We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and Cisco Prime 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."It has improved my organization by increasing troubleshooting opportunities which makes things more efficient."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Airwave is the multivendor support, which enables you to manage and monitor different vendors or products."
"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."
"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."
"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"The technical support services are good."
"The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks."
"The product's most valuable features are monitoring and configuration."
"Enables oversight in order to tweak and tune."
"We use this solution to troubleshoot our wireless systems, specifically regarding signal strength."
"Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."
"The most valuable features of Cisco Prime include its comprehensive functionality as a one-stop solution for basic SNMP port management."
"Cisco Prime has been around for a long time, and it keeps getting better and better."
"We use Cisco Prime for network mapping and surveys."
"Its pricing and support could be improved."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"We encounter delayed ETAs in the manufacturing of hardware."
"I would like to see an integration of services into one system, rather than having multiple systems to do multiple things."
"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"It should be able to monitor Palo Alto, Juniper, and Check Point products - not just Cisco solutions."
"They can also improve the management of more enterprise devices."
"I would love for Cisco Prime to show bandwidth usage and consumption, but I can't monitor bandwidth usage at a given time."
"We would like to see the inclusion of detailed alerts."
"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."
"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."
"The overall management capabilities of Prime need to be improved."
"Cisco needs to improve Prime's monitoring tab. If any device goes down, there is a 15-second lapse before we know. It would be much better if we were alerted two or three minutes before a device is about to fail, so we can dispatch a field engineer and avoid network downtime. I would like to see a feature that allows you to access the devices directly from Prime's monitoring tab. That would make work easier for us."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 4th in Network Management Applications with 17 reviews while Cisco Prime is ranked 2nd in Network Management Applications with 35 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Cisco Prime 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 Prime writes "Robust, cost-effective, and provides good visibility, but the scalability could improve". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Fortinet FortiManager, Huawei eSight and Alcatel-Lucent OmniVista, whereas Cisco Prime is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, SolarWinds Network Configuration Manager, Huawei eSight, Fortinet FortiManager and HPE Intelligent Management Center. See our Aruba Airwave vs. Cisco Prime report.
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