We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Ruckus Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is stable."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The simplicity is great."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward, considering that the tool offers a ZTP feature."
"I like the Instant On switches and the AP22"
"What I like best about Aruba Instant is that it serves as a virtual controller, so you don't need to buy other equipment to manage all your access points. I also like that the solution is easy to use."
"Aruba Instant is easy to manage."
"The central management of multiple devices is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Instant are management and performance."
"This is a very solid product. It is very powerful."
"The integration with ClearPass is the most valuable feature."
"Ruckus has allowed us to deploy better Wi-Fi coverage in the past few years."
"Once we got it set up and configured we've had little issues and it's been relatively stable. We use it across all seven of our offices and they all have the exact same wifi setup so when I go into any office I can get on the network and access resources."
"The controller is most valuable. Through Ruckus ZoneDirector, we can easily manage the websites and the web."
"Ruckus Wireless is an easy to manage solution."
"The most valuable feature is that Ruckus offers better coverage."
"Ruckus Wireless is a reliable solution."
"Ruckus Wireless supports the most recent technologies. We can trace every individual and what kind of traffic they're using on our campus. It is very helpful."
"What I like best about Ruckus Wireless is that it's a controller-based product, so it's easy to configure."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"The solution is expensive."
"It uses a different portal and has limitations from the customer side as it's not refined for MSP."
"Although built-in troubleshooting tools are available, they are not at all intuitive to use. Aruba Instant lacks decent documentation to use for troubleshooting wireless issues (fortunately there aren’t many)."
"In a corporate environment or a larger network, where more advanced filtering or MAC-based filtering is needed, I don't think the IAPs would be sufficient."
"It is good as it is. If anything, its reporting could be improved."
"The security features must be improved."
"Aruba Instant can improve by increasing the gigabit range of the switch or by adding additional management features and tools. It can be helpful."
"Doesn't support enough access points in one cluster."
"My biggest problem with Aruba Instant was the DHCP implementation. The DHCP server needs to ping an IP address to connect to the internet. In some cases, we don't have a DHCP server in the network, and it was really a problem."
"Some customers have issues with the price because it's more expensive than Ubiquiti, but they can accept the cost because it's reliable and has more features."
"They need more products in the lower-end range for smaller clients."
"The price is an area that requires improvement. The pricing could be better."
"Ruckus should have an option to migrate existing licenses from an old controller to a new purchase; presently, this is not possible."
"Ruckus is a bad solution in general. It's pretty old and outdated."
"Previously, we would need to purchase appliances every time but it caused our data centers to get filled. Ruckus now has cloud-based controllers. They resolved the issue we were having."
"I would like to see more location-based services on the Smart Cell Insight on access points."
"I think it would be nice if Ruckus offered the option of a cloud interface for easy configuration of Ruckus Wireless."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 44 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 97 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that is free and provides excellent deployment guides". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Aruba Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Cisco Wireless, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and NETGEAR Insight Access Points. See our Aruba Instant vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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