Dell PowerConnect Switches [EOL] vs Juniper QFabric comparison

Dell Technologies and Juniper are both solutions in the LAN Switching category. Additionally, 90% of Dell Technologies users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Juniper users who would recommend it.

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90% willing to recommend

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100% willing to recommend

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Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerConnect Switches ...

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

8.2

Number of Reviews

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Juniper QFabric

Average Rating

8.6

Number of Reviews

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Featured Reviews

Hasan Haseeb

Senior Network Engineer at accrets

Excellent support, good pricing, and easy setup

I expect it to be a zero-touch or a plug-and-play device. To some extent, it is, but we need to know the architecture, and we need to know what exactly we are doing. It is not so easy to implement. It depends on what exactly we are doing and it is still not a plug-and-play or zero-touch device. In the upcoming version, they can make it zero-touch, where we can just power it on and start using it. They can have some templates for different scenarios, such as when you are using it for the data center or adding it to your existing infrastructure.

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OusaidAbaz

Security Network Architect at Inmac

Ensures reliable operation and consistent performance but lifecycle management need improvement

QFabric simplified our data center network architecture by reducing configuration complexity compared to Cisco devices. It required fewer CLI commands, making configuration quicker and easier, especially for scalable deployments. QFabric improved scalability in our data center by simplifying the addition of new switches to existing configurations. The process was straightforward to manage. Implementing QFabric can affect overall IT infrastructure costs differently based on configuration needs. For small businesses with stable configurations, costs remain unchanged. However, for scalability and expansion, additional configuration and time may increase costs. My advice for those using Juniper is to ensure staff are well-trained and certified in Juniper technologies, such as JNCIA, JNCIS, JNCIP, or JNCIE. With these skills, you can effectively manage and troubleshoot Juniper solutions, minimizing potential issues and maximizing performance. Overall, I would rate Juniper QFabric as a seven out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"Its throughout and compatibility are the most valuable."

"The most valuable feature is stability."

"The setup is straightforward. It takes minimum time for deployment."

"It's easy to set up. We can put it in production in a couple of minutes."

"Dell PowerConnect Switches have a VTL feature similar to Cisco's VSS. With VTL, using this technology, you can cluster two switches together to increase redundancy in the environment."

"The tool is very user-friendly, with features catering to beginners and advanced users. For beginners, there are models with interactive and easy-to-navigate GUIs that aid in initial deployment and updates. For advanced users, there is the option to use the CLI."

"The product is cheap."

"Their support has been excellent, and it has been quite stable and easy to set up."

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"It's user-friendly."

"The solution is easy to use and has good performance."

"The 40 gig backbone InterConneX was valuable for our use case. It is even faster now. QFabric has spine-leaf technology or topology, which basically makes every single hop only one hop away in terms of connecting from one device to another. It is a pretty good and robust solution. It works pretty well in terms of scalability, and their technical support is amazing."

"QFabric supports redundancy and includes all of the enterprise and service provider features that customers would want in data center or service provider network."

"It is known for being agile, flexible, and cost-effective when working with various vendors."

"The most valuable feature of QFabric for network performance is its stability."

"The vendor maintains the product well."

"The solution is stable."

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Cons

"Not a ten because I have to do a lot of testing on it. The correlation is okay."

"The solution's ROI for generic networking is not extraordinary."

"The network features are not good."

"The product price is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"More stable firmware releases would be an improvement because we have had them randomly power on and off."

"You have to build the stackable interface by yourself in Dell PowerConnect Switches [EOL], making it an area that can be considered for improvement."

"A user can take care of the product's installation part, but it may not seem to be an easy process."

"We've only been using the solution for half a year. We haven't run into any issues, but maybe over time, that may change. It's too soon to tell. Offhand, there aren't any features that are lacking."

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"Improvements could be made to QFabric's life cycle management, particularly in maintaining stable versions and extending product support."

"The disruptive upgrade was an issue for us."

"The pricing structure could be more budget-friendly."

"Having support for all OpenFlow versions would be beneficial."

"It works too much on rebooting and there is some memory leakage."

"I do not use GUI's very much for switch stacks. I am always in the CLI. However, I do know that Juniper in the past has lacked on their GUI's, but they have been working on it."

"The stability needs to be improved."

"It would be nice if Juniper provided the system integrator with training, similar to that of Cisco."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution is less expensive and more cost-efficient."

"In my opinion, it is a product that is priced somewhere in the middle, making it a well-priced solution in the middle. It is not a very cheap product."

"Inexpensive"

"The product has a low price for the features it provides."

"I would rate the pricing as a seven or eight."

"This solution is much cheaper than comparable products by Cisco."

"Cheaper than its competitors"

"If you want to purchase a new Dell PowerConnect Switch, you will pay up to $1,600, but I bought them used. I bought the four Dell PowerConnect Switches that I used for $1,000."

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"Juniper QFabric is a high-level solution but it could be less expensive."

"The price is relatively high, but it offers an advantage over its competitors by providing better performance and functionality."

"The price for Juniper QFabric could improve. There are subscription, maintenance, and add-on feature fees."

"The pricing is high and it is possible to find better pricing option solutions on the market, but the licensing model is quite flexible."

"In terms of price, the QFabric solution is going to be probably in the middle of the road for a fabric solution."

"The pricing is high."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

17%

Government

10%

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

19%

Financial Services Firm

17%

Manufacturing Company

11%

University

10%

Company Size

By reviewers

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Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Dell PowerConnect Switches?

Dell PowerConnect Switches have a VTL feature similar to Cisco's VSS. With VTL, using this technology, you can cluster two switches together to increase redundancy in the environment.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Dell PowerConnect Switches?

The solution is cheaper than Cisco.

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What needs improvement with Dell PowerConnect Switches?

Some proprietary commands available in Cisco are preferred by users accustomed to Cisco systems. These users might hesitate to switch because they want to continue using familiar commands and see t...

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What do you like most about Juniper QFabric?

The most valuable feature of QFabric for network performance is its stability.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper QFabric?

Juniper QFabric is not overly expensive. Licensing is required for certain features like vRRP, but setting up a virtual chassis does not necessitate a separate license.

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What needs improvement with Juniper QFabric?

Improvements could be made to QFabric's lifecycle management, particularly in maintaining stable versions and extending product support. The rapid release cycle and short life span compared to comp...

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Overview

PowerConnect Switches family offers a set of flexible, manageable and comprehensive switch solutions supporting up to 10 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and optimized Internet iSCSI (iSCSI) performance with Dell Storage solutions, ideal for enterprise and campus LAN environments alike.

Juniper QFabric System is composed of multiple components working together as a single switch to provide high-performance, any-to-any connectivity and management simplicity in the data center. The QFabric System flattens the entire data center network to a single tier where all access points are equal, eliminating the effects of network locality and making it the ideal network foundation for cloud-ready, virtualized data centers.The highly scalable QFabric System improves application performance with low latency and converged services in a nonblocking, lossless architecture that supports Layer 2, Layer 3, and Fibre Channel over Ethernet (FCoE) capabilities.

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