Current Cost Per Port Analysis for Secondary Market Juniper and Arista 10G based switching

Current Cost Per Port Analysis for Secondary Market Juniper and Arista 10G based switching

In a dynamic, price changing market, this is not exactly an apples to apples comparison, however, here’s a market snapshot of cost per port on our historically best-selling 10G switching options from Arista and Juniper. Keep in mind that an Arista DCS-7050S-52-R may run at 800 nanoseconds (ns) to 1.2μs (microseconds) latency, while a DCS-7150S-24-R has a latency greater than 350 nanoseconds.

Meanwhile a Juniper EX4550-32F-AFI user may not even be focusing on latency; perhaps he just prefers to run JUNOS across the entire network. A need for Advanced Layer 3 or maybe a requirement for built-in QSFP+ ports? All good things to hash out before a purchase. Check out the quick guide below comparing models, and feel free to contact me directly with questions.

Hardware pricing and price-per-port comparison - older models listed first
January 30, 2017 market pricing*

Juniper:

EX4500-40F-FB-C: $1,700 | $43.00 per 10G port

EX4550-32F-AFI: $4,100 | $128.00 per 10G port

EX4600-40F-AFI: $5,000 | $125.00 per 10G port (fuzzy math with the 4x40G ports included)

Arista:

DCS-7124SX-R: $1,600 | $67.00 per 10G port

DCS-7148SX-R : $1,800 | $38 per 10G port

DCS-7050S-52-R: $2,000 | $38 per 10G port

DCS-7050S-64-R: $3,400 | $53.00 per 10G port (fuzzy math with the 4x40G ports included)

DCS-7050SX-64-R: $5,700 | $89 per 10G port  (fuzzy math with the 4x40G ports included)

Low Latency Arista:

DCS-7150S-24-R: $3,900 | $163.00 per 10G port

DCS-7150S-52-CL-R: $7,000 (includes the desired precision clock) | $135 per 10G port

DCS-7150S-64-CL-R: $7,900 (includes the desired precision clock) | $123 per 10G port (fuzzy math with the 4x40G ports included)

* Pricing subject to change. Call for current price.