We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and Cisco Prime based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Management Applications solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is not overly expensive."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"It has improved my organization by increasing troubleshooting opportunities which makes things more efficient."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Airwave is the multivendor support, which enables you to manage and monitor different vendors or products."
"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"This solution is definitely stable."
"It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."
"The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks."
"The hardware Cisco provides is excellent. It's a well-made product."
"Cisco Prime allows us to manage all the wireless controllers and access points."
"The dashboard is a valuable feature. It's very clear, and the metrics make it easy to see the current network situation."
"The solution helps with the management and support of the enterprise network."
"Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."
"Cisco Prime has been around for a long time, and it keeps getting better and better."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is the heat maps."
"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"More devices or vendors should be onboarded to Aruba Airwave."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"Its pricing and support could be improved."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."
"The reporting could be simplified and the information made clearer to the user."
"The solution needs to include centralized management that aligns with the Greenfield network and its focus on real-time, scenario-based applications."
"This solution could be improved if it could monitor configuration changes."
"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."
"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."
"It should be able to monitor Palo Alto, Juniper, and Check Point products - not just Cisco solutions."
"The solution has issues with real time monitoring of devices and NetFlow such as inadequate visualization for reports, sources, and destinations."
"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 4th in Network Management Applications with 17 reviews while Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Cisco Prime is rated 7.8. 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 Cisco Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Fortinet FortiManager, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight, Fortinet FortiManager and HPE Intelligent Management Center. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Cisco Prime report.
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