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We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms 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.
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Pros
"The ability to tenant-out the traffic and segment it, without having to get into separate physical hardware or trying to figure out VDCs manually, has been really powerful and extremely useful for us.""This solution has saved us both time and money because we now have the ability to control all of these telephony devices that are deployed nationwide.""From a data center implementation, with respect to competition from your data, there isn't really a product recovery for the different tests other than Cisco Nexus. For example, if you take Multi-tenancy for the data center, it's something which, I think, only Cisco has. There are some implementation from HP, but I think it's limited there.""We got increased bandwidth, faster performance, and newer software which has improved our organization.""The integrations are valuable.""Cisco Nexus meets all of our requirements.""We have found that logical tenant segregation to be the most useful feature.""This product has improved the way our organization functions through the ability to do things in a maintenance window while allowing other teams to continue to work."

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"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is its robustness.""It's a stable product.""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.""This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent."

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Cons
"The scalability can be improved.""Cisco Nexus still needs more stability.""The solution has room for improvement in terms of the learning curve.""In terms of improvement, the stacking between the two switches in the higher availability model should be similar to Catalyst. It's better to have one interface for configuration.""The initial setup wasn't simple or user-friendly.""There is no feature parity between the 9K and the 5K or 7K, which means that it is harder to position the 9K to future proof them.""Don't discard Cisco Nexus because of the price.""The installation process lasted too long, taking 16 to 24 hours for full completion."

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"It needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises.""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.""Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should improve by being more agile with new technology that sits on top of the router."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "Costs more than most, but the reliability pays for the difference."
  • "The price of this solution is good when compared to others in the market."
  • "Our licensing fees are approximately $2,000 USD per year."
  • "Every Cisco product is more expensive than competitors on the market, which is just a fact, but from my perspective, it is worth it."
  • "All of our costs including subscription, licensing, and support services are bundled together, and the cost is approximately $100,000 USD per year."
  • "This is a very expensive product."
  • "The license for Cisco Nexus is one year to three years, in this case for the SMARTnet. It is a price per unit, in terms of this specific appliance."
  • "Our licensing costs for this solution are approximately $200 USD per month."
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  • "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."
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    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer: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.
    Top Answer: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.
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    Overview
    The Cisco Nexus family of switches is designed to meet the stringent requirements of the next-generation data center. Not simply bigger or faster, these switches offer the following characteristics: infrastructure that can be scaled cost-effectively and that helps you increase energy, budget, and resource efficiency, transport that can navigate the transition to 10 Gigabit Ethernet and unified fabric and can also handle architectural changes such as virtualization, Web 2.0 applications, and cloud computing and operational continuity to meet your need for an environment where system availability is assumed and maintenance windows are rare if not totally extinct.

    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.

    Sample Customers
    Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins
    Vocus New Zealand, Beeline, Iron Mountain
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    Financial Services Firm14%
    Government14%
    Manufacturing Company12%
    Comms Service Provider12%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Financial Services Firm10%
    Government7%
    Manufacturing Company6%
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    Small Business16%
    Midsize Enterprise12%
    Large Enterprise72%
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    Midsize Enterprise15%
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    Buyer's Guide
    Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms
    March 2024
    Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms and other solutions. Updated: March 2024.
    765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.

    Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 99 reviews while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is ranked 7th in Data Center Networking with 4 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is rated 9.0. 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 MX Series Universal Routing Platforms writes "Reliable and easy to set up with helpful technical support". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Cisco FabricPath, whereas Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is most compared with Juniper QFX Series Switches and PTX Series Routers. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms report.

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