We performed a comparison between Cisco Wireless and Ubiquiti WLAN based on our users’ reviews in our categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Both solutions received very positive reviews from users. Cisco Wireless has a slight edge over Ubiquiti WLAN since users feel it has better stability and better technical support.
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"The solution is very secure."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The solution is stable."
"The features that I have found most valuable with Cisco Wireless is that the average connectivity for this WIFI access point is 2.5 gigabytes. That's the highest technology and highest connectivity. They started using the new technology and WIFI to get you a faster connectivity."
"The installation process is very easy."
"Wireless access has enabled users to be mobile and as a result, more productive."
"Our environment has many devices constantly moving within our environment—approximately 3,000 devices daily, many of which change locations every 45 minutes. Therefore, the tool's seamless handoff is valuable for us. It's one of the reasons we have stayed with the product."
"The speed and security are most valuable."
"Cisco's support team is the best in the industry."
"The product offers educational licenses that are priced very reasonably."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is reliability."
"The product is simple to use in terms of GUI and dashboard."
"The solution is not complex to deploy."
"Great management interface."
"Ubiquiti WLAN is stable."
"The initial setup was very straightforward."
"I have found Ubiquiti WLAN scalable. We have approximately 200 users using the solution in my organization and do not plan to increase usage."
"The solution works well and in the short time I have used it, I've enjoyed its capabilities."
"The solution is scalable."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"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 solution is expensive."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The flexibility on the controllers isn't that great."
"Older versions used to be hard to deploy. The latest OS, however, has made things a lot easier. While deployment is much better, it could always be even easier."
"The biggest reason why we could no longer continue with Cisco Wireless was because of the high cost to upgrade everything. It was disappointing that Cisco treated us as just another big company, and did not offer any leeway on their pricing given that we are an educational institute. And although the system we had in place from Cisco Wireless was good enough over the last ten years, it started to show its age when pushed to its limit during the pandemic."
"Many wireless controllers' firmware have bugs in their new releases, which are not stable, especially in an environment with many wireless AP (WAP) types."
"Room for improvement wise, the wireless coverage of Cisco's equipment could be better for the price position. That is, I think that the radius for the coverage could be better to make it worth the price that we pay for it."
"Cisco won't work with any other vendors. That is a significant problem with Cisco."
"In the future, it would be great if the solution had a GPS feature that could have the ability through access points to locate cell phone users inside a local wireless network, for example in a stadium."
"The internet speed is high within environments. As you move further away from the access point, there is a decline in speed. Omada or Ruckus don’t have the speed degradation as you move away from the access point."
"Switching devices requires reconfiguration from scratch."
"The coverage could be increased."
"The downside is the interface changes, where they are constantly doing firmware updates."
"I have never used cloud solutions. My first approach would be something related to the cloud, and backups on the cloud, and maybe an easier way to connect to it because I have an on-premises environment."
"When I started to upgrade, the controller for Unbuntu was really struggling to start up, however, that has since been solved."
"The product’s bandwidth could be better."
"The support needs improvement. The official support is kind of complex. It's not that straightforward compared to Cisco and Aruba."
"I have found they need to work on the stability of the solution."
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Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 148 reviews while Ubiquiti WLAN is ranked 5th in Wireless LAN with 39 reviews. Cisco Wireless is rated 8.2, while Ubiquiti WLAN is rated 7.4. The top reviewer of Cisco Wireless writes "Allows us to deploy a wide range of wireless products with stable WiFi". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ubiquiti WLAN writes "Helps to build VPNs but improvement is needed in stability ". Cisco Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Huawei Wireless and Omada Access Points, whereas Ubiquiti WLAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Huawei Wireless, Omada Access Points and Fortinet FortiAP. See our Cisco Wireless vs. Ubiquiti WLAN report.
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