We performed a comparison between Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS 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."Both Juniper and Cisco switches are interoperable."
"The solution is stable and scalable."
"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 setup phase was straightforward."
"In terms of performance, Juniper switches have a more user-friendly interface and more features than Cisco products."
"The performance is very good."
"It's pretty good as compared to other vendors."
"The most valuable features of Juniper Ethernet Switches are the simple configuration and ruggedness."
"We are using the MS425 series. We like the ease of use, ease of administration, and central dashboard. Meraki also has fantastic documentation and community. With its central dashboard, we can deploy a generic configuration across hundreds of switches, rather than doing it in the old school way where an individual or a group of engineers would log onto each device via CLI, which takes a long time. So, everything is connected."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The solution has been very stable so far."
"The switch supports various automation testing tools, and it's quite helpful for network troubleshooting as well."
"The initial setup is straightforward. You only need two people for deployment and maintenance."
"The most valuable feature is the granular visibility that they provide with a single pane of glass."
"Easy access to the solution is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable features of Meraki MS Switches are ease of use, and we can find technical knowledge easily."
"The upgrading of the system should be simplified and made faster."
"The price is in the intermediate range. It is not overly expensive, but also not cheap. It could stand improvement."
"They could improve the code, as there are some issues with it."
"Juniper Ethernet Switches' tech support is hard to reach and slow."
"The stability could be better. We find, for example, Cisco, to be more stable."
"The management platforms for the network need improvement."
"The operating system, Junos OS, often has bugs which forces rollbacks or additional upgrades to resolve."
"It would be nice to have a more available list of modules that you can get for this solution."
"The product demonstrates poor price per performance when compared with its competitors."
"We aren't missing any features."
"The solution needs to improve its ability to back up the auto-configuration."
"In terms of troubleshooting, if we get more tools there is an issue."
"This is quite an expensive solution."
"On the switches, I don't know a whole lot that I would change. Different levels of switches have different layer 2 and layer 3 functionality. It's always nice to have layer 3 functionality across the board if you can, but that drives up the cost. They've got different lines for different amounts of layer 3 functionality. However, on their models that do include full layer 3 access, when you choose to use layer 3 on a switch, it doesn't have the full functioning routing capabilities of an MX firewall. It can be limiting in some of those aspects."
"Less flexibility than in some other solutions."
"It can have better security. It needs more security enhancements, and in particular, a zero-trust element. If we could have external and internal users vetted in the same way as a zero-trust network, that will be handy."
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Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 64 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. See our Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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