Cisco Catalyst 9300X vs Juniper EX Series EX4400 Multigigabit
Side-by-side specifications from the vendors' own documents. The Cisco Catalyst 9300X is an enterprise stackable switch platform designed for high-throughput campus aggregation and next-generation Wi-Fi 6E/7 access layers. The Juniper EX4400 Multigigabit is a high-performance 1U cloud-native campus switch delivering 24 or 48 multi-speed ports capable of 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T operation with full 802.3bt PoE++ up to 90W.
| Cisco Catalyst 9300X | Juniper EX Series EX4400 Multigigabit | |
|---|---|---|
| Brand | Cisco | Juniper |
| Status | current | current |
| Released | Nov 2021 | Apr 2021 |
| Form factor | 1U modular switch | 1U fixed switch |
| Port configurations | 24 or 48 ports 10G Multi-gigabit copper or 10G/25G SFP28 fiber | — |
| Uplink capacity | Modular network modules with dual 100G QSFP28 or quad 40G QSFP+ ports | — |
| Stacking bandwidth | StackWise-1T delivering 1 Tbps stacking throughput | — |
| Encryption | Hardware MACsec-256 on all downlink and uplink ports, plus line-rate IPsec | IEEE 802.1AE MACsec AES-256 on all access and uplink ports |
| Switching capacity | Up to 1000 Gbps (1 Tbps) per switch | — |
| Poe budget | Up to 90W 802.3bt Class 8 PoE on all copper ports | — |
| Ports | — | 24 or 48x multigigabit 100M/1G/2.5G/5G/10GBASE-T ports |
| Poe power | — | 802.3bt PoE++ delivering up to 90W per port with up to 2200W total budget |
| Uplinks | — | 2x 100GbE QSFP28 ports and modular uplink bays |
| Cloud management | — | Native Mist AI Wired Assurance with automated microsegmentation |
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