We performed a comparison between Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms and Juniper QFX Series Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Center Networking solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent."
"It's a stable product."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is its robustness."
"The most valuable Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platform is its ability to do routing in any way that I need. It's more than capable of handling the load I'm currently sending."
"It's a stable solution."
"Juniper QFX Series Switches provide a good platform for all of our hardware and are easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the VxLAN and the EVPN."
"The QFX series is a good choice for large data centers, particularly for Spine-Leaf architectures."
"EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits."
"It's really easy to replicate rules. It's the one that I've used; it was CLI-based. You can implement a large set of rules with CLI. You can just copy a script and add additional changes to the source and destination on the part. And so it's easy to do large zone-based rules."
"Although the support for this solution is good, there is still room for improvement."
"Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should improve by being more agile with new technology that sits on top of the router."
"It needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises."
"Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms could improve by having a graphical interface. A lot of the younger generation tend to be used to graphical interfaces, command line tends to scare them."
"The price could be cheaper."
"Integrating QFX switches was the first point of challenge."
"There have been some issues sometimes. When you upgrade the device, it doesn't come up. It gets stuck."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model. It is too high."
"I faced issues with the deployment and upgrade. In the QFX5110 series, features like ISSU and DSSQ should be improved. Upgrades should be smoother."
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Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is ranked 7th in Data Center Networking with 4 reviews while Juniper QFX Series Switches is ranked 6th in Data Center Networking with 6 reviews. Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is rated 9.0, while Juniper QFX Series Switches is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms writes "Highly stable environment, performs well, and reasonably priced". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper QFX Series Switches writes "Offers high port density, including 1/25G/40G/100G and 400 options upto 2 RU and lower power consumption and leverages Broadcom chipsets for enhanced performance". Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is most compared with PTX Series Routers and Cisco Nexus, whereas Juniper QFX Series Switches is most compared with Cisco Nexus and PTX Series Routers. See our Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms vs. Juniper QFX Series Switches report.
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