We performed a comparison between Aruba Wireless and Fortinet FortiWLM 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."It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The solution is very secure."
"The solution is stable."
"I really like the user interface."
"The access points support a high number of connected clients."
"Aruba Wireless has been straightforward to set up."
"Stability and its ability to handle more devices has been an improvement for our organization."
"It helps the user to have a better vision of what is happening in their network."
"Setup is straightforward."
"The feature that I love the most is being able to broadcast different SSIDs with different protocol requirements. "
"It has improved overall IT efficiency across the board."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is the management."
"Having the single pane of glass, by using the Fortinet Security Fabric, allows us to tighten security, and more easily and quickly create additional VLANs to help protect data. Rules in the firewall mean we can protect data and systems so that, should anything go wrong, any security issue is held to an individual device."
"The most valuable feature is the ability to connect and broadcast to different networks without using a VLAN or a layer two switch, which allows you to easily create guest networks."
"The most valuable features are the roaming profile, the mesh, and the performance."
"Although there are a few steps, the initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"I use Fortinet FortiWLM for wireless communication and the internet."
"The most valuable features of this solution are its speed, reliability, and integration with the firewall."
"Fortinet FortiWLM is good for tracking assets, monitoring, and overall management."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"The price could be better."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Improvements to the GUI, such as being able to search in the Mobility Master, would be nice."
"An area of this product that could use improvement would be the troubleshooting. At times I had to engage Aruba Support which ran some pretty complicated troubleshooting commands. I would not have been able to do with existing CLI documentation."
"A lot of the access point commands are in the command line interface, versus being in the GUI."
"I would have liked to see more manufacturer driven events and outings to drive brand recognition and familiarity."
"The solution's GUI for configuration could be better."
"Aruba Wireless is a good product, but it still has some issues, especially at the beginning, where there's inconsistent syncing between the cloud and the APs. Sometimes, there's also a little lag when accessing the query."
"The Aruba Central cloud portal needs a lot of work. It is complicated to navigate."
"Additional detailed reporting for client traffic would be a great addition."
"The initial setup is complex and has room for improvement."
"The pricing for the solution is expensive and can be improved."
"The interface could certainly do with some improvement. We have other customers with WiFi networks, and they always use Ubiquiti. With Ubiquiti, it's a much better user interface, and it is much easier to configure."
"When using the FortiGate as the wireless controller, you cannot have automatic user registration, which is something that they should offer."
"The range needs some improvement and also the stability."
"The solution should improve user capacity."
"This solution should be easier to set up in a production environment."
"One of the main features that I see as lacking in any of the Fortinet products is the reporting. If you want to have proper, end-to-end reporting, you must purchase the FortiAnalyzer... If Fortinet could offer some better, built-in reporting, that would be a point of improvement."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while Fortinet FortiWLM is ranked 16th in Wireless LAN with 22 reviews. Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiWLM is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Wireless writes "The portal for centralized management and virtual controller for APs are very valuable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiWLM writes "Impressive manufacturing quality, highly durable, and very easy to deploy". Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Ubiquiti Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiWLM is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless and Omada Access Points. See our Aruba Wireless vs. Fortinet FortiWLM report.
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