Juniper vs Cisco
Wireless Solutions

Juniper’s wireless solution scales for all business sizes, boasting features such as single-click activation and comprehensive lifecycle management. Zero Touch Provisioning (ZTP) is implemented across devices with template-driven configurations, facilitating easy customization through site variables.

Cisco Meraki's infrastructure relies on virtual controllers that are hosted in co-located data centers. Switching between Catalyst and Meraki personas is a lengthy manual process.

Cisco's wireless solution operates mainly on-premises, lacking a cloud component for SDA. With a centralized controller, questions arise regarding monitoring options for Catalyst Access Points. Additionally, expensive Catalyst Center and Catalyst Spaces licensing is required for adoption.

Unlock adaptability with elastic vertical and horizontal scaling capabilities. Juniper Mist APs reduce the need for additional costly hardware investments.

Cisco Meraki lacks elasticity and relies on virtual controllers (containers) hosted in co-located data centers.

Cisco Catalyst is non-elastic, necessitating additional controllers as APs are added or redundancy is required.

Juniper Mist delivers end-to-end visibility and automated fixes across wired, wireless, and NAC domains.

Cisco Meraki provides insights through a cloud-managed dashboard but lacks comprehensive visibility across sequential events.

Administrators must navigate multiple, distinct products to diagnose and troubleshoot network challenges.

Harness the power of AI-driven RF optimization using reinforcement learning. Channel and power settings continuously optimize the user experience (SLEs) and reduce interference in real-time.

Basic RRM functionality, with the ability to monitor DFS failure patterns. While AP settings are retained post power failures, changes are restricted during 'busy hours', potentially compromising peak performance.

Cisco APs rely on a dated RRM system and lack AI and ML enhancements. The 15-year-old algorithm optimizes channel and power settings based on an AP intercommunication and interference graph. RRM adjustments occur on a static, periodic basis when the network load is at its lowest.

Built on a cloud-native Network Access Control (NAC) architecture, Mist APs lead modern network solutions. With embedded geographic redundancy and affinity, Juniper Mist APs provide robust, adaptable, and geographically harmonized networks.

Cisco Meraki APs are not built on a cloud-native NAC architecture.

NAC infrastructure design and deployment depends on client device demands, redundancy, and geo-affinity needs. Additionally, implementing feature or security updates requires planned downtime and manual execution on all servers in the cluster.

Experience the NOW of network management with Juniper's Marvis® Virtual Network Assistant. Using supervised machine learning, Marvis swiftly performs root cause analyses, seamlessly supporting wireless, wired, and WAN. Troubleshoot directly via WebUI or API without pulling logs.

Tethered to conventional network management methods, with a heavy reliance on dashboards and logs for insights and troubleshooting.

No virtual assistant for network management. Users navigate complex dashboards and sift through logs, leading to long resolution times.