We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Data Center Networking solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI.
"The interface is easy to use. It is not much different from iOS, but you can use it on a larger scale in data centers."
"Its easy management is most valuable. It is easy to use, easy to manage, stable, and very reliable."
"The implementation was straightforward and the product is stable."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is that it scales well. It supports a lot of servers. We don't have to come up with different designs for anything. That's the best part about it."
"The consolidation of all of the layer two ports into one rack is very valuable."
"This solution has allowed us to better prepare our network for 10-gigabit."
"We have a much more stable network now using the Cisco Nexus."
"The most valuable feature of the 7700 series is probably the multi-context subset VRS, which lets you use multi-VRS, multi-context, and also VPC setup, where you have two logical devices that are still separate in terms of management planes, but have shared, virtual core channels."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is its robustness."
"This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent."
"It's a stable product."
"Some of the DHCP features need improvement."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see a focus on backplane deployment, so you can stack more."
"I feel that this solution should be more flexible and scalable."
"There's been a little bit of bugginess in the code, but that happens."
"The scalability can be improved."
"The product lacks options for integration with other market products that would allow us more flexibility."
"They need to offer fibre switches in the 9K series."
"Cisco Nexus needs to add the SDN capability and lower the price."
"It needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises."
"Although the support for this solution is good, there is still room for 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 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."
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Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is ranked 7th in Data Center Networking with 4 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Cisco Nexus writes " Offer high performance capabilities and enables efficient data transmission and processing". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms writes "Highly stable environment, performs well, and reasonably priced". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Juniper QFX Series Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches and Dell PowerSwitch N-Series, whereas Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is most compared with Juniper QFX Series Switches and PTX Series Routers. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms report.
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