We performed a comparison between Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches and Meraki MS Switches based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Ethernet Switches solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The thing that sets Juniper apart from most switches is that when you're in the command line and you make a configuration change, you just write the command and then say "commit confirmed minutes". For example, I'm configuring a switch here in my office, which is five miles away, and I say, "commit confirmed 5". If I can't get back to the interface within five minutes to be able to make sure the switch came up, it rolls back to the previous configuration. This way I do not get locked out, or the switch doesn't get messed up because of the incorrect configuration. That's an automatic feature, which is pretty slick. I haven't seen that feature with other vendors that I've worked with. That's probably my most favorite feature."
"The setup phase was straightforward."
"Juniper switches are smart and we have all the features that we want. You can rollback to the previous version if you make any mistake during configuration. This is not possible in Cisco."
"It has features that allow us to go back to previous configurations."
"Juniper switches are very good with MPLS."
"Juniper EX Series is part of the Junos operating system and has a candidate configuration feature, which means changes are not immediately applied. It has a consistent command structure across all platforms and can handle both layer-three routing and layer-two switching. Additionally, the Junos OS offers virtualization options and support for multi-chassis and fabric switching. Overall, the Juniper EX Series is a versatile and powerful solution."
"The combination of hardware and software makes it a very good solution. It is a modern protocol that they have supported in the switches. The solution has good performance."
"The solution is stable and scalable."
"It is easy to configure and claim the switches by their serial number directly from the portal."
"The most valuable features are the cloud and throughput visibility, the ease of configuration, and being able to implement them into our umbrella DNS solution."
"We find value in its ability to enable cloud management and visibility. They are also easy to deploy. It's very convenient because you can see who is accessing, what type of UI system they're using, what applications they're using, the bandwidth, and more."
"You can access a single pane of glass and configure all the devices via the same access."
"Meraki MS Switches is easy to use and implement."
"Quality of Service is easy to deploy. The ease of deployment, in general, is valuable. It is easy to do port configuration and VLAN assignments."
"The solution is very stable."
"Easy access to the solution is the most valuable feature."
"I have found the scalability could be improved in the version I was using."
"They could provide better security tools."
"The operating system, Junos OS, often has bugs which forces rollbacks or additional upgrades to resolve."
"Juniper needs to get their code up to par because it isn't stable enough for a leaf and spine design."
"The price is in the intermediate range. It is not overly expensive, but also not cheap. It could stand improvement."
"More security could be provided, especially with the rising cyber-attacks in business organizations."
"They should integrate VPN functionality with the solution."
"We need to start seeing some kind of AI to assist with some of what we really want to accomplish from a policy standpoint to achieve better efficiency."
"Better alerting capabilities are needed because they do not provide enough notification or detail about events."
"The biggest area that they fall short on is comparing the performance."
"We had some dashboard licensing issues, maybe because their method of collecting data from the user needs to be more streamlined."
"It would be great if they can get the price down for small businesses."
"It would be good to include the command-line access someday."
"The solution does not fit all use cases."
"The traffic reporting should be better in Meraki MS Switches. We want to be able to see all the traffic and where it is going. Additionally, detailed device utilization information would be very helpful for the security personnel."
"When we do any changes to the core switch it causes the devices to reboot."
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Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is ranked 8th in Ethernet Switches with 65 reviews while Meraki MS Switches is ranked 5th in Ethernet Switches with 87 reviews. Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is rated 8.2, while Meraki MS Switches is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches writes "Provides campus switches and access switches that are simple to deploy, but the code isn't stable enough for a leaf and spine design". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Meraki MS Switches writes "They're not expensive and configuration is very easy". Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access, whereas Meraki MS Switches is most compared with Aruba Switches, Cisco Ethernet Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, NETGEAR Switches and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch. See our Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches vs. Meraki MS Switches report.
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