We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Juniper QFX Series Switches 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.
"Its low latency is most valuable. Its performance is good, and it is also very stable."
"The redundancy and the vPC are the most valuable features. We can integrate two switches together for file transfers; that is, we can operate two switches as one. This is because the network can be shared via a vPC trunk, particularly for devices that are not critical for redundancy."
"Cisco Nexus has improved the way our organization functions through the troubleshooting. We had issues where we've seen our links saturated. We were able to determine what was being processed on the link."
"The most valuable feature is performance."
"The most valuable feature is the automation that we can do with it."
"The interface is easy to use. It is not much different from iOS, but you can use it on a larger scale in data centers."
"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."
"Cisco technical support is a good backup team when you have issues with anything. If you open a case they are very good at following up and making sure that the issue's resolved according to the needs of our network."
"The most valuable features are the VxLAN and the EVPN."
"Juniper QFX Series Switches provide a good platform for all of our hardware and are easy to use."
"EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits."
"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."
"It's a stable solution."
"The QFX series is a good choice for large data centers, particularly for Spine-Leaf architectures."
"We have encountered some software bugs."
"There is limited guidance in terms of the use and configuration of Cisco Nexus for specific use cases. The documentation is not comprehensive, and you have to do a lot of online research."
"They should make it easier to update the code on it."
"The solution has room for improvement in terms of the learning curve."
"The operating system needs to be improved. There should be stability in the operating system, and it should not have as many vulnerabilities."
"I would like to see more granularity."
"I would like to see a central management solution in order to have all of the equipment in one place."
"The cost of the support can be improved. We had critical operations, and we needed 24/7 support for 365 days, which was quite expensive. We had to go for a very costly support contract, which was really a concern. The availability of spare parts, especially in a remote location such as Egypt, can also be improved."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model. It is too high."
"Integrating QFX switches was the first point of challenge."
"I faced issues with the deployment and upgrade. In the QFX5110 series, features like ISSU and DSSQ should be improved. Upgrades should be smoother."
"There have been some issues sometimes. When you upgrade the device, it doesn't come up. It gets stuck."
"The price could be cheaper."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews while Juniper QFX Series Switches is ranked 6th in Data Center Networking with 6 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Juniper QFX Series Switches is rated 8.8. 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 QFX Series Switches writes "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". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, VMware NSX and Juniper QFabric, whereas Juniper QFX Series Switches is most compared with PTX Series Routers and Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper QFX Series Switches report.
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