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We performed a comparison between Cradlepoint NetCloud and Juniper Contrail Networking based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

Find out in this report how the two Software Defined Networking (SDN) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
To learn more, read our detailed Cradlepoint NetCloud vs. Juniper Contrail Networking Report (Updated: March 2024).
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Pros
"Cradlepoint NetCloud is very stable.""The most valuable feature of this solution is the automatic failover.""It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it."

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"It provides proactive alerting in a single dashboard solution.""Juniper Contrail Networking is a stable solution.""After we finished setting Contrail up, it seemed stable enough. Still, we never tested it in a real environment, so we don't have enough information to say whether it's stable with a given number of users and appliances. We have tested it in a lab environment, but we haven't tested enough to say that the platform is stable."

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Cons
"It is missing important settings options.""The performance of group-based clouds should be enhanced.""In our situation, the initial setup was complex."

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"Visibility, especially for the top of the platform, is a nightmare. The top was documented incorrectly and really complex to complete. In the end, it worked but only after several weeks of work with the support of a Juniper solution engineer in Holland.""Juniper needs to address the market's specific requirements, such as the SME sector, and offer more lower-priced products like a lower-end segment switch.""Juniper Contrail Networking is difficult if you do not have a certificate for Juniper. Juniper is a different type of configuration or operation than Cisco."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Cradlepoint's prices are on par with similar solutions."
  • "The annual cost is less than $200,000 yet more than $150,000.00."
  • "Yearly licenses are available."
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  • "Juniper Contrail Networking is low-cost for small and medium-sized businesses. Cisco and Palo Alto solutions are more expensive."
  • "There are many vendors in the wireless market that offer better pricing, solutions, and management skills compared to Juniper."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:It is easy to set up and requires a single administrator to maintain it.
    Top Answer:They should change some of the configuration settings to enable it to act more as an SD-WAN box to view the traffic and who's connected to it and what they are doing it.
    Top Answer:It provides proactive alerting in a single dashboard solution.
    Top Answer:Based on my experience in the Indian market, there are four to five areas that need improvement. First, there is a lack of marketing and awareness about Juniper, making it difficult to reach end-users… more »
    Top Answer:We're using all three topologies– wireless, wiring, and edge, which are connected using Juniper products. Specifically, for wireless, we use the Juniper product P32 and P33, while for switches, we use… more »
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    Contrail Networking
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    Overview

    Cradlepoint’s NetCloud is an integrated platform that connects modern enterprises from the Edge to the cloud to ensure pervasive connectivity and greater availability. It combines advanced Enterprise Software-Defined Network (SDN) and Software-Defined Perimeter (SD-P) technologies that enable dynamic connectivity and network management of fixed branch locations, vehicles, and M2M/IoT deployments within one pane of glass platform.

    Juniper Contrail Networking is a simple, open, and agile cloud network automation product that implements an SDN architecture. With its scale-out microservices architecture, Contrail orchestrate virtual network overlays at the performance and scale of even the most dynamic and large clouds. Contrail Networking is equipped with always-on advanced analytics capabilities to provide deep insights into application and infrastructure performance for better visualization, easier diagnostics, rich reporting, custom application development, and machine automation. It also supports integration with other analytics platforms like Juniper Networks AppFormix and streaming analytics through technologies like Apache Kafka and its API.
    Sample Customers
    City of San Antonio, Statue Cruises, Tour Dubai, St. David's Foundation, JBT, DSC Dredge
    Lithium Technologies, Orange Business Services, Cloudwatt, Symantec, Cloud Dynamics, CloudSeeds
    Top Industries
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    Government13%
    Computer Software Company10%
    Retailer9%
    Manufacturing Company7%
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    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider10%
    Government9%
    Financial Services Firm8%
    Company Size
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise56%
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    Small Business26%
    Midsize Enterprise14%
    Large Enterprise60%
    Buyer's Guide
    Cradlepoint NetCloud vs. Juniper Contrail Networking
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cradlepoint NetCloud vs. Juniper Contrail Networking and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
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    Cradlepoint NetCloud is ranked 6th in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 3 reviews while Juniper Contrail Networking is ranked 3rd in Software Defined Networking (SDN) with 3 reviews. Cradlepoint NetCloud is rated 7.0, while Juniper Contrail Networking is rated 7.0. The top reviewer of Cradlepoint NetCloud writes "Simple to install and reliable, but technical support should improve their response time". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper Contrail Networking writes "Smart configuration management eliminates the need to worry about managing the network's configurations". Cradlepoint NetCloud is most compared with Peplink SpeedFusion, Meraki SD-WAN, Fortinet FortiGate, Cisco SD-WAN and VMware SD-WAN, whereas Juniper Contrail Networking is most compared with Tungsten Fabric, VMware NSX, Cisco SD-WAN, VMware SD-WAN and Cisco ACI. See our Cradlepoint NetCloud vs. Juniper Contrail Networking report.

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