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A10 Networks Thunder CGN vs Juniper MX Series Routers comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 7, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

A10 Networks Thunder CGN
Ranking in Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)
2nd
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Juniper MX Series Routers
Ranking in Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)
1st
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
34
Ranking in other categories
Routers (3rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2025, in the Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT) category, the mindshare of A10 Networks Thunder CGN is 23.1%, down from 35.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper MX Series Routers is 24.9%, down from 33.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Carrier Grade Network Address Translation (CGNAT)
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1336776 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enabled us to collapse hardware- and software-based solutions into one
The scalability is good for us. The 5440 HW is more than capable of handling our current traffic patterns allowing us to grow and not have to do in-place upgrades in the immediate to near term. It's meeting a small portion of our overall network needs, but provides the solution that we sought out. From a hardware standpoint, it makes up a small fraction of our overall deployment, but the usage behind it is very different from what we utilize our production data center hardware for. As I mentioned, it is just providing outbound NAT-ing for us. As we grow our data center space we would expand its usage and footprint. We typically see changes in traffic due to our organic growth and ramp-up of internal services. We plan to implement the following technologies/strategies in the next three years: keeping up with PFS/ECC encryption standards as they evolve. We may or may not move more applications to public cloud. Also, it's possible we could implement cloud repatriation of applications from public cloud to private data centers.
Kushtrim Arifi - PeerSpot reviewer
Highly scalable, especially suitable for complex and large-scale network deployments
The "Commit" feature stands out. When you try to commit commands, you have some options like sandbox config, leaving those temporary for 60 seconds. This feature allows you to commit configuration changes to the candidate configuration, and then review them for errors before committing them to the active configuration. Another feature that I like is the integration with Cisco routers. This allows you to connect Juniper MX routers to Cisco routers and have them work together seamlessly. We never have interoperability issues.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is very easy to use. Both the GUI and CLI interface are consistent, which makes the ease of access throughout various constituencies possible. It's also well-documented and logical."
"The most valuable features are its ease of use and deployment, and being able to collapse several solutions into a single solution, all contained within a single bit of hardware and software."
"It has freed up a lot of our IP space and has been extremely reliable. We have set it up in a high availability scenario, testing it many times. It has been absolutely perfect in terms of failover."
"The full Internet DGP is a valuable feature."
"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."
"The stability of Juniper is better than Cisco's."
"Juniper Enterprise Routers has a CLR and it's more reliable and faster than others."
"The solution is stable."
"On the SRX, the firewall is very easy to configure, especially when you want to filter out traffic."
"In our company, we are integrators who create solutions for our customers. I find Juniper EX Series Ethernet Switches to be suitable as it allows for easy configuration and offers features like SNMP. Personally, I find it convenient to switch from Cisco to Juniper EX because of my experience with various vendors like Huawei and Cisco. It's easy for me to read configurations from Cisco and transfer them to Juniper. Mainly, we work with customers who want to change or upgrade their network infrastructure, moving from vendors like Cisco, Aruba, or Huawei to Juniper for modernization. Juniper's features are more advanced, and it helps us meet the diverse needs of our customers. My role involves helping with the deployment and configuration of switching, access points, and Wi-Fi, for building robust and modern networks."
"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."
 

Cons

"They don't track concurrent port usage. We have to do that in another way and it's not a very clean way. That is something that I know they could do, but they don't."
"There are a couple of features that they could look to implement, versus the workarounds that they have in place. Regarding IPv4 and IPv6, there are a couple of opportunities in there that they are working on, as well."
"It is not scalable, unfortunately."
"The documentation needs to be updated to reflect the changes made in the latest update."
"If you are setting up a site-to-site VPN between a Juniper and Cisco device then you may encounter some issues."
"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."
"The setup was a bit complex."
"The web interface can be improved."
"The price of this solution should be improved."
"Juniper must publish more information about Juniper MX Series Routers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The FlexPool consumption-based licensing model has the ability to spin up VMs as needed for NAT, as well as their ADC, which is their load balancing stuff. We are considering that, as that is a pretty attractive feature."
"The cost to buy it initially was a single purchase price. This was a cost for the hardware and software, but we got a year of service with it. Annually, we pay them a service fee, but it's not much money."
"We have to pay for the device and licensing. The support service requires additional costs."
"The solution is more expensive compared to other solutions."
"I would rate the pricing model a seven out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive. It is not cheap."
"I would rate it around a three. While I'm not deeply involved in pricing discussions, I believe it is comparatively more affordable than Cisco."
"An additional license can be purchased for support of a next-generation firewall."
"The prices for Juniper MX Series Routers are reasonable."
"$300 to $400 is the hardware cost and for licensing cost, it may be around, for support and all, $100 per year."
"There is a license for this solution and the price is very competitive. The cost is less expensive than some competitors, such as Cisco. There are additional costs for support licenses."
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Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
11%
University
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
 

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What do you like most about Juniper MX Series Routers?
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 ...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper MX Series Routers?
I would rate it around a three. While I'm not deeply involved in pricing discussions, I believe it is comparatively more affordable than Cisco.
What needs improvement with Juniper MX Series Routers?
The areas of Juniper MX Series Routers that have room for improvement include the port count; for instance, the MX204 has only four 40G or 100G ports, which is quite limited. While I know there are...
 

Also Known As

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Juniper Enterprise Routers, MX Series, Junos Address Aware
 

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Sample Customers

Leucom Group
AARNet Pty Ltd, Allegro Networks, Atlantech Online, Availity, Baloise Insurance, Black Lotus, CATV, Blue Box
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