Juniper Networks
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run enterprise-scale networks with engineers on staff . the routing/switching/firewall portfolio plus Mist AI is deep and widely adopted.
Comparison
Juniper Networks vs Extreme Networks
Juniper Networks and Extreme Networks both land on Depends.
Extreme Networks
Depends
Confidence: Medium
Buy if you run a mid-size or multi-site network with dedicated network staff and want a cheaper Cisco Catalyst alternative.
| Compare | Juniper Networks | Extreme Networks |
|---|---|---|
| Verdict | Depends | Depends |
| Best for | Large campuses and data centers | Multi-site orgs (schools, restaurants, counties) |
| Who it's not for | Home users . massively overkill | Small offices needing a few switches |
| Privacy | Active CVE stream in 2025-26 including remote code execution and DoS flaws in Junos; vendor publishes bulletins and runs a HackerOne program.⁸ | Active PSIRT publishes advisories, but 14 CVEs are tracked, including an EXOS privilege escalation flaw. |
| Support quality | Reddit threads exist but no extractable verdict | Reddit calls support among the worst |
| Public sentiment | Enterprise buyers on Reddit actively weigh Juniper and Mist against rivals and the HPE deal, while employee reviews skew positive at 4.2/5.⁵ | Community sentiment is mixed: the hardware is workable, but support experiences draw strong, repeated complaints.11 |
| Biggest gotcha | Dozens of Junos CVEs patched per cycle; understaffed teams fall behind on patching⁹ | Support quality is the top complaint across Reddit threads13 |
Pick Juniper Networks when
- Large campuses and data centers
- Enterprise IT teams with network engineers
- MSPs managing multi-site networks
- Buyers standardizing on AI-driven network ops (Mist)
When Juniper Networks is not a fit
- Home users . massively overkill
- Small offices wanting plug-and-play Wi-Fi
- Teams without network engineering staff
- Anyone needing transparent published pricing
Pick Extreme Networks when
- Multi-site orgs (schools, restaurants, counties)
- Teams replacing Cisco Catalyst at lower cost
- Orgs wanting one platform: wired, wireless, ZTNA
- Public sector buyers
When Extreme Networks is not a fit
- Small offices needing a few switches
- Teams without dedicated network admins
- Anyone needing fast, reliable support response
- Homelabs and budget DIY setups
Sources
official
- HPE Juniper Networking storebuy.hpe.comofficial
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- AmbitionBox . Juniper employee reviewsambitionbox.comreview
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- DCD . HPE closes $14B Juniper acquisitiondatacenterdynamics.comnews
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- Watchtowr . Junos OS Evolved RCE analysislabs.watchtowr.comsecurity
- SecurityWeek . Juniper patches dozens of Junos CVEssecurityweek.comsecurity
- Juniper on HackerOnehackerone.comsecurity
- Extreme Networks? . Reddit r/mspreddit.comreview
- Extreme Networks Reviews . AmbitionBox (3.1/5)ambitionbox.comreview
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