We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"The technical support services are good."
"What I like best about Aruba Airwave is its orchestration feature because it saves configuration time. I also like that it allows you to do ZTP installations for new Aruba equipment."
"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."
"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."
"This solution is definitely stable."
"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"The solution is not overly expensive."
"It's user-friendly."
"I would like to see an integration of services into one system, rather than having multiple systems to do multiple things."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."
"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."
"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."
"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"This is a relatively expensive product."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is ranked 16th in Network Management Applications with 1 review. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is rated 9.0. The top reviewer of Aruba Airwave writes "The solution has multi-vendor support, and it can be used for network management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper writes "Very user-friendly and stable". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Fortinet FortiManager and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager and Cisco DNA Center.
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