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HPE Enterprise Routers vs Juniper MX Series Routers comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 7, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

HPE Enterprise Routers
Ranking in Routers
8th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Juniper MX Series Routers
Ranking in Routers
3rd
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Routers category, the mindshare of HPE Enterprise Routers is 4.6%, down from 5.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper MX Series Routers is 13.2%, up from 11.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

Chi-Zhang - PeerSpot reviewer
Has excellent scalability and is cost-effective compared to its competitors
The solution is reasonably priced and easy to configure. By collaborating with Aruba, they have integrated more products to streamline the porting process. Our project team comprises two or three network engineers for regular maintenance and troubleshooting. The workload is not heavy. I rate the solution as an eight and recommend it to network engineers and solution providers.
Kushtrim Arifi - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly scalable, especially suitable for complex and large-scale network deployments
The "Commit" feature stands out. When you try to commit commands, you have some options like sandbox config, leaving those temporary for 60 seconds. This feature allows you to commit configuration changes to the candidate configuration, and then review them for errors before committing them to the active configuration. Another feature that I like is the integration with Cisco routers. This allows you to connect Juniper MX routers to Cisco routers and have them work together seamlessly. We never have interoperability issues.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It has good scalability."
"It is more durable than other products in the market."
"The solution's initial setup is straightforward."
"HPE routers are easier to manage than any other router I've used."
"It makes it easy to update the network technology and manage multiple deals, all without needing technical knowledge."
"These routers help us to provide high availability to our clusters."
"Extensive support for cellular range for Wi-Fi technologies"
"Juniper Enterprise Routers is very flexible."
"The performance is good."
"The most valuable feature is reliability."
"It is a very stable product."
"On the SRX, the firewall is very easy to configure, especially when you want to filter out traffic."
"Juniper's custom Trio chipset drives their MX routers, offering superior performance. Juniper's design separates the control plane and the forwarding plane, which is a key aspect of their architecture. This separation provides high throughput, maintaining line-rate performance across the MX platform."
"Juniper MX Series Routers are easy to configure and easy to back up."
"I have found the most useful features to be layered VPNs, IPsec, VPLS, and firewall filters."
 

Cons

"I'd like to see more security features, like support for different types of encryptions."
"Better management tools are needed."
"Technical support could be better."
"They should work on lowering their prices in Brazil to stay competitive with rivals and offer customers more affordable options."
"Its customer service could be better for older equipment models."
"The solution is expensive."
"Compatibility with other platforms could be improved."
"The documentation needs to be updated to reflect the changes made in the latest update."
"One thing that the product can do better is clustering. Rather than just having two of them, it would help if there was one cluster to extend to more notes in the cluster itself."
"While it is challenging to pinpoint specific areas for enhancement, there is room for better support and updates for Ansible."
"Most IT equipment now has graphical interfaces, and there is a need for the Juniper routers to have a more intuitive web interface."
"Enhancing the capacity would be a welcome improvement."
"The third-level customer support coming from Juniper itself could be much better. To get assistance from Juniper, we sometimes have to wait for weeks and months. I don't really appreciate that. Their support should be faster."
"In terms of what could be improved, they could extend the software warranty to be for its lifetime, as well. At the moment, the software warranty is limited, I think to one year."
"The solution could improve by providing enhancements to built-in SDN or SDWAN."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is more reasonably priced than other vendors."
"I would rate it around a three. While I'm not deeply involved in pricing discussions, I believe it is comparatively more affordable than Cisco."
"I would rate the pricing model a seven out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. It is not cheap."
"The solution is more expensive compared to other solutions."
"The price of this solution is better than other competitors, such as Cisco. We receive a lot of discounts which make the price less expensive and attractive."
"The pricing of Juniper MX Series Routers is okay compared to other technologies."
"We have to pay for the device and licensing. The support service requires additional costs."
"An additional license can be purchased for support of a next-generation firewall."
"There is a license for this solution and the price is very competitive. The cost is less expensive than some competitors, such as Cisco. There are additional costs for support licenses."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Manufacturing Company
12%
Energy/Utilities Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
6%
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about HPE Enterprise Routers?
It makes it easy to update the network technology and manage multiple deals, all without needing technical knowledge.
What needs improvement with HPE Enterprise Routers?
They should work on lowering their prices in Brazil to stay competitive with rivals and offer customers more affordable options.
What do you like most about Juniper MX Series Routers?
For the Juniper MX Series Routers, it plays a crucial role in our network. They offer numerous features, enabling multiple connections and handling various reports. The routers efficiently manage ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper MX Series Routers?
I would rate it around a three. While I'm not deeply involved in pricing discussions, I believe it is comparatively more affordable than Cisco.
What needs improvement with Juniper MX Series Routers?
The areas of Juniper MX Series Routers that have room for improvement include the port count; for instance, the MX204 has only four 40G or 100G ports, which is quite limited. While I know there are...
 

Also Known As

HP Enterprise Routers
Juniper Enterprise Routers, MX Series, Junos Address Aware
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Transdanubian Regional Waterworks Corporation (DRV)
AARNet Pty Ltd, Allegro Networks, Atlantech Online, Availity, Baloise Insurance, Black Lotus, CATV, Blue Box
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