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Juniper SRX Series Firewall pros and cons

Vendor: Juniper
3.9 out of 5

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PROS

Juniper SRX Series Firewall offers robust security features, including attack prevention capabilities and high throughput.
The command-line interface is user-friendly, enabling easy configuration and maintenance.
Integration of firewall and routing services provides comprehensive network security in one platform.
High availability features ensure business continuity without downtime.
Technical support for Juniper SRX Series Firewall is highly responsive and effective.

CONS

Juniper SRX Series Firewall lacks interoperability with Cisco equipment.
The IDS capabilities of Juniper SRX have not consistently improved security effectiveness, as reported issues include failing to detect some attacks and difficulties in proper configuration.
Performance decreases significantly when utilizing next-generation firewall features, requiring improvements in scalability and performance.
Third-party support is considerably less than what is available for Cisco products, impacting users expecting extensive third-party assistance.
Security features offered by Juniper SRX are seen as needing enhancements to match competitor offerings, especially regarding IoT device protection and innovation in security capabilities.
 

Juniper SRX Series Firewall Pros review quotes

it_user162552 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of section at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2014
Customer Service: Very impressive, but you have to know the inner workings of JTAC.
it_user222999 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 15, 2015
It provides us with easy options for troubleshooting.
it_user231273 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Apr 29, 2015
Our customer decided to switch from Cisco to Juniper for their security deployment.
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Data Department Manager at BTC Networks
Apr 30, 2015
As we are a solution provider and not product oriented, we give the best solution for our customers, with a good price.
it_user453054 - PeerSpot reviewer
NCP Team Lead Secured Networks at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 29, 2017
One valuable feature is the reliability of the Junos OS.
it_user697011 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 5, 2017
The Juniper SRX300 is a stable and very reliable product, packed with a lot of capabilities that are not available in the competing products of the same range.
it_user700152 - PeerSpot reviewer
NOKIA Lead Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Jul 10, 2017
Stateful inspection, IPSEC and NAT as per our customers' design.
it_user701490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network | Firewall Engineer - Cloud Managed Services Delivery at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 12, 2017
This product will offer maximum performance and capacity.
it_user707172 - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT System Specialist at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 22, 2017
It provides good routing and high performance of the data center.
Reviewer893 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Programmer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Dec 18, 2017
We mostly use the Layer 4 firewall functions: Access rules, NAT, and site-to-site IPsec VPN.
 

Juniper SRX Series Firewall Cons review quotes

it_user162552 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of section at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Nov 16, 2014
Out of 18 software versions only 2 have been without issues with RPC.
it_user222999 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Apr 15, 2015
There were limited security zones with each model.
it_user231273 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Project Manager at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees
Apr 29, 2015
The GUI.
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Data Department Manager at BTC Networks
Apr 30, 2015
As a UTM, Juniper is 5/10.
it_user453054 - PeerSpot reviewer
NCP Team Lead Secured Networks at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
Jun 29, 2017
We are leaving Juniper now as their focus on security seems to have dropped.
it_user697011 - PeerSpot reviewer
Systems Engineer with 1,001-5,000 employees
Jul 5, 2017
Disaggregation (this is available in the box) should be improved to include software intelligence that is actionable.
it_user700152 - PeerSpot reviewer
NOKIA Lead Engineer at a comms service provider with 10,001+ employees
Jul 10, 2017
Clustering fab interface doesn't support bandwidth aggregation. This limitation caused a huge design change in our network.
it_user701490 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network | Firewall Engineer - Cloud Managed Services Delivery at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees
Jul 12, 2017
We had a stability issue.
it_user707172 - PeerSpot reviewer
ICT System Specialist at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 22, 2017
The web interface on Juniper SRX is just a short conversion from Junos OS CLI; this is not very suitable for users with little expertise/
Reviewer893 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Programmer at a tech vendor with 51-200 employees
Dec 18, 2017
It needs better interoperability with Cisco gear.