We performed a comparison between Juniper QFX Series Switches and PTX Series Routers based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Arista, Dell Technologies and others in Data Center Networking."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."
"Juniper QFX Series Switches provide a good platform for all of our hardware and are easy to use."
"It's a stable solution."
"The QFX series is a good choice for large data centers, particularly for Spine-Leaf architectures."
"EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits."
"The most valuable features are the VxLAN and the EVPN."
"It also allows for frequent manipulation or configuration."
"The price could be cheaper."
"There have been some issues sometimes. When you upgrade the device, it doesn't come up. It gets stuck."
"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 is room for improvement in the pricing model. It is too high."
"Integrating QFX switches was the first point of challenge."
"It would be good if they add a redundant routing engine."
Juniper QFX Series Switches is ranked 6th in Data Center Networking with 6 reviews while PTX Series Routers is ranked 8th in Data Center Networking with 1 review. Juniper QFX Series Switches is rated 8.8, while PTX Series Routers is rated 8.0. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of PTX Series Routers writes "Allows for frequent manipulation and configuration with good technical support". Juniper QFX Series Switches is most compared with Cisco Nexus and Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms, whereas PTX Series Routers is most compared with Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms and Arista Networks Platform.
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