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Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers vs Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 1, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers
Ranking in Data Center Networking
4th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.6
Number of Reviews
171
Ranking in other categories
Converged Infrastructure (3rd), Blade Servers (5th), Rack Servers (1st)
Juniper MX Series Universal...
Ranking in Data Center Networking
7th
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Data Center Networking category, the mindshare of Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers is 0.2%. The mindshare of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is 4.6%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Data Center Networking
 

Featured Reviews

Syed Masuood - PeerSpot reviewer
Handles workloads and diverse applications efficiently
We have a lot of VMs on Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers. On a single server, we have probably hosted 14 or 15 VMs. Out of these, 8 to 10 are continuously running, and four of them are backup VMs, so it can handle a good workload. For cybersecurity, it is only accessible on the intranet; it is not accessible through the web. We use it for local development purposes, and it is behind our firewall. Its security is strong. We handle a lot of test data for government and confidential customers. It is safe and strong locally. We have not experienced any security issues. Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers have helped to reduce unplanned production downtime if we need to replace a hard disk, instead of completely shutting a server, there is a hot swap feature. It is quite good in that aspect. Usually, for any activity, there is a downtime of about 30 minutes. It has saved a lot of time. We have tried AI workloads for a development environment for a government customer in Singapore. The servers are hosted in Singapore. It is an ML-based engine with AI. It is a government project where data is processed, and we run it on Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers. The benefit of running AI workloads on PowerEdge Servers is that it is easy to allocate memory. The application we are running is memory intensive. It is pretty easy to scale memory and storage.
Rommy Kuntoro - PeerSpot reviewer
Helps to save time and has no issues with integration
We use the solution for our browser router.  We haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration.  Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should incorporate gen AI features. I have been working with the product for five years. I rate Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms'…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The OpenMange console is effective."
"It works perfectly, especially in terms of availability and reliability, without any type of issue, which is why we are very happy with it."
"Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers have been stable and reliable over the last decade."
"This solution keeps us up and running and reduces downtime. PowerEdge helped us to reduce data processing time. The PowerEdge systems management frameworks enabled us to progress towards full automation."
"I like how I can stack many servers on top of each other, and they work like a cloud."
"Nowadays, iDRAC is very important. It is one of the features that we use the most because we do not always have physical access to our machines. iDRAC is a tool that we use daily. If we did not have it, it would be very complicated to manage the machines. This is a great feature."
"Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers are pretty good at handling diverse applications."
"It is a stable server. I have never faced any failure with these servers. They keep running for at least five to seven years without any issues."
"The product is highly scalable."
"This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent."
"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."
"I recommend Juniper because it is a code router that is easy to configure and manage."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is its robustness."
"It's a stable product."
"We haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration."
 

Cons

"The only thing that could be improved is documentation. During the installation, it would be good to have some information about how is it going."
"I would like more resilience because, for all companies, cybersecurity is important."
"We have experienced some challenges with iDRAC when upgrading firmware."
"I've had some trouble where the customers are not happy with the Toshiba drives, and it's a challenge when it comes to specific requests for Dell to a non-deviate, and only use Seagate drives."
"We are leaning away from this particular product because Dell's VxRail solution makes us buy four nodes at a time which is not scalable. Other solutions such as Cisco offer more innovation on this front."
"The price is acceptable but could be improved."
"The quality of support for this solution varies. Sometimes you get agents who are amazing and other times you get agents who take a long time to resolve your query."
"The solution can be improved in terms of firmware backward supportability. With the sixteenth generation servers I am using, slightly older kernels and drivers are not supported."
"Although the support for this solution is good, there is still room for improvement."
"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."
"The product licensing process needs improvement."
"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 should incorporate gen AI features."
"I want support to improve in terms of quality."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product is cheaper than HP servers, but the price could always be better."
"Regarding the pricing, it seems fair."
"It is expensive. The price needs to be more competitive. Additional licenses are required to enable some of the features for scalability."
"I'd like them to be cheaper, but that's not the world we live in and that's not where the pound is at."
"The price is good for the quality of the Dell PowerEdge Rack Servers."
"The pricing is fair enough."
"I don't know about the product's licensing part. Price-wise, it is an okay product. I believe that the cheaper the better, but I think that the product's price is okay."
"This is an expensive solution."
"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."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
22%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
University
6%
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Questions from the Community

When shopping for a rack server, would you go with Dell EMC Poweredge or Lenovo Thinksystem?
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What do you like most about Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers?
It has helped us reduce unplanned downtime by 20% to 30%.
What needs improvement with Dell EMC PowerEdge Rack Servers?
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Sample Customers

NxtGen Datacenter, Medien-Service Untermain (MSU), Exasol, IndigoVision, Dayco
Vocus New Zealand, Beeline, Iron Mountain
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