We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and Cisco DNA Center 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."What I like best about Aruba Airwave is its orchestration feature because it saves configuration time. I also like that it allows you to do ZTP installations for new Aruba equipment."
"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 most valuable features are the error log and intrusion log. It also provides an overview of your assets. It gives a good database for wireless coverage."
"This solution gives you a lot of reporting capabilities, and it has a very good interface."
"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"It can interact with other vendors better than Cisco, which is a good point of AirWave. It is easy to use, and its reporting is good."
"This solution is definitely stable."
"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."
"The most valuable feature of the solution stems from the fact that it gives some kind of ease in operations, especially since our company is moving from CLI to GUI-based configuration."
"The solution has the capability to scale."
"The monitoring features are very useful for network engineers."
"Cisco VXLAN is a protocol that has been around for some time, but the practical implementation and operational capability of Cisco DNA Center bring it to life."
"Cisco DNA Center provides operational support, compliance support, security vulnerability detection, and automatic scheduling."
"People like to use the dashboards to get an overview of their network."
"The most valuable features of the solution are all of its security features...It is a highly scalable solution."
"What's most valuable in Cisco DNA Center is the ability to manage any Cisco infrastructure and device through it. Setup was straightforward."
"Its pricing and support could be improved."
"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."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."
"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"We encounter delayed ETAs in the manufacturing of hardware."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"I would like to see an integration of services into one system, rather than having multiple systems to do multiple things."
"The product has many features that do not work properly."
"We encountered issues with their response times, which had a big impact on our workflow."
"Requires more focus on the digital side of things."
"Technical support could be better. The price could be better, and it could be more stable."
"From the recent DNA point of view, there are some stability challenges with Cisco, but very minor."
"Cisco DNA Center should improve its configuration management. It is better to have a dev version before pushing it."
"The solution’s security side could be improved."
"The task failure reporting or provisioning failure reporting could be a little bit better in the UI, with more information given to the user."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 17 reviews while Cisco DNA Center is ranked 1st in Network Management Applications with 37 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Cisco DNA Center 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 DNA Center writes "Practical implementation of VXLAN is good and provides centralized control". Aruba Airwave is most compared with HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Fortinet FortiManager, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Cisco DNA Center is most compared with Cisco Prime, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, Huawei eSight and Fortinet FortiManager. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Cisco DNA Center report.
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