Juniper SRX vs McAfee Network Security Platform

Likelihood to Recommend

Juniper SRX is well suitable for large-scale organizations and also large service providers who use Advanced security and routing features and provide service to clients. juniper is very expensive and difficult to configure.

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Vipin Sharma

Network security engineer

MultiTech ServersInformation Technology & Services, 1-10 employees

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McAfee Network Security does do what it promises, and it integrates nicely with other McAfee services my work computer has. Sometimes I do feel though that McAfee does hinder your computer/internet performance, but maybe it's a trade-off that's worth it. I do wish they would refine their threat detection so some websites that I don't think are harmful and want to visit for work purposes aren't blocked. There's been times where I google a question and a website has the answer but McAfee will block it. If you're in a position at a financial company like me, where you're dealing with sensitive/private information, it's important to have this type of software to protect data.

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Feature Rating Comparison

Juniper SRX

McAfee Network Security Platform

Identification Technologies

Visualization Tools

Content Inspection

Policy-based Controls

Active Directory and LDAP

Firewall Management Console

Reporting and Logging

VPN

High Availability

Stateful Inspection

Proxy Server

Pros

One JUNOS is the Juniper mantra, including for the SRXs. While not entirely true, it comes close enough that if you learn some SRX configuration tricks, they will likely work across all of your SRXs.
Out of the box, with no additional license required, you have a NextGen firewall, by default. You can turn off the firewall and have just a plain ole router.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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Download protection
Keeps you from harmful sites
Encrypts computer data
Prevents DDoS attacks

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Cons

My only real criticism of the product is that it's hard to figure out how to upgrade the firmware from the CLI via TFTP via the docs, but it works great once you get it sorted.

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Bear Golightly

IT Operations Manager / IT Service Manager

Nashville WrapsWholesale, 51-200 employees

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Sometimes can slow internet/computer speed
At times can stop software downloads that I don't deem harmful and need to download
May also block a website that isn't harmful that I wanted to visit because it has helpful information

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Support Rating

Juniper SRX 6.0

Based on 4 answers

This is the one area where I have a beef with Juniper. When I called into Cisco TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I spoke with was able to resolve my issue. With Juniper TAC, 90% of the time, the first person I speak with is not able to resolve my issue, seems to almost be reading from a script, and must escalate my ticket. All of which takes time.

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 201-500 employees

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No score

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Alternatives Considered

The juniper is very versatile router/firewall box. it is an excellent router/edge device with zone based firewall.

The PaloAlto and the Fortinet have better GUIs and similar firewall featureset but they are not as flexible routers.

The Cisco CSR1kv is the only box that I would rank similar or higher to the Juniper SRX as it is as versatile as a router and supports the same security feature-set as the Juniper but it has better support and Cisco IOS is more widely adopted by the industry.

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Amr Momtaz

Cloud Migration Architect

IBMComputer & Network Security, 10,001+ employees

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Return on Investment

It is a workhorse for our field operations. It provides the last touch for an ISP to the customer. The customer has no view of the device, but with the repeatability of the device, they do not need to.
The ability to roll out a dynamic routing protocol attached to a security zone allows elasticity to the environment that supports growth.
VLAN support on the inside interfaces allow this to be the only device in some smaller deployments we install these in.

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Eric Stephenson

Staff System Engineer

CommScopeTelecommunications, 10,001+ employees

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Protects information
Keeps viruses off of programs
Integrates seamlessly with other McAfee products on my computer

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Verified User

Analyst in Finance and Accounting

Financial Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Rating Summary

Juniper SRX

McAfee Network Security Platform

Juniper SRX

McAfee Network Security Platform

Juniper SRX

McAfee Network Security Platform

Juniper SRX vs McAfee Network Security Platform

Juniper SRX

McAfee Network Security Platform

Feature Rating Comparison

Firewall

Identification Technologies

Visualization Tools

Content Inspection

Policy-based Controls

Active Directory and LDAP

Firewall Management Console

Reporting and Logging

VPN

High Availability

Stateful Inspection

Proxy Server

Pros

Cons

Support Rating

Alternatives Considered

Return on Investment

Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

General

Free Trial

Free/Freemium Version

Premium Consulting/Integration Services

Entry-level set up fee?

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