We compared Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud based on our user's reviews in several parameters.
In summary, Aruba Wireless is praised for strong connectivity, customer service, and reasonable pricing, while Mist AI and Cloud excel in intuitive interface, proactive troubleshooting, and positive ROI. Aruba Wireless focuses on seamless integration and scalability, whereas Mist AI and Cloud emphasize simplicity and efficient network management.
Features: Aruba Wireless stands out for its strong connectivity, seamless integration, extensive security measures, and scalability. On the other hand, Mist AI and Cloud excel in its intuitive user interface, easy setup process, AI-driven analytics, proactive troubleshooting capabilities, and seamless integration.
Pricing and ROI: The setup cost for Aruba Wireless is straightforward and doesn't require extensive technical knowledge. Users find the licensing flexible and customizable. On the other hand, Mist AI and Cloud offer a manageable setup cost and a straightforward licensing process that is not complicated., The user feedback indicates positive ROI for both Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud. Users appreciate the valuable and comprehensive features of Mist AI and Cloud, resulting in increased efficiency, improved network performance, and cost savings.
Room for Improvement: Aruba Wireless has received feedback on areas that could be enhanced. Mist AI and Cloud also need improvement in terms of performance, reliability, delays, disruptions, and the need for a more intuitive interface.
Deployment and customer support: The user reviews comparing Aruba Wireless to Mist AI and Cloud show that the duration required to establish a new tech solution can vary. Aruba Wireless users had mixed experiences, with some taking three months for deployment and an extra week for setup, while others only needed a week for both. On the other hand, Mist AI and Cloud users also had different experiences, with some taking three months for deployment and an additional week for setup, suggesting that these timeframes should be considered separately. However, in cases where users spent a week for both deployment and setup, these terms likely refer to the same period and should not be analyzed separately., Aruba Wireless has been highly commended for its customer service, with users praising the quality, responsiveness, and professionalism of the support staff. Mist AI and Cloud also receive positive feedback for their helpful and effective assistance, with users impressed by their availability and expertise.
The summary above is based on 63 interviews we conducted recently with Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud users. To access the review's full transcripts, download our report.
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The simplicity is great."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The most valuable features are the Instant On capabilities, including the controller."
"For my organization, the most critical feature of Aruba Wireless is guest management."
"It's been running for the past three years with no default configuration."
"The 335-AP provides reliability, stability."
"AirWave is a valuable feature."
"I have not experienced any bugs, software, or hardware issues with Aruba."
"The network strength is good."
"Aruba Wireless is easily scaled between a lot of devices and a lot of endpoints. When we decided to use it as our solution, we had planned to use it exactly for its ability to scale."
"Multi PSK (Pre-shared Key) is a very good feature in the solution...Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The cost is the most valuable aspect of this solution."
"The tool's best part is the GUI. It is user-friendly and fast due to AI features. The solution can help you fix things with AI, which is impressive."
"Ability to control the access points by groups."
"AI-driven automation helps implement the solution quickly."
"I have a very good experience with the solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Mist AI and Cloud is the best solution I have seen in the industry, especially from the artificial intelligence perspective, as it helps businesses."
"The most valuable aspect is that they operate on small microservices, offering numerous open APIs that enhance the value of our Wi-Fi network. This flexibility allows us to optimize various aspects such as workforce planning and occupancy management. The platform is highly open in the market, providing robust APIs for seamless integration with other tools. Currently, we leverage these capabilities at a building site, incorporating IoT sensors to gather data. The collected data is stored in a centralized location, and we plan to use AI for analysis. This analysis will include insights on peak activity times, humidity levels, temperature variations, and other relevant metrics within the building."
"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."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"To enhance the system, more work on integration would be beneficial."
"There is a long queue whenever we reach out to support, and we have to wait for them to answer calls. Once we get in touch with them, we have to coordinate with different teams, so our engineers struggle to understand who are the correct team members. I think support is another area where Aruba needs to improve."
"They could work on energy consumption as this equipment needs a lot of energy."
"The management system would be better if it were more polished, if it had a better interface like, for example, Meraki"
"I wish the APs had the ability to enter in notes about a specific AP."
"The bad things about the product are the price, the information about the product, and the time it takes to deliver the product."
"We would like to declare a specific number of devices that an employee or a user can use to access their Wi-Fi."
"If you want a centralized management system that is able to manage all your networking devices such as the wireless, the switch, the routers, and the firewall, then Aruba may not be the one, because Aruba doesn't do firewalls."
"Mist AI and Cloud should improve its integrations."
"Currently, the solution lacks the ability to configure with other solutions from other vendors."
"The inter-functionality with other vendors was a negative for us."
"The user experience should be improved. It's not user-friendly."
"Sometimes it takes a lot of time for the access point to connect with the cloud."
"There seems to be different versions of standards used in the wireless access points. In the future, it would be helpful if the solution could come up with some kind of universal standard for all devices and all access points."
"If there's one thing I'd like to change, it's the pricing. They are quite expensive, but honestly, it's justified by the value they provide. However, for a simple Wi-Fi connectivity with basic security needs, there are alternatives in the market that offer comparable features at a more budget-friendly price."
"It would be beneficial to have support for the Chinese language."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while Mist AI and Cloud is ranked 7th in Wireless LAN with 21 reviews. Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4, while Mist AI and Cloud is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Wireless writes "The portal for centralized management and virtual controller for APs are very valuable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Mist AI and Cloud writes "A combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science techniques to optimize user experiences". Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Fortinet FortiWLM, whereas Mist AI and Cloud is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Cisco Wireless, ExtremeCloud IQ, Ruckus Wireless and Meraki Dashboard. See our Aruba Wireless vs. Mist AI and Cloud report.
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