We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant On Access Points and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN 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 artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The solution is very secure."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The solution is stable."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The product is easy to set up, providing value for time since it is very quick."
"Aruba is much better than other vendors like Cisco and NETGEAR in terms of quality, price, and value for money."
"Its performance is very good. It suits small and medium sites very well."
"The initial setup is easy."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Instant On Access Points is they are easy to manage."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"The configuration is very simple."
"Its technical support is excellent."
"The solution ensures seamless connectivity as users move within the office. Six installed Meraki APs provide excellent coverage for around three hundred users, offering reliable speeds. Additionally, the system allows guests and users with priority devices to connect using their SAP ID. The traffic is managed through D and G controllers to meet the specified requirements for continuous connection and speed."
"The solution provides good coverage and identity management. Additionally, the user interface is straightforward."
"Cisco's technical support is very good and better than other vendors."
"Meraki WLAN is easy to deploy, includes a cloud controller, and updates continuously. It also offers high visibility."
"The tool's most valuable feature is report generation. Its dashboard helps me a lot with user analytics."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"Provided reliability and a good price."
"Multiple access ID capabilities, meshing, and the quality of the product itself are all valuable features."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"The price could be better."
"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"It would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"The solution should include higher speed and lesser cost."
"I believe there's room for improvement in the validation process, especially for customers facing compliance issues when managing access points from the cloud. It would be beneficial if the access points could also be managed from an on-premises controller. Regarding additional features, customers express interest in enhancing the controller, specifically improving the capability to manage a higher number of access points from the same controller. This feature is crucial for better scalability. Another feature that customers would appreciate is the ability to increase the number of access points. However, the current process for obtaining this permission can be time-consuming, and customers would like to see improvements in this regard."
"The tool's pricing is not good."
"The tool is priced high."
"If there's a way to get a floor map of our office space so we can place the access points on a map to be able to see what's what, where everything is going, where the most traffic is being connected, that would be a nice feature."
"It's only suitable for smaller offices. It doesn't scale well."
"I would like to see a feature that blocks, increases, or decreases bandwidth capacity for devices."
"When there are a lot of people connected, especially during video streaming demonstrations, the connection can get a bit choppy."
"Cisco Meraki must improve the integration between its own family of products."
"In the next release, I would like to see the central control plane have the flexibility to control and distribute policies to all LAN networks, balance the traffic, and the performance based on application monitoring."
"Integration with the corporate LAN where Catalyst products are installed is a major challenge."
"Its licensing can be better."
"The price could be slightly better, but then again, we negotiate deals every time so the market price isn't really relevant."
"In a future release, they should offer a next-generation UTM, where you can manage all items and the network, and have it include a lot of security features like fingerprinting functionality."
"The pricing structure could be improved."
"We would like the solution to work on the pricing of the solution. It would be ideal if it could bring the overall costs down."
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Aruba Instant On Access Points is ranked 12th in Wireless LAN with 20 reviews while Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews. Aruba Instant On Access Points is rated 8.4, while Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant On Access Points writes "All-inclusive pricing, great for small offices, and simple to deploy and manage". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". Aruba Instant On Access Points is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Aruba Instant, Cambium Networks Wireless LAN, Omada Access Points and Fortinet FortiWLM, whereas Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud and Cisco Wireless. See our Aruba Instant On Access Points vs. Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN report.
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