We performed a comparison between Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches 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."Cisco's product is excellent and highly stable with decades of experience in switching and technology. It's a top-notch solution when your entire network operates within the Cisco ecosystem, allowing for a wide range of capabilities. However, the challenge with Cisco lies in its prioritization. When integrating with third-party solutions, like Juniper, it can be somewhat challenging, but it still performs reasonably well. Setting up Cisco switches is not a straightforward process; it's complex and requires more than simply powering them on and figuring things out as you go. You need a solid understanding of switch and stack configuration because Cisco has its unique software features. Cisco excels in vendor lock-in, meaning that if you want to combine Cisco switches with non-Cisco functionality, it can be both time-consuming and costly. While Cisco offers the most extensive capabilities, it can also be less flexible and more challenging when you want to deviate from the Cisco ecosystem."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches are pretty good overall."
"The most valuable features are virtualization and micro-segmentation."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"They are very reliable."
"Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is a stable solution."
"Overall, they have a good quality product."
"The most valuable feature is the dynamic routing."
"It has features that allow us to go back to previous configurations."
"We have multiple cases of the customers trying to upgrade their network from Cisco, Aruba and Huawei to Juniper. They do this basically because they want to modernise their network and have an increased capacity. This shift improves their functionality because the Juniper Ethernet switches are more advanced. We provide them with assistance to configure switches, access points and Wi-Fi."
"The scalability is excellent. It's one of the aspects of the solution that is quite good."
"It's stable and reliable."
"The solution is stable and scalable."
"The platform is very stable in terms of consistency and reliability."
"I like the simplicity of it."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Junos operating system."
"The problem with installation is not the installation process, but the building. Sometimes our building has a high ceiling, so installation is hard."
"The solution's price could be better."
"The pricing can be a bit unstable."
"We are using an old version of this solution and it could be more stable."
"Linksys support is subpar."
"It would be nice if they can provide support for local authentication protocol, which is a security feature. It is not supported right now. They already support security features, so adding some local authentication features would be very nice. Currently, they only support external databases for the stuff for the authentication feature. If they could improve the existing feature or add a feature to support local databases, local username, password authentication, I think it would be very amazing."
"Pricing is an area with a shortcoming since the solution is expensive."
"Integration is not easy since the device component is separate."
"The initial setup of switches is not that simple."
"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."
"It was very difficult to get technical support, here in Egypt. There is no local support available."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see better integration with software-defined networking."
"The only issue that we have with Juniper Ethernet Switches is the firmware because it is not stable."
"Juniper EX Series could improve the process and ease of updating the software. It is a difficult process."
"The stability could be better. We find, for example, Cisco, to be more stable."
"Wireless and monitoring definitely could be improved."
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Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is ranked 9th in Ethernet Switches with 70 reviews while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 64 reviews. Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches is rated 8.0, while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches writes "An advanced, sophisticated solution that allows for segmentation within networks". 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 Linksys Ethernet Switches is most compared with NETGEAR Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, D-Link Ethernet Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, whereas Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and HPE Ethernet Switches. See our Cisco Linksys Ethernet Switches vs. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches report.
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