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Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms vs Juniper QFX Series Switches comparison

 

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Executive Summary

Review summaries and opinions

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

Scalability Issues

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Sentiment score
7.0
Juniper QFX Switches offer scalability and durability, supporting future growth for small to medium environments despite deployment challenges.
 

Valuable Features

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Sentiment score
8.1
Juniper QFX Switches offer efficient VxLAN and EVPN support, high port density, reliability, and performance with Broadcom chipsets.
 

Room For Improvement

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3.7
Juniper QFX Series Switches face pricing, complexity, upgrade, integration, scalability, and storage connectivity challenges, hindering market expansion.
 

Stability Issues

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Sentiment score
8.1
Juniper QFX Series Switches deliver stable performance, with minor upgrade issues resolved easily, maintaining high user satisfaction and security.
 

Customer Service

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Juniper QFX Series Switches customer support is praised for professionalism, responsiveness, extensive resources, and effective issue resolution.
 

Setup Cost

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Juniper QFX Series Switches are costly, proficiently scalable, with added feature licenses, yet often cheaper than Cisco.
 

Categories and Ranking

Juniper MX Series Universal...
Ranking in Data Center Networking
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Juniper QFX Series Switches
Ranking in Data Center Networking
5th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Ethernet Switches (19th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2024, in the Data Center Networking category, the mindshare of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is 3.3%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper QFX Series Switches is 10.6%, up from 5.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Center Networking
 

Featured Reviews

Sean Naude - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly stable environment, performs well, and reasonably priced
My advice to others is for them to get their Juniper skill level up, or have someone help them. If you're not familiar with the Juniper, solutions or the Juniper environment, it bears no resemblance to any other supplier's command line interfaces. It's fairly unique in the way it's configured. I rate Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms a nine out of ten. Based on the solution's stability, performance, and ability to do all kinds of configurations that I require is why I gave the such a high rating. It's a fit for purpose for a medium size service provider such as myself.
Abdul  Malik - PeerSpot reviewer
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
In terms of performance, scalability, and other factors, I would rate them around eight out of ten. I've encountered a few issues during deployments based on customer experiences. My first deployment was with the QFX5100-48S for a data center customer. I implemented layer-2 connectivity on them. Overall, I would say they're good for small-scale and medium scale so it seems these problems can persist for some time. However, the QFX series is still generally considered a good product and offers more flexibility than other options. It's very scalable. I haven't heard any customer complaints about scalability. In my experience, even the QFX5110 series extends for many years without needing upgrades. This scalability solves the challenge of needing to upgrade due to unknown internal problems, even when the release is stable.
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
22%
Financial Services Firm
10%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
7%
 

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Sample Customers

Vocus New Zealand, Beeline, Iron Mountain
Linode, VPRO, West Chester University
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