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."I have found the solution to be scalable."
"It integrates well."
"The single pane of glass that helps us manage everything through FortiManager is the most important feature."
"The initial setup was simple."
"The most valuable feature is the port analytics."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to manage switches from one central point."
"The product is stable."
"An affordable and stable solution for small-medium companies."
"The Virtual Chassis, because you have a centralized administration of a set of switches which makes the operation more efficient."
"Juniper is the best when it comes to the core layer."
"The most valuable feature is switching on our network."
"It is very valuable for SRX devices and we have found it very easy to configure."
"It's stable and reliable."
"There is no end to the ability to scale Juniper."
"Juniper switches are smart and we have all the features that we want. You can rollback to the previous version if you make any mistake during configuration. This is not possible in Cisco."
"The platform is very stable in terms of consistency and reliability."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"When there are many switches being used, the speed declines noticeably."
"There could be more porting software options for easy deployment in the product."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Data Center needs to improve its UI and stability."
"The FortiSwitch product was initially quite complex."
"The solution can improve by upgrading QSFP+, it is very limited and must be supported more than it is now. If we need FortiSwitches to support all the QSFP ports our budgets would have to be very large."
"The tool is not easy to use."
"Cisco is better in terms of price, scalability, and ease of management. Regarding resources, they are available in Pakistan to manage these systems."
"The initial setup of switches is not that simple."
"I would like the ability to operate with other operating systems."
"Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is not cheap. The tool needs improvement in UI."
"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."
"They could provide better security tools."
"The upgrading of the system should be simplified and made faster."
"The solution is a bit costly compared to other products."
"The packet channelizing feature should be improved."
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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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