We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus 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."Nexus has improved my organization in the way that it provided enhanced security in a point in the network that was critical."
"This solution has given us the ability to use Cisco ISE for security."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is network visibility. It becomes the core switch. All of the devices connected route towards it."
"The most valuable features are the solution is robust, you are able to use it for fabric architecture as well as SPAN on exit with the controller."
"The initial setup is easy."
"Its low latency is most valuable. Its performance is good, and it is also very stable."
"We leverage Cisco DCNM a lot, which allows us to automate."
"Technical support has been very, very helpful and they offer good SLAs."
"The QFX series is a good choice for large data centers, particularly for Spine-Leaf architectures."
"EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits."
"The most valuable features are the VxLAN and the EVPN."
"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."
"It's a stable solution."
"Juniper QFX Series Switches provide a good platform for all of our hardware and are easy to use."
"For a very small subset, Cisco Nexus caused port flapping within the applications."
"Cisco Nexus needs to add the SDN capability and lower the price."
"The GUI interface could be improved to make it more user friendly."
"Cisco Nexus still needs more stability."
"The product could be updated more frequently for other phone model support."
"Enhancing the software-defined level of this solution would empower it."
"I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
"The initial setup was somewhat complex."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model. It is too high."
"The price could be cheaper."
"I faced issues with the deployment and upgrade. In the QFX5110 series, features like ISSU and DSSQ should be improved. Upgrades should be smoother."
"There have been some issues sometimes. When you upgrade the device, it doesn't come up. It gets stuck."
"Integrating QFX switches was the first point of challenge."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews while Juniper QFX Series Switches is ranked 5th in Data Center Networking with 6 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Juniper QFX Series Switches is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". 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". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, VMware NSX and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Juniper QFX Series Switches is most compared with PTX Series Routers, Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms and Cisco Catalyst Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper QFX Series Switches report.
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