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Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms pros and cons

Vendor: Juniper
4.5 out of 5

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PROS

Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms are stable and reliable.
Management and hardware resiliency are excellent, making them easy to manage.
Their robustness and scalability are highly valuable.
They are capable of handling significant loads and provide flexible routing capabilities.
Integration with other tools is seamless, with no reported issues.

CONS

Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises.
The support for Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms requires improvement.
There is a need for Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms to be more agile with new technology.
Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms needs improvement in the licensing process.
The price of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is a disadvantage compared to cheaper options like MikroTik.
 

Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms Pros review quotes

Mienkuan Sung - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at Hwacom Systems Inc.
Apr 5, 2022
It's a stable product.
reviewer1375989 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
May 2, 2022
This solution is easy to manage and the resiliency of the hardware is excellent.
Rommy Kuntoro - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst Internet and Cloud at PT Primacom Interbuana
Jun 8, 2022
The most valuable feature of Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is its robustness.
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Sean Naude - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Architect at Clearaccess
Sep 27, 2022
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.
reviewer1331304 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Research and Development at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Apr 11, 2024
The product is highly scalable.
MS
Manager at Pplus visions company limited
Apr 17, 2024
I recommend Juniper because it is a code router that is easy to configure and manage.
Rommy Kuntoro - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst Internet and Cloud at PT Primacom Interbuana
Jun 14, 2024
We haven't faced any issues with the tool's integration.
FF
Technical Manager at Peter Rauter GmbH
Jun 2, 2025
The main benefit of the Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms is their stability.
 

Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms Cons review quotes

Mienkuan Sung - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Manager at Hwacom Systems Inc.
Apr 5, 2022
It needs to be more multifunctional for enterprises.
reviewer1375989 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Engineer at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
May 2, 2022
Although the support for this solution is good, there is still room for improvement.
Rommy Kuntoro - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst Internet and Cloud at PT Primacom Interbuana
Jun 8, 2022
Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should improve by being more agile with new technology that sits on top of the router.
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Sean Naude - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Architect at Clearaccess
Sep 27, 2022
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.
reviewer1331304 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director of Research and Development at a comms service provider with 11-50 employees
Apr 11, 2024
The product licensing process needs improvement.
MS
Manager at Pplus visions company limited
Apr 17, 2024
I want support to improve in terms of quality.
Rommy Kuntoro - PeerSpot reviewer
System Analyst Internet and Cloud at PT Primacom Interbuana
Jun 14, 2024
Juniper MX Series Universal Routing Platforms should incorporate gen AI features.
FF
Technical Manager at Peter Rauter GmbH
Jun 2, 2025
The main disadvantage is the price when compared to MikroTik, which is much cheaper but less stable.