We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Aruba 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 most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The simplicity is great."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"This is a very solid product. It is very powerful."
"The deployment is easy."
"The products offer a lot of flexibility. Almost everything can be configured. It works very well for providing remote services."
"You don't have to deal with licenses."
"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."
"Has many advanced features: Built-in firewall, local radius, application visibility and control, not locked into support agreements."
"Allows network monitoring through mobile devices"
"I like that the solution is not complex."
"I like the analytics feature."
"Aruba is easier than Juniper."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Wireless is the controller. It is easy to use."
"The initial setup was very simple."
"It helps the user to have a better vision of what is happening in their network."
"It offers an easy initial setup."
"Overall, it's a very strong solution."
"Good wireless solution that's user-friendly, stable, and scalable, with very good product support, and a limited lifetime warranty."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"The solution is expensive."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The price could be better."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"This solution would be improved if they supplied free software controllers."
"It is good as it is. If anything, its reporting could be improved."
"The tool's customer service should improve."
"The captive portal through Facebook doesn't work."
"Doesn't support enough access points in one cluster."
"There is a problem in the preferred portal access points when I'm using the portal."
"There was only ever one case in which an access point failed, but it was reintegrated. The issue was more of a matter of oversight. One part of the network had covered ten access points."
"Aruba Instant is a simple and scalable solution that works well, but the costs you incur from access points could be cheaper."
"I need more access. I only install the hardware and the software part for the client. However, there are no admin privileges, which is an issue. You need to contact them and make a special request."
"The upgrades tend to be buggy and better testing is needed before they are released."
"What needs improvement in Aruba Wireless is its access point, in particular, it should have more flexibility. Aruba Wireless has Campus AP, Instant AP, and Unified AP, but it would be better if the product has a generic access point that you can manage over the cloud, on-premise, etc. Another area for improvement in Aruba Wireless is scalability. In terms of what additional features I'd like to see in the product, I'm unsure if it's already on the roadmap, but if possible, it would be good to have an SD-WAN functionality on the AP in Aruba Wireless."
"Aruba doesn't match some competitors in wireless signal strength. It isn't in the same class as Cisco Meraki, so I would use Cisco Meraki in situations where I need to cover a large open space. Meraki has more powerful signals going out."
"An area for improvement in Aruba Wireless is creating a DMZ. Without Aruba ClearPass, you need to allow guess access directly via the internet, which means you need to implement the security in between, so this is what I'd like Aruba to improve in the product."
"There is a long queue whenever we reach out to support, and we have to wait for them to answer calls. Once we get in touch with them, we have to coordinate with different teams, so our engineers struggle to understand who are the correct team members. I think support is another area where Aruba needs to improve."
"The logging is hard to read when troubleshooting issues."
"Better integration between the controller and the ClearPass portal would be a nice change."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 44 reviews while Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 139 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4. 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 Aruba Wireless writes "The portal for centralized management and virtual controller for APs are very valuable". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Cisco Wireless, whereas Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Huawei Wireless. See our Aruba Instant vs. Aruba Wireless report.
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