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Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500) vs. Juniper Session Smart Router

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)
Score 7.6 out of 10
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The Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500) is a highly secure and highly available access-routing platform for service providers.N/A
Juniper Session Smart Router
Score 0.0 out of 10
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The Juniper Session Smart Router fuels an advanced, service-centric networking solution that takes software-defined routing and SD-WAN to a new level. Presented as ideal for today’s digital businesses, the Session Smart Router enables agile, secure, and resilient WAN connectivity with breakthrough economics and simplicity. The solution boasts delivering a flexible, application-aware network fabric that meets stringent enterprise performance, security, and…N/A
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Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)Juniper Session Smart Router
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
YesNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
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Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Routers
Cisco Routers
Score 8.4 out of 10
Cisco Routers
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Score 8.4 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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Score 8.4 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)Juniper Session Smart Router
Likelihood to Recommend
8.1
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User Testimonials
Cisco 500 Series Network Convergence System (NCS 500)Juniper Session Smart Router
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Well suited for10G aggregation at network edge. Small managed networks such as school districts or distributed enterprise campus. Not well suited to RPHY aggregation at network core — queuing in NCS540 results in jitter and poor RPHY performance. Allow port license purchases in smaller units. Better support for SLA performance monitoring capabilities would allow use as a box for 10G aggregation for Carrier Ethernet NNI handoff.
Ben Wiechman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ben Wiechman
Director of Network Strategy and Engineering
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Juniper Networks
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Pros
Cisco
  • Switching.
  • Routing.
  • Access.
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Juniper Networks
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Cons
Cisco
  • MPLS feature set on NCS520
  • Full support for RFC2544, Y.1564 across the product line
  • Greater clarity of the impact of smaller buffers on NCS540 when compared to other Qumran chipsets — some use cases like RPHY aggregation at network core are not a good fit.
Ben Wiechman | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ben Wiechman
Director of Network Strategy and Engineering
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Juniper Networks
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Cisco NCS is smaller and for us newer. Better cost with similar capabilities.
Ignacy Mikos | TrustRadius Reviewer
Ignacy Mikos
Network Administrator
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Juniper Networks
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • Relatively low cost access layer device.
  • Very cost effective means of getting 10G interfaces.
  • Some features available on other devices out of the box are more complex or absent on the NCS without licensing or assistance.
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Juniper Networks
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