We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."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."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."
"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."
"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 Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"It's user-friendly."
"Its pricing and support could be improved."
"More devices or vendors should be onboarded to Aruba Airwave."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"Whenever you get an error it doesn't immediately tell you what the thing is that is causing the error. You have to sit down and research it. If it could say what error is causing the issue, it would make my troubleshooting a lot quicker."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."
"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."
"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."
"This is a relatively expensive product."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is ranked 16th in Network Management Applications with 1 review. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is rated 9.0. 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 SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper writes "Very user-friendly and stable". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Fortinet FortiManager and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager and Cisco DNA Center.
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