Juniper Apstra software automates the design, deployment, and ongoing management of data centre networks.
To see our range of licenses, please click the ‘Subscription Options’ tab below.
| Juniper Apstra Data Center Director Licensing | ||
|---|---|---|
| Standard Licensing | ||
| Basic configuration and operations. | Includes: A 6-month Advanced license trial. One blueprint per instance. Basic telemetry/intent-based analytics. 3-/5-stage IP Clos fabric, collapsed fabric, Freeform. Device management. Platform management. Marvis® AI Assistant for Data Center. | |
| Advanced Licensing | ||
| Full operation, assurance, and intent-based analytics. | Includes: All Standard features, plus: Up to three blueprints per instance. Advanced intent-based analytics. Data Center Director streaming telemetry. Root-cause identification (RCI). Data center interconnect (DCI). Custom telemetry collector. | |
| Premium Licensing | ||
| Large scale, multivendor support, and policy control. | Includes: All Advanced features plus: More than three blueprints per instance. Third-party vendor fabrics*. Policy assurance. Apstra Data Center Director’s Flow Insights. Data Center Assurance. *Fabrics with non-Juniper devices require Premium tier. |
Supports Juniper, Cisco, Arista, and SONiC-based switching with flexible topology designs (3-stage, 5-stage, collapsed, Freeform).
Integrates with VMware NSX-T and vCenter for virtual networking validation and troubleshooting.
Steel City Consulting is a certified Juniper partner, supporting organisations with Apstra Data Center Director licensing selection, setup, and enablement. By taking the time to understand your business priorities and plans, our specialists will ensure your Apstra deployment is correctly licensed and aligned to your data centre architecture.
Intent-based automation
Define network intent once and automate design, deployment, and changes across the entire data centre fabric, reducing manual configuration and risk.
Single source of truth
A contextual graph database continuously validates that the live network matches intended state, preventing drift and accelerating troubleshooting.
Multivendor fabric management
Consistently operate data centre fabrics across Juniper and supported third-party platforms without locking operations to a single vendor.
Day 0 to Day 2 lifecycle control
Accelerate initial build, simplify ongoing changes, and maintain continuous assurance throughout the operational lifecycle.
Continuous validation and assurance
Proactively detect misconfigurations and compliance issues before they impact applications or services.
Operational efficiency at scale
Reduce deployment times, lower operational overhead, and improve reliability in complex, modern data centre environments.
Advanced analytics & visibility
Telemetry, flow data, and configurable analytics provide comprehensive operational insight.
AI integration
Works with Juniper Data Center Assurance (Mist AIOps) to enhance troubleshooting and predictive operations.
Ecosystem automation
Integrates with Terraform, Ansible, and third-party automation frameworks.
