We performed a comparison between Aruba Wireless and SonicWall SonicWave Access Points 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."In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The simplicity is great."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The solution is stable."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature in this product would be the stability. You build it, install it, and it’s good to go, with no further tweaks needed unless adding or replacing APs."
"The virtual controller has options for updating and remotely restarting any AP from one controller panel."
"Enterprise wireless LAN solution with good visibility and amazing scalability. Aruba Wireless also offers good technical support."
"The initial setup is straightforward. Configure one IAP and all the rest self-configure to that one."
"We like the centralized configuration and monitoring."
"For my organization, the most critical feature of Aruba Wireless is guest management."
"Aruba is easier than Juniper."
"The most valuable features are the Instant On capabilities, including the controller."
"A good management tool that can be managed through the cloud or firewall."
"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to provide cloud access to configure and manage devices."
"Unlike the Cisco solution that needs a dedicated wireless controller outside of a firewall, SonicWall has everything in one box. Fortinet is close to it."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"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."
"The price could be better."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"When we connect to Wi-Fi devices it could be easier because sometimes, it takes a lot of time to complete."
"We need security features to recognize the traffic source and to apply Zero Trust security."
"Improvements to the GUI, such as being able to search in the Mobility Master, would be nice."
"Additional detailed reporting for client traffic would be a great addition."
"The solution's GUI for configuration could be better."
"I would have liked to see more manufacturer driven events and outings to drive brand recognition and familiarity."
"Customer service really needs to be improved. If the customer support was better, I would recommend it to others more than I do now. Considering that you have to pay yearly for support, I expect a higher level of support."
"Their documentation needs to be improved. Aruba's documentation is poor."
"The product's pricing is high and could be improved."
"We have a lot of overlapping wireless networks with a lot of cheap equipment that does not run on any rules or regulations. The best way to improve the wireless network, like in SonicWaves, is to defeat these networks by isolating, preventing them, or overcoming their wireless signal. We try to do that, but I live near an airport, and the AirPortRadar glitches my wireless network every nine seconds."
"Integrating with the firewall and management console was a little complex."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while SonicWall SonicWave Access Points is ranked 18th in Wireless LAN with 3 reviews. Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4, while SonicWall SonicWave Access Points is rated 10.0. 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 SonicWall SonicWave Access Points writes "An industry-leading security and wireless solution packaged in one box". Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Huawei Wireless, whereas SonicWall SonicWave Access Points is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Cisco Wireless and Datto Networking WiFi. See our Aruba Wireless vs. SonicWall SonicWave Access Points report.
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