We performed a comparison between Arista Networks Platform 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."The user-friendly policy manager lets us apply different controls for various user groups easily."
"The solution has good load latency. They're the market leader in this aspect right now."
"Arista Networks Platform offers straightforward deployment, and has good features. Support for the platform is also good."
"The configuration capabilities were good."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution is very stable."
"The most valuable feature is the Linux shell, which is useful for troubleshooting or capturing traffic."
"Arista Networks Platform has a feature that helps with monitoring and management."
"Juniper EX Series is part of the Junos operating system and has a candidate configuration feature, which means changes are not immediately applied. It has a consistent command structure across all platforms and can handle both layer-three routing and layer-two switching. Additionally, the Junos OS offers virtualization options and support for multi-chassis and fabric switching. Overall, the Juniper EX Series is a versatile and powerful solution."
"Juniper Switches' best feature is its flexibility."
"The most valuable features of Juniper Ethernet Switches are the simple configuration and ruggedness."
"Junos OS is extremely flexible and easy to pick up."
"The platform is very stable in terms of consistency and reliability."
"The feature I like the most is the ability to reword changes before committing to the change. We can always reword changes in 10 minutes if they don't work."
"Both Juniper and Cisco switches are interoperable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the Junos operating system."
"The solution is a bit pricey."
"They should have a more stable code."
"Something that you will often hear about Arista products is that the price is a bit too high and, like with Cisco, we sometimes have problems with our customers because of its pricing."
"The intent-based networking management, together with the provider of these solutions that are already free, would be beneficial."
"I want the solution to include a unified controller."
"An area for improvement in Arista Networks Platform is its integration, e.g. it needs to have more integration with its new products. Incorporating more security and cloud is also another area for improvement in the platform."
"The solution needs to accommodate new features."
"The CVP management platform needs to be improved."
"The security features for the product should be more unified for the product regardless of the product model."
"Juniper Ethernet Switches could improve in the EX 2300 model because it does not support IPsec VPN. Only the models at 3400 or higher support it. Additionally, there is a need for support for Mac which is lacking. Some of their competitors, such as Cisco, support Mac."
"The management tools are limited in their abilities, and suffer from upgrade problems."
"The upgrading of the system should be simplified and made faster."
"We need to start seeing some kind of AI to assist with some of what we really want to accomplish from a policy standpoint to achieve better efficiency."
"The technical support from Juniper Ethernet Switches could be better."
"It was very difficult to get technical support, here in Egypt. There is no local support available."
"It would be nice to have a more available list of modules that you can get for this solution."
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Arista Networks Platform is ranked 13th in Ethernet Switches with 21 reviews while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 65 reviews. Arista Networks Platform is rated 8.6, while Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Arista Networks Platform writes "Affordable for enterprise-sized companies". 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". Arista Networks Platform is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Cisco Nexus, Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches, whereas Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, HPE Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches. See our Arista Networks Platform vs. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches report.
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