We performed a comparison between Juniper Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Routers and Switches based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Juniper Enterprise Routers has the winning edge in this comparison because it is more stable and scalable and because it has better service and support categories.
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"For the Juniper MX Series Routers, it plays a crucial role in our network. They offer numerous features, enabling multiple connections and handling various reports. The routers efficiently manage the number of switched fabric codes and process features based on the specific switch requirements. Previously, I utilized them for processing and addressing customer-side concerns. The routers have excellent documentation, making it easy to resolve any issues that may arise. It's excellent for customization, especially in tailoring the Windows configuration environment. Overall, dealing with this solution has been straightforward and efficient."
"I think that the extensions are very valuable. The way you can test the configuration before applying that configuration permanently is very helpful. The rollback configuration is also very useful."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten. We never had any issues."
"It is very stable and scalable."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Routers is its exceptional policy management capabilities."
"I have found the most useful features to be layered VPNs, IPsec, VPLS, and firewall filters."
"The full Internet DGP is a valuable feature."
"The flexibility of the MPLS configuration is very good."
"I've never had any issues with the solution."
"MikroTik offers full enterprise capabilities at a very reasonable price."
"What I like best about MikroTik Routers and Switches is its easy handling. The product also has a significantly good interface."
"They have amazing speed and reliability, and they also provide value for money. They are pretty powerful."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"I like the routing features."
"The cost and versatility are the solution's most valuable features. You can do anything with them if you know how to. The solution has a whole portfolio of routing features available."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The solution could improve by providing better training to allow more sales of the solution in the market."
"In terms of what could be improved, they could extend the software warranty to be for its lifetime, as well. At the moment, the software warranty is limited, I think to one year."
"The solution needs to offer SDN features."
"We'd appreciate it if they had a better GUI. It would be more flexible for the customers that way."
"One thing that the product can do better is clustering. Rather than just having two of them, it would help if there was one cluster to extend to more notes in the cluster itself."
"Juniper have addressed issues with the MX204, but it still has a limited number of interfaces. Ideally, it should support up to twenty or twenty-four interfaces to better serve smaller service providers. Additionally, the MX304 doesn't support subscriber management, also known as BNG, which I believe should be included."
"The pricing is a bit too high."
"Juniper Enterprise Routers could improve by adding a graphical user interface(GUI). They do not have one. Most of our team has to have a background or expertise in Juniper. When compared to other solutions, they have a GUI. It will be easier for new team members to get familiar with, configure, or set up the router. Additionally, adding some monitoring tools would help us."
"I would appreciate enhancements to impose more restrictions on VPN connections."
"It would be very good if these products are accessible via different kinds of shells and GUI. It will make these solutions very usable."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
"I would like to see some content filtering with MikroTik Routers and Switches."
"Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes."
"If the reporting functionality of the solution is considered, I think it is not good."
"They lack the extended warranty for the equipment. They only provide a warranty for one year as compared to the other vendors who offer a warranty for three years, five years, and lifetime, etc."
"The queuing functionality needs improvement. The initial setup could be simplified."
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Juniper MX Series Routers is ranked 3rd in Routers with 33 reviews while MikroTik Routers and Switches is ranked 1st in Routers with 62 reviews. Juniper MX Series Routers is rated 8.8, while MikroTik Routers and Switches is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Juniper MX Series Routers writes "Good performance, long life span, and easy to set up". On the other hand, the top reviewer of MikroTik Routers and Switches writes "A cost-effective networking solutions with a robust feature set, but its interface may have a steeper learning curve". Juniper MX Series Routers is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Huawei Enterprise Routers, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, HPE Enterprise Routers and ExtremeRouting, whereas MikroTik Routers and Switches is most compared with Cisco Enterprise Routers, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches, MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, Aruba Switches and NETGEAR Switches. See our Juniper MX Series Routers vs. MikroTik Routers and Switches report.
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