We performed a comparison between Cisco Catalyst Switches and Juniper QFabric based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two LAN Switching solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."In terms of technology, Cisco is the leader in everything. I'd rather buy a second-hand Cisco switch than a brand new switch from a competitor. They're that reliable and resilient."
"I like the flexibility of this product."
"I have found that the protocols that Cisco Catalyst Switches support are beneficial for my customers."
"Catalyst switches are easy to use and simple to work with."
"The solution is reliable."
"With Cisco Catalyst Switches, everything is working perfectly. We have not had issues with this solution."
"Power over Ethernet (PoE) is one of the most valuable features. It eliminates the need for power supplies every time."
"Cisco comes with built-in software access for network devices."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the fabric backplane having upwards of 160 GB of communication. It is a top-of-the-rack solution where you have your directors sitting in the main area and then you have your nodes expanded out to your multiple cabinets. It has a very good design and could be your server backbone."
"It's user-friendly."
"It is known for being agile, flexible, and cost-effective when working with various vendors."
"The vendor maintains the product well."
"The most valuable feature of QFabric for network performance is its stability."
"The 40 gig backbone InterConneX was valuable for our use case. It is even faster now. QFabric has spine-leaf technology or topology, which basically makes every single hop only one hop away in terms of connecting from one device to another. It is a pretty good and robust solution. It works pretty well in terms of scalability, and their technical support is amazing."
"The solution is stable."
"QFabric supports redundancy and includes all of the enterprise and service provider features that customers would want in data center or service provider network."
"The product should work on its pricepoints. It's an expensive solution."
"When you compare it with HPE and Aruba, it should be fancier."
"The price could be better. For Cisco, there is no need for improvement except for the price. It's expensive."
"The price could be improved."
"They need to simplify the Web GUI and make it easier to use, and more intuitive for the users."
"The product's high price is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product must provide a better central tool for management."
"The stability must be improved."
"I do not use GUI's very much for switch stacks. I am always in the CLI. However, I do know that Juniper in the past has lacked on their GUI's, but they have been working on it."
"They are working on the virtualization of the actual fabric layer. They are moving away from the original spine-leaf design to a different infrastructure. Instead of having three tiers, which was the director of the interconnected nodes, they cut them back, and they still have that kind of structure."
"Improvements could be made to QFabric's life cycle management, particularly in maintaining stable versions and extending product support."
"It works too much on rebooting and there is some memory leakage."
"The disruptive upgrade was an issue for us."
"It would be nice if Juniper provided the system integrator with training, similar to that of Cisco."
"The pricing structure could be more budget-friendly."
"The stability needs to be improved."
Cisco Catalyst Switches is ranked 1st in LAN Switching with 171 reviews while Juniper QFabric is ranked 9th in LAN Switching with 10 reviews. Cisco Catalyst Switches is rated 8.6, while Juniper QFabric is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Cisco Catalyst Switches writes "Reliable and stable catalyst switch; can be easily installed". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper QFabric writes "Performs well, is easy to set up, and the vendor maintains the product well". Cisco Catalyst Switches is most compared with Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, Cisco Nexus, HPE ProCurve and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Juniper QFabric is most compared with Cisco Nexus and Cisco FabricPath. See our Cisco Catalyst Switches vs. Juniper QFabric report.
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