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

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

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Categories and Ranking

Juniper MX Series Universal...

Ranking in Data Center Networking

7th

Average Rating

9.0

Number of Reviews

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

Ranking in other categories

Ethernet Switches (18th)

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Data Center Networking category, the mindshare of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is 3.6%, up from 1.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper QFX Series Switches is 12.1%, up from 5.8% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Data Center Networking

Featured Reviews

Sean Naude

Technical Architect at Clearaccess

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.

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Abdul Malik

Sr. Network / DC & Security Consultant at Premier Systems

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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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I recommend Juniper because it is a code router that is easy to configure and manage."

"This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent."

"It's a stable product."

"The product is highly scalable."

"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."

"We haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration."

"Juniper QFX Series Switches provide a good platform for all of our hardware and are easy to use."

"The QFX series is a good choice for large data centers, particularly for Spine-Leaf architectures."

"Support is good and customer-friendly"

"It's a stable solution."

"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."

"The most valuable features are the VxLAN and the EVPN."

"EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits."

Cons

"It needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises."

"Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should incorporate gen AI features."

"The product licensing process needs improvement."

"I want support to improve in terms of quality."

"Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should improve by being more agile with new technology that sits on top of the router."

"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."

"Although the support for this solution is good, there is still room for improvement."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model. It is too high."

"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."

"The price could be cheaper."

"It is very costly."

"I faced issues with the deployment and upgrade. In the QFX5110 series, features like ISSU and DSSQ should be improved. Upgrades should be smoother."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The tool's pricing is in the middle."

"The price of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is reasonable. We are on a perpetual license. I do not have any maintenance service as part of the license."

"The cost is expensive."

"The solution is cheap, especially compared to competitors like Cisco."

"The price of Juniper QFX Series Switches is expensive because we are running some enterprise hardware. However, they are less expensive than Cisco or HPE hardware."

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Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms?

The tool's pricing is in the middle.

What needs improvement with Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms?

Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should incorporate gen AI features.

What is your primary use case for Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms?

We use the solution for our browser router.

What do you like most about Juniper QFX Series Switches?

EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper QFX Series Switches?

It is very costly. It has a three-year license.

What needs improvement with Juniper QFX Series Switches?

The price could be cheaper.

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Overview

A robust portfolio of SDN-enabled routing platforms that provide industry-leading system capacity, density, security, and performance with unparalleled longevity. MX Series Universal Routing Platforms are the key to digital transformation for service providers, cloud operators, and enterprises in the cloud era.

QFX Series Switches deliver industry-leading throughput and scalability, an extensive routing stack, the open programmability of the Junos OS, and a broad set of EVPN-VXLAN and IP fabric capabilities. With QFX, you’ll find premier solutions for data center spine-and-leaf, campus distribution, core, and data center gateway and interconnect switching.

Rethink data center operations and fabric management with turnkey Juniper Apstra software in your QFX Series environment. You can automate the entire network lifecycle to simplify design and deployment and provide closed-loop assurance. With Apstra, customers have achieved 90% faster time to deployment, 70% faster time to resolution, and 83% OpEx reduction.

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