Compare Aruba Switches vs. Juniper Ethernet Switches
Quotes From Members
We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
Pros | |
"The cloud configuration is the most valuable feature of this solution. Watching in the cloud, propagating the actual devices themselves and the management of devices that are remote." "This solution is easy to use." "There is a limited lifetime warranty with the switches, so if we have any problems, the switch is replaced very quickly." "The solution's stability is really great. We found it very solid." "The most valuable feature is the Aruba Smart Rate Port." "The solution is very stable." "Aruba access points have a good transfer rate." "The solution is very reliable. It's easy to use with other solutions." | "What I like most about this solution is that it is secure." "The most valuable feature is that the CLI is the same on all of the Juniper devices, including routers, switches, and firewalls." "The ease of management through the command line interface is very good." "Juniper is the best when it comes to the core layer." "The scalability is excellent. It's one of the aspects of the solution that is quite good." "The GUI interface distinguishes it from other vendors and makes it easy to operate." "It has features that allow us to go back to previous configurations." "This is a lower cost product with better features than the competition." |
Cons | |
"In the next release, I would like to see network access control on the switches themselves. I would like to see security functionalities when it comes to monitoring the bit of the wireless section of the switches." "The firmware in this solution has a lot of bugs that become noticeable when you have complex implementations." "I am forced to consider changing products because other solutions have a better dashboard and a user-friendly interface." "The written documentation, all the available documentation, is often a little bit hard to find. The solution lacks documentation, especially on recent features. We have access directly to Aruba, Germany, so they are always helpful, but if you start, for instance, with something a little bit more complex like zero-touch provisioning, that would require a more comprehensive written piece." "The templates to automate our switches need improvement." "I would like to see the data center area improving by some added features in the future." "They should provide training courses for certification, and have it available on the internet." "The interface could be more user-friendly and the dashboard could be improved." | "It was very difficult to get technical support, here in Egypt. There is no local support available." "The protocols can be tunneled, but on a global basis, not on an interface, and this is a feature that should be added." "It would be nice to have a more available list of modules that you can get for this solution." "The stability of this solution should be improved." "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." "In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better integration with software-defined networking." "The initial setup of switches is not that simple." "The operating system, Junos OS, often has bugs which forces rollbacks or additional upgrades to resolve." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"The license is annual. If you purchase a switch, you get a one-year free subscription." "The price of these switches is high." "Comparing with Cisco, and some other solutions, it's a cheap product." "The price for Aruba is quite a bit cheaper than it is for similar products by Cisco." "It is expensive compared to the competition." "There are no licensing costs for the Aruba Switches." "The price point was a big consideration for us and it is reasonable enough that we're able to standardize on Aruba for the networking pieces in our organization." "This is an expensive product, costing about double what most competitors do." | "We purchased the box for a one-time charge, and we are paying a yearly support fee of several hundred Euros." "The maintenance cost is approximately €2,000 ($2,200 USD) per year, including support, for our entire fleet." "This solution is cheaper than Cisco or HP switches." "The Juniper switches are less expensive than competing brands." "You don't need to license every switch. We only chose to cover support on core/key equipment and keep a cold spare available when needed." "Juniper costs less than the competition. As a comparison, Cisco is 33% more." "The pricing for the support is very high." "It's was $100,000 per year." |
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Questions from the Community | |
Ask a question Earn 20 points | Top Answer: This is a lower cost product with better features than the competition. Top Answer: The exact licensing is not something I know about, but I do know that Juniper is a less expensive solution when compared to the competition. Top Answer: To make the product better, I think that the company needs to do more testing before releasing versions of the operating system. In many versions, there are bugs in the Junos OS. For example, with… more » |
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Views 6,429 Comparisons 5,188 Reviews 25 Average Words per Review 440 Rating 8.5 | Views 7,680 Comparisons 6,052 Reviews 15 Average Words per Review 582 Rating 8.5 |
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Also Known As | |
| 8400 Series, 8320 Series, 5400R Series, 3810 Series, 2930M Series, 2930F Series, 2920 Series, 2540 Series, 2530 Series | Juniper EX Series |
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| Aruba Networks | Juniper |
Overview | |
Aruba switches bring performance and reliability to the mobile-first campus. These industry-leading switches are scalable, secure, and feature HPE Smart Rate multi-gigabit ports for high-speed connectivity. | Juniper Ethernet Switches are made up of the EX Series product line. These EX Series Ethernet Switches provide branch, campus and data center networks with access, aggregation and core layer switching solutions. The end result is secure, fast and efficient application and data delivery. Today's enterprise networks increasingly demand mobile access, optimal availability, virtualization, and unified communications. The Juniper Ethernet Switches EX Series caters for all of these requirements, ensuring business continuity, network flexibility and maximum productivity. |
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Sample Customers | |
| Purdue University | BlackLotus, Staminus, Community Bank, BAS Group, Cloud Dynamics, Privalia, Fluidata, and Tesla Motors. |
Top Industries | |
Consumer Goods Company17% Manufacturing Company17% Financial Services Firm11% Comms Service Provider11% Comms Service Provider31% Computer Software Company18% University7% Construction Company5% | Comms Service Provider57% Educational Organization7% Energy/Utilities Company7% Financial Services Firm7% Comms Service Provider35% Computer Software Company18% Government6% Educational Organization5% |
Company Size | |
Small Business52% Midsize Enterprise19% Large Enterprise30% | Small Business48% Midsize Enterprise16% Large Enterprise36% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Aruba Switches vs. Juniper Ethernet Switches and other solutions. Updated: January 2021.
456,495 professionals have used our research since 2012.
Aruba Switches is ranked 3rd in Ethernet Switches with 27 reviews while Juniper Ethernet Switches is ranked 4th in Ethernet Switches with 16 reviews. Aruba Switches is rated 8.4, while Juniper Ethernet Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Switches writes "Good GUI, easy to configure and use, and offers a good transfer rate". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper Ethernet Switches writes "Flexible admin features and has good firewall filters". Aruba Switches is most compared with Meraki MS Switches, MikroTik Routers and Switches, Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, NETGEAR Switches and Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches, whereas Juniper Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Arista Networks Platform, HPE Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Mellanox Switches. See our Aruba Switches vs. Juniper Ethernet Switches report.
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