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Attribute Ratings
- Juniper Enterprise Routers is rated higher in 1 area: Likelihood to Recommend
Likelihood to Recommend
9.1
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
91%
3 Ratings

10.0
Juniper Enterprise Routers
100%
2 Ratings
Support Rating
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
N/A
0 Ratings

7.0
Juniper Enterprise Routers
70%
1 Rating
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
If you just need to do simple communication to Azure such as smb and rdp sessions then the Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series is overkill. If you need to setup multiple mesh vpn connections to existing ISRs and have complicated routing with multiple protocols then Cisco Cloud Services Router makes that setup much easier and less work to maintain and troubleshoot.
Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor
KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees
Juniper Enterprise Routers
As an edge/WAN router that contains internet BGP routes, it handles this work very well. And the devices are robust, able to manage a significant load. However, the interface cost can be somewhat of a hindrance when wanting to use it to interconnect many metro clients.
Lead Network Engineer
University of AlaskaHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Pros
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
- Easy and available to download with a CCO account.
- Full-featured router platform.
- Can run as many instances as you have memory to handle.
- No issues so far running in VMWare player 14.0.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesJuniper Enterprise Routers
- Very stable, this is the richest feature.
- Very straightforward command line. Learn once, deploy many.
- There's a wide range of options to choose from, according to your network needs.
CTO
Maila NetworksComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Cons
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
- More integration with the switching
- A dynamic approach for software updates
- More automation features and APIs

Verified User
Engineer in Information Technology
Professional Training & Coaching Company, 1001-5000 employeesJuniper Enterprise Routers
- I would like to able to find more examples of configs. Given the multiple ways to configure the same setting, having a little more documentation would be helpful.
- I wish the FPCs and interfaces were cheaper.
Lead Network Engineer
University of AlaskaHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Pricing Details
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Juniper Enterprise Routers
General
Free Trial
—Free/Freemium Version
—Premium Consulting/Integration Services
—Entry-level set up fee?
No
Starting Price
—Support Rating
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
No score
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Juniper Enterprise Routers
Juniper Enterprise Routers 7.0
Based on 1 answer
Juniper support is friendly, easy to understand, widely knowledgeable, and easy to get ahold of. I did not give them a higher rating as some of my more complex issues, were solved by myself while under consultation from Juniper TAC.
Lead Network Engineer
University of AlaskaHigher Education, 1001-5000 employees
Alternatives Considered
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
Neither product supported all the protocols we needed to allow all of our locations to route. It does add some complications to the gateway and vnet setup though. Once we retired our ISRs we were able to go to Meraki vMX and the auto-vpn setup works rather well and is much simpler than IOS configs
Enterprise Infrastructure Supervisor
KLJCivil Engineering, 501-1000 employees
Juniper Enterprise Routers
Both products are great, even the CLI is very alike in both products. We chose Juniper for its reliability and support.
CTO
Maila NetworksComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees
Return on Investment
Cisco Cloud Services Router 1000V Series (CSR 1000V)
- I don't need to use outdated hardware for testing.
- Don't need a dedicated power feed to spin up a usably-sized network.

Verified User
Professional in Information Technology
Hospital & Health Care Company, 10,001+ employeesJuniper Enterprise Routers
- We're saved over 35% upgrading the Network to Juniper.
- There's a learning curve to get used the command line, so learn it before getting your hands on a Juniper Router. It's worth it, and you'll see your ROI immediately.
CTO
Maila NetworksComputer & Network Security, 11-50 employees