I have never used s Juka, but have heard great things about them. I have had a Janome for over 20 years and just bought the Janome 8900. Have always found them easy to use, dependable, and needing very little servicing. I would try them both, ask questions, go home and think about it (you will find more questions to ask), than try them both again. I made more than several trips to the two dealers before I made my final choice. Don't just look at the machine, check out your dealer to. You really need to be able to trust your dealer, after all they will be taking care of your new baby. My dealer is great about answering all my stupid little questions, even to the point of walking me through a problem over the phone. I live 2 hr. away from the shop. He has even called back after a couple of days to see how things are going. My problems have been operator error, or me needing my eyes checked. I swear the owners manual said turn it to the left! LOL Enjoy your shopping!