Juniper announced end of life for the MX204 on June 15, 2026. The last order date for the MX204-HW-BASE is June 15, 2027 and end of support is June 30, 2032. The older bundle part numbers, MX204-IR and MX204-R, were closed earlier: their end of sale was September 30, 2021, and their support runs to June 15, 2032.
In plain terms the MX204 has years of supported life left. What ends first is the ability to order a new one from Juniper.
The dates
| Model | Announced | End of sale | End of support |
|---|---|---|---|
| Juniper MX204 (MX204-HW-BASE) | 2026-06-15 | 2027-06-15 | 2032-06-30 |
| Juniper MX204-IR / MX204-R | 2021-02-19 | 2021-09-30 | 2032-06-15 |
Source: Juniper notice for the Juniper MX204 (MX204-HW-BASE). Juniper end-of-life notice TSB107750. End of engineering is 2030-06-15. Juniper TSB17959 (SKU transformation to a formal end of life for the MX204-IR and MX204-R). End of engineering is 2030-06-15.
What the dates mean
Juniper publishes its end-of-life dates in a technical bulletin. The last order date is the end of sale. End of engineering is the day Juniper stops developing software fixes for the platform. End of support is the last day Juniper's support center takes a case and the last day a support contract covers the hardware.
For the choice between this router and its larger sibling, see Juniper MX204 vs MX304.
What we list
The Juniper MX204 page holds every listing in the family. Part numbers listed today:
What owners do next
- Keep running it. A switch, router or firewall does not stop working on a maker's date. Hold a tested spare of the same part number so a failure is a swap and not an outage. See the Juniper MX204 listings.
- Buy more of what you already run. Matching hardware keeps one software image, one set of optics and one spares pool across the site.
- Sell what you retire. When the replacement goes in, send us the list and we will quote the pull.
Every unit we ship is tested in-house first and carries our warranty. If the part number you need is not listed, request a quote and we will check the warehouse.
