, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center was a great product that was easy to manage and work with while being a powerful tool."
"The initial setup was simple."
"The product is stable."
"An affordable and stable solution for small-medium companies."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"All the features are necessary, like tracking evidence and IPS. However, I appreciate the ability to connect the logs and the dashboard functionality."
"SD-WAN and the security fabric are essential features of the product."
"What I like about the solution is that it can be accessed anywhere."
"The Virtual Chassis, because you have a centralized administration of a set of switches which makes the operation more efficient."
"It is stable."
"The solution has a high level of network functionality."
"One of the nicest things about Juniper switches is they work well with other vendor products. When you have to go into a situation where other vendor switches are present, you can make it work."
"This solution is impeccable."
"In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco products."
"I like the VLAN capabilities, and the Junos interface is easy to use."
"Juniper Switches' best feature is its flexibility."
"Managing the VLANs is an area where the solution lacks and needs to improve."
"The solution could always benefit from more security. It's of critical importance to organizations right now."
"They could improve availability and security by detecting and preventing switch attacks."
"The product must improve the latency in the management center."
"FortiSwitch should improve the FortiGate map. The diagram cannot move automatically to show the switch. The map does not map the physical location. It cannot move or touch the diagram."
"When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably."
"There could be more porting software options for easy deployment in the product."
"The tool is not easy to use."
"It would be nice to have a more available list of modules that you can get for this solution."
"The management platforms for the network need improvement."
"I would like the ability to operate with other operating systems."
"EX switches take too long to boot when we restart them for maintenance. We need to minimize downtime. Another issue is the command line interface. Juniper's commands are different from other switches, so it's hard to remember them."
"Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is not cheap. The tool needs improvement in UI."
"Stability could be better, especially during a reboot. We have had some issues recently with the software getting corrupt on reboot, which causes a lot of downtime."
"The difficulty of the installation of Juniper Ethernet Switches depends on the environment it is being implemented in. It is fairly straightforward in terms of being able to source the technical information as we need it. However, this process could improve."
"We are not very pleased with their performance."
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Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is ranked 17th in Ethernet Switches with 19 reviews while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 65 reviews. Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is rated 8.0, while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center writes " Handles network connectivity between data centers and supports internet applications". 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". Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Huawei Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches, whereas Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, Arista Networks Platform and D-Link Ethernet Switches. See our Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center vs. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches report.
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