Juniper Networks Networking Hardware Compared
Every Juniper Networks device in the PacketPerf catalog — 7 firewalls, 8 access points, 9 network switches — compared on normalised specs and street pricing, and ranked by Value Score against the rest of the market.
Juniper Networks
SRX440
★ 3.8 Value Score
Firewall Throughput: 20 Gbps (1518B) / 12 Gbps (IMIX)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 6 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 5 Gbps
$1,500 - $3,500
Juniper Networks
AP36
★ 3.7 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 2x2:2 (2.4 GHz), 4x4:4 (5 GHz), 4x4:4 (6 GHz)
Aggregate Throughput: 17.98 Gbps
$740 - $1,785
Juniper Networks
Mist AP37
★ 3.6 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 4x4:4 (6GHz), 4x4:4 (5GHz), 2x2:2 (2.4GHz)
Aggregate Throughput: 17.98 Gbps
$1,100 - $2,085
Juniper Networks
AP37
★ 3.5 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 6GHz: 4x4:4, 5GHz: 4x4:4, 2.4GHz: 2x2:2
Aggregate Throughput: 17.98 Gbps
$1,100 - $2,085
Juniper Networks
EX4400-48P
★ 3.4 Value Score
Switching Capacity: 696 Gbps
Forwarding Rate: 517 Mpps
Ports: 48 x 10/100/1000BASE-T PoE++, 2 x 100GbE QSFP28, 1 x Extension Slot
$3,500 - $15,000
Juniper Networks
EX4400
★ 3.4 Value Score
Switching Capacity: Up to 912 Gbps (bidirectional)
Forwarding Rate: Up to 714 Mpps
Ports (breakdown): 24 or 48 1GbE/Multigigabit ports, 2x 100GbE fixed uplinks, 1x extension module slot (4x10GbE, 4x25GbE, or 1x100GbE)
$3,500 - $15,000
Juniper Networks
AP47
★ 3.4 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 7 (802.11be)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 4x4:4 MU-MIMO (2.4/5/6 GHz radios)
Aggregate Throughput: 18.6 Gbps
$2,100 - $3,500
Juniper Networks
SRX4300
★ 3.4 Value Score
Firewall Throughput: 90 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 45 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 30 Gbps
$30,000 - $45,000
Juniper Networks
SRX4600
★ 3.4 Value Score
Firewall Throughput: 400 Gbps (IMIX)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 60 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 55 Gbps (1400B)
$104,500 - $185,774
Juniper Networks
AP45
★ 3.4 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 4x4:4 MU-MIMO
Aggregate Throughput: 8.3 Gbps
$1,200 - $2,245
Juniper Networks
AP34
★ 3.4 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 6E (802.11ax)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 2x2:2
Aggregate Throughput: 4.175 Gbps
$840 - $1,615
Juniper Networks
Mist AP43
★ 3.3 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 4x4:4
Aggregate Throughput: 3.5 Gbps
$1,050 - $1,905
Juniper Networks
Mist AP33
★ 3.3 Value Score
Wi-Fi Standard: Wi-Fi 6 (802.11ax)
Spatial Streams (MIMO): 4x4:4 (5 GHz), 2x2:2 (2.4 GHz)
Aggregate Throughput: 3.0 Gbps (2,400 Mbps on 5 GHz + 575 Mbps on 2.4 GHz)
$850 - $1,550
Juniper Networks
SRX2300
★ 3.3 Value Score
Firewall Throughput: 39 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 6 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 18 Gbps (IMIX)
$24,000 - $56,925
Juniper Networks
EX4100
★ 3.3 Value Score
Switching Capacity: Up to 376 Gbps
Forwarding Rate: Up to 357 Mpps
Ports: 24 or 48 x 1GbE/Multi-gigabit RJ-45, 4 x 1/10GbE SFP+ Uplinks, 4 x 10/25GbE SFP28 Stacking/Uplinks
$1,500 - $8,500
Juniper Networks
EX4100-48P
★ 3.3 Value Score
Switching Capacity: 376 Gbps (Full Duplex)
Forwarding Rate: 279 Mpps
Ports: 48 x 1GbE RJ-45 PoE+, 4 x 1/10GbE SFP+ uplinks, 4 x 10/25GbE SFP28 stacking/uplinks
$2,500 - $12,500
Juniper Networks
SRX4120
★ 3.3 Value Score
Firewall Throughput: 40 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 27 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 36 Gbps
$41,000 - $57,000
Juniper Networks
QFX5220-32CD
★ 3.2 Value Score
Switching Capacity: 25.6 Tbps
Forwarding Rate: 8 Bpps
Ports: 32 x 400GbE (QSFP56-DD)
$25,000 - $80,000
Juniper Networks
EX4000
★ 3.2 Value Score
Switching Capacity: 60 Gbps to 200 Gbps (Model dependent)
Forwarding Rate: 44 Mpps to 148 Mpps (Model dependent)
Ports: 8, 12, 24, or 48 x 10/100/1000BASE-T; 2.5GbE Multigigabit options on MP models; 2 x 1/10GbE SFP+ fixed uplinks
$800 - $5,500
Juniper Networks
SRX1600
★ 3.2 Value Score
Firewall Throughput: 24 Gbps
Threat Prevention Throughput: 21 Gbps
IPsec VPN Throughput: 18 Gbps
$6,700 - $51,500
Juniper Networks
SRX4700
★ 3.2 Value Score
Firewall Throughput: 1.4 Tbps (IMIX)
Threat Prevention Throughput: 100 Gbps (NGFW)
IPsec VPN Throughput: 90 Gbps
$35,000 - $320,000
Juniper Networks
QFX5230-64CD
★ 3.1 Value Score
Switching Capacity: 51.2 Tbps
Forwarding Rate: 10.53 Bpps
Ports: 64 x 400GbE QSFP56-DD
$55,000 - $170,000
Juniper Networks
QFX5240
★ 3.1 Value Score
Switching Capacity: 102.4 Tbps (Bidirectional)
Forwarding Rate: 21.2 Bpps
Ports (breakdown): 64 x 800GbE (QSFP-DD800 or OSFP); Supports breakout to 128 x 400GbE, 256 x 200GbE, 256 x 100GbE, or 256 x 50GbE
$233,000 - $320,250
Juniper Networks
QFX5120-48Y
★ 3.0 Value Score
Switching Capacity: 4 Tbps
Forwarding Rate: 2 Bpps
Ports: 48 x 10/25GbE SFP28 and 8 x 40/100GbE QSFP28
$12,000 - $16,500