We performed a comparison between Cisco Nexus and Juniper QFX Series Switches 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 most valuable features are extensions and recorded scalability."
"The consolidation of all of the layer two ports into one rack is very valuable."
"This is a very stable solution."
"Cisco Nexus is very safe and stable. I've been here 8 months. We have some devices that have been out for 11 years."
"It's pretty easy to use and operates at high speed."
"We are a Cisco shop. This solution is better compared to other options."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Nexus is modularity. It's like the Swiss Army knife of switches."
"Cisco Nexus has improved the way our organization functions through the troubleshooting. We had issues where we've seen our links saturated. We were able to determine what was being processed on the link."
"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."
"EVPN-VXLAN feature offers the most benefits."
"It's a stable solution."
"Juniper QFX Series Switches provide a good platform for all of our hardware and are easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the VxLAN and the EVPN."
"The QFX series is a good choice for large data centers, particularly for Spine-Leaf architectures."
"The initial setup is always complex."
"The licensing is the area that we are working that's a challenge."
"This solution costs a lot."
"One improvement needed is support for Multi-CAD scale that we were concerned about. We're not hitting any limits at this point."
"I would like to see better monitoring actions supported in the next release of this solution."
"I would love to see Active/Active FEX connectivity, which is enhanced vPC, where we could also do a vPC from a server in that type of configuration."
"In the next release of this solution, I would like to see a focus on backplane deployment, so you can stack more."
"The scalability can be improved."
"The price could be cheaper."
"There have been some issues sometimes. When you upgrade the device, it doesn't come up. It gets stuck."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing model. It is too high."
"I faced issues with the deployment and upgrade. In the QFX5110 series, features like ISSU and DSSQ should be improved. Upgrades should be smoother."
"Integrating QFX switches was the first point of challenge."
Cisco Nexus is ranked 3rd in Data Center Networking with 101 reviews while Juniper QFX Series Switches is ranked 5th in Data Center Networking with 6 reviews. Cisco Nexus is rated 8.4, while Juniper QFX Series Switches is rated 8.8. 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 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". Cisco Nexus is most compared with Cisco Catalyst Switches, Arista Networks Platform, Dell PowerConnect Switches, VMware NSX and ExtremeSwitching, whereas Juniper QFX Series Switches is most compared with PTX Series Routers, Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms and Cisco Catalyst Switches. See our Cisco Nexus vs. Juniper QFX Series Switches report.
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