We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Aruba Wireless 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."Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"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."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"I like the Instant On switches and the AP22"
"Works automatically in terms of setup with the product finding its master wifi access point."
"The cost is low, and there is controller-less architecture."
"I like that the solution is not complex."
"Aruba's mobility features, which facilitate seamless switching between wireless access points, are also quite impressive. Users don't even notice the transition, ensuring a smooth and uninterrupted experience."
"It's a good solution for small businesses because it's easy to figure out. It's simple to set Aruba up in any configuration, like link aggregation or static loads. It's suitable for less complicated configurations, whereas Cisco devices are bigger and more difficult to implement."
"Aruba Instant's best feature is the ability to manage it in the cloud."
"I've worked with other products, but I prefer Aruba because of its cost and simplicity."
"The most useful feature of this product is the configuration that allows us to have several areas covered with one unit."
"The solution is stable."
"Although there are other solutions available and some with a lower initial cost, they don't offer the same level of integration with IoT as this solution without having to add additional hardware, which ends up costing more."
"Its graphical user interface is designed to be user-friendly, making work more efficient."
"We appreciate the integration options that are available."
"The Airwave is the best feature for a single management point for all APs in the environment."
"Aruba Wireless offers a good user experience."
"HA: Apps failover without reboot."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"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."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"My biggest problem with Aruba Instant was the DHCP implementation. The DHCP server needs to ping an IP address to connect to the internet. In some cases, we don't have a DHCP server in the network, and it was really a problem."
"The product’s GUI must be improved."
"In a corporate environment or a larger network, where more advanced filtering or MAC-based filtering is needed, I don't think the IAPs would be sufficient."
"I believe there's room for improvement in monitoring, especially when troubleshooting issues. Currently, there's limited intelligence around monitoring. It needs to improve stability and scalability."
"The product's high cost is an area where improvements are required."
"Aruba Instant's visibility, firewalling, L3 functionality, and DHCP services could all be improved."
"I think that the next release should offer IP phone security/firewall."
"The solution should be able to support more users on the access points."
"I would like to be able to customize Captive Portals."
"What needs improvement in Aruba Wireless is its access point, in particular, it should have more flexibility. Aruba Wireless has Campus AP, Instant AP, and Unified AP, but it would be better if the product has a generic access point that you can manage over the cloud, on-premise, etc. Another area for improvement in Aruba Wireless is scalability. In terms of what additional features I'd like to see in the product, I'm unsure if it's already on the roadmap, but if possible, it would be good to have an SD-WAN functionality on the AP in Aruba Wireless."
"They should simplify the configuration flow."
"They need to increase the number of routers on the controller."
"I would like to see the management improve."
"Initial setup was complex."
"The logging is hard to read when troubleshooting issues."
"When we connect to Wi-Fi devices it could be easier because sometimes, it takes a lot of time to complete."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 43 reviews while Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that is free and provides excellent deployment guides". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Aruba Wireless writes "The portal for centralized management and virtual controller for APs are very valuable". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless and Ubiquiti WLAN. See our Aruba Instant vs. Aruba Wireless report.
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