Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches Reviews

We use only Firewalls, Juniper Switches. We don't have SD-WAN solutions.

We use this solution for connecting.

It's user-friendly.

The security is good.

Stability is an area that needs improvement.

They could improve the code, as there are some issues with it.

Marketing could be better.

I have been working with Juniper Ethernet Switches for six years.

We are using the EX series.

It's a stable solution, but there are some limitations.

I don't have any issues with scalability.

The vendor support is good. 

The technical support is good.

The initial setup is straightforward. It's not complex. It's easy.

I don't have any knowledge of pricing, I am in the technical department. 

It's a good product. 

It's user-friendly and has good security also.

I would recommend it to others.

I would rate Juniper Ethernet Switches an eight out of ten.

We use Juniper Ethernet switches to connect to other switches and computers.

We are a public service company providing the backbone network for our country. We have the highest level of concentration. We provide our services to some 45 other big operators because we are a carrier's carrier. Not all of this is on one switch as our network stretches across three countries and five cities. We have 12 data centers and not all of them use Juniper switches. We use Juniper switches in two central data centers, to which we connected 12 customers and 20 backbone instances.

The Juniper Ethernet switch feature I find the most valuable is reliability.

We have been using Juniper Ethernet switches for three years.

Juniper Ethernet switches are stable. 

Juniper Ethernet switches are scalable. 

Juniper's 3rd level support could be much better and faster.

Local partner is perfect, but not almighty, we have to escalate some issues to Juniper.

The initial setup was straightforward. 

Our in-house teams implemented the switches. Implementation takes a couple of hours because these are state of the art switches. We use the carrier-grade switches as we are a public operation and provide backbone connectivity to the whole country. So, deployment is not trivial in our case. It takes some time to meticulously plan and install these switches.

We use this solution for the firewall and switching.

I like the simplicity of it.

The upgrade procedures could be better. 

The upgrading of the system should be simplified and made faster.

In the next release, I would like to see them maintain the stability.

We have been using Juniper Ethernet Switches for seven years.

We are using the latest version.

It is absolutely stable.

It's a scalable solution. We have approximately 200 users in our organization.

We plan to continue using Juniper Ethernet Switches.

I have not contacted technical support directly. We always go through the supplier.

We have only used Juniper.

The initial setup is straightforward.

The installation takes an hour per switch.

It takes a team of three admins to maintain this solution.

We did not use an integrator or vendor. I completed the implementation myself.

We only pay for support.

It's not expensive.

I would totally recommend Juniper Ethernet Switches to others who are interested in using them.

I would rate Juniper Ethernet Switches a ten out of ten.

We are solution providers. We offer many solutions to customers and the Juniper Ethernet Switches are part of our offering.

For switching, it's stable compared to others. 

The switching capacity is very high, and the virtual Chassis feature for stacking is good in general, with high bandwidth for the link, which is also good.

Recently, they are offering cloud-ready switches for the same series. When you have decided to go for the cloud, there are switches that are ready for that.

The management platforms for the network need improvement.

The pricing for support needs to be reduced, and the lead time for the switches should be lower.

They may already be working on this but I would like to see improvements with visibility, analysis of the traffic, and similar features. When you compare with other manufacturers, they have to work in these areas more.

I have been using these switches since 2014, it's been for six years.

We offer the latest technology but sometimes from three to five years, and we are offering refreshment, and whatever has been announced by the industry.

These switches are stable.

It is easy to scale. They have a stacking feature so you can scale up, for certain series, up to 12 switches per rack. Also, in terms of distribution or core switches, they have modular devices so they can add cards and modules to scale up.

I have not contacted technical support directly. We have a different team who handle the technical requirements.

Because we are solution providers, we use many different versions.

The initial setup is somewhat straightforward.

The time it takes for deployment depends on the site by the situation, the customer requirements, and the size of the network. Normally, it doesn't take very long.

When you compare with others, it's almost the same thing.

The pricing for the support is very high.

I would recommend these switches, but what I would also highly recommend along with this new trend or new experience is to at least get training for Juniper configuration, at least the basics.

Training will help you be more familiar with it. You will at least have the basics in case of maintenance or troubleshooting.

Juniper has good documentation for its ethernet switches.

I would rate Juniper switches a seven out of ten.

It is easy to configure, and there are three routing switches.

Its distribution channel and the ease of availability should be improved.

I have been using this solution for the last five years.

It is very stable.

It is scalable.

They are very helpful.

The initial setup was straightforward. The deployment duration varies because many other softwares come into play. For deploying one switch, it would take maybe 30 minutes.

I would highly recommend this solution because people are used to the common model. They don't need to try other available models.

I would rate Juniper Ethernet Switches a seven out of ten.

The primary use case of this solution is for routing.

It's easy to use.

The interface could be better. It needs improvement.

We do everything in configuration files and it is not simple. It is quite complicated when you configure some rules for the firewall because it has several firewall levels.

In some switches, at times we have some issues, but it's on the infrastructure part and it's not the latest hardware.

In the future, I would like to see more standardized software. For example, some of the switches use some features that should be implemented in Juniper.

The software should be more stable.

I have been using these switches for more than four years.

We are not using the latest version.

We use Juniper MX960 and the QFX5100 for the core switch.

It's a stable product.

It's a scalable product.

We have millions of clients who are using this solution daily.

In our organization, we have 20 people who are using it.

We have not contacted technical support.

There is a lot of documentation that you can read whenever required.

Previously, we used Cisco. We switched because we run 100 switches and started to use the IPv6 and we were told that we had to pay $100,000 for the IPv6 license.

In Juniper, you will not have this issue because many of the licenses and a lot of software are already included in the basic version.

The installation was simple.

The configuration of the hardware took a few weeks because it was the first time we deployed it.

We have a team of two technical members to maintain this product.

We completed the installation ourselves.

I would recommend this product to anyone who is interested in using it.

We plan to continue using these switches in the future. It still works and it's quite stable.

I would rate Juniper Ethernet Switches a nine out of ten.

We are service providers and we are vendor agnostic. We try to find a solution that best fits the customer's needs and this is one of the products that we implement for them.

The most valuable feature of this solution is the Junos operating system. It's an open-source operating system that lets you use the programming languages with it, to tailor it. You can develop automation scripts with JSON or other different programming languages.

Most of the switches are SDN ready, they are 5G ready, and they are going to incorporate wireless into their switches.

It's a flexible platform.

In terms of speed, being the total processing speed and total bandwidth per box, they usually outpace most competitors.

Juniper Ethernet Switches meet the needs of just about every customer.

There are no weaknesses that I know of with Juniper.

When it comes to Juniper and other vendors such as Cisco, it comes down to pricing. Customers want value for the least amount of money.

Some areas of technical support could be better.

With this current company I have been using Juniper Ethernet Switches for two years but for me, I have worked with them off and on for 20 years.

This solution is stable, it's rock solid.

Juniper Ethernet Switches are scalable. If you want to scale, you can go from a small enterprise switch up to service provider-type switches, and the configurations are going to be the same.

Technical support is good. None of them are great, but I think they are pretty good. It depends on who you get, from level 1 and up.

From sales technical support, they are excellent. From technical support out in the field, they might be average. Experiences may vary.

Some can be technically smart, but they haven't had the experience of actually troubleshooting and going through scenarios.

I am mainly in sales support. If I have to go in and do some configuration, it's pretty straightforward.

It's not complex, but it is generally other SEs who configure the switches and routers.

You can have Junos as your operating system but if you wanted to write a script to automatically update all of the versions of your software, you can do that automatically.

If you wanted to gather information, you can write a script using JSON, or Python. This is already available on the Junos operating system.

Cisco is the most popular, but if you have seasoned or experienced people like DevOps that write code and they are engineers, then Juniper would be the better choice because they have the flexibility to do that. Cisco is starting to catch up now, where you can automate Cisco's switches using the same methods. To this point, Junos has been way ahead of Cisco in that aspect.

Because of our relationship, customers can better pricing with us. Cisco tends to be a little higher.

Before getting started you have to know your network, know the current state of your network, and know what are the pain points of your network are. Do you see bottlenecks in your network? Is your equipment responsive? Is your data backing up, because you don't have enough bandwidth? There are many factors to consider and it depends on the network and where the switches are going.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.

We use Juniper Ethernet switches for managing resources in our network.

The most valuable feature is the Spanning Tree Protocol (STP).

The configuration could be made simpler.

I have been using Juniper Ethernet switches for three years.

This is a stable solution and we use it on a daily basis.

There are five people in my team who use the Juniper switches.

We have not been in direct contact with technical support from Juniper because we deal with a vendor in Indonesia. If we have problems that they are unable to solve then the request will be forwarded to the Juniper Technical Center.

I also have experience with Cisco Ethernet switches. I find that Cisco is simpler to work with but Juniper has a steadier configuration. We have more Juniper switches in the company.

The initial setup is simple, although there is some difference between different versions. The configuration is similar to Linux, so it was simple for me because I have Linux skills. The deployment will take between one and two hours.

We currently have an EX 2200 but we want to upgrade to an EX 4300.

Overall, this is a good product and I recommend it. It has been working fine, for us.

I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.