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.
"The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"Juniper Switches is stable, easy to use, flexible, and has good performance. Also, the technology is good. It has a lifetime warranty and the prices are also very good."
"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 say it is very user-friendly."
"It is a very stable product."
"The full Internet DGP is a valuable feature."
"Juniper Enterprise Routers has a CLR and it's more reliable and faster than others."
"The solution is pretty easy to set up after a bit of training."
"The stability of Juniper is better than Cisco's."
"The flexible IP firewall and IP network address translation make it very easy to give access to internal services."
"These routers and switches are very stable."
"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."
"The MikroTik Hotspot is great."
"It has a lot of features. I haven't explored them all yet."
"The pricing is very reasonable. It's not too expensive."
"We have not had any downtime with it. It has been a solid performer that way."
"The most valuable feature is that you can do anything on all platforms."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"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."
"Most IT equipment now has graphical interfaces, and there is a need for the Juniper routers to have a more intuitive web interface."
"We'd appreciate it if they had a better GUI. It would be more flexible for the customers that way."
"Better documentation to assist with implementation would be helpful."
"It is not scalable, unfortunately."
"The web interface can be improved."
"The pricing is a bit too high."
"There is room for improvement in pricing. The product could be cheaper for smaller networks."
"The solution needs to improve its security firewalls and mirror that of, for example, Sophos, or FortiGate."
"Troubleshooting can be complex."
"When we have a problem and reach out to MikroTik support, it's not very fast. Usually, you have to speak in English, so my technicians need to have strong English skills to communicate."
"The updates as well as the patches could be improved. I believe it would be beneficial to automate the process of router patching to avoid the need for manual checks. With automated patching, as long as the router is connected to the internet, it can automatically perform necessary updates. Failing to patch the router can leave me vulnerable to potential security threats."
"Better security is always better. If they can continue to improve in this area, that would be ideal."
"They can improve the way the user interface is laid out. Their user interface is slightly geeky. There is more than one way to do the same thing in the user interface, and they need to work on that."
"The solution needs to offer better documentation."
"Sometimes, when I need to reboot or change software, MikroTik crashes."
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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, HPE Enterprise Routers and MikroTik Cloud Router Switch, 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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