We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Ubiquiti WLAN 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."The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"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."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The most valuable feature of this product is that it is easily deployed."
"The stability of the solution is very good."
"The products offer a lot of flexibility. Almost everything can be configured. It works very well for providing remote services."
"In terms of stability, Aruba Instant is the best on the market."
"Has many advanced features: Built-in firewall, local radius, application visibility and control, not locked into support agreements."
"Aruba Instant's best feature is the ability to manage it in the cloud."
"The most valuable feature is that it provides a redundant wireless connection for a client."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Instant are management and performance."
"The solution has a lot of great features."
"All of the interfacing is very good."
"Anyone can buy the product off the shelf and configure it."
"The solution is scalable."
"Its most valuable feature is pricing."
"You can save backups of this controller locally and then I can export it to wherever I want."
"The solution is not complex to deploy."
"The ease of use and simplicity of the solution is its most valuable feature. This tool is best suited for small environments."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"The solution is expensive."
"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."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The price could be better."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The captive portal through Facebook doesn't work."
"It is good as it is. If anything, its reporting could be improved."
"The product’s GUI must be improved."
"This solution would be improved if they supplied free software controllers."
"Aruba Instant is a simple and scalable solution that works well, but the costs you incur from access points could be cheaper."
"Although built-in troubleshooting tools are available, they are not at all intuitive to use. Aruba Instant lacks decent documentation to use for troubleshooting wireless issues (fortunately there aren’t many)."
"They should enhance reporting and add more features."
"The security features must be improved."
"It is not a stable solution."
"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."
"The solution should improve stability."
"The room for improvement is in the controller levels."
"The product must provide better warranties."
"Its scalability, UI, and security features could be better."
"The support needs improvement. The official support is kind of complex. It's not that straightforward compared to Cisco and Aruba."
"The strength of the signal from the access points could be improved."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 44 reviews while Ubiquiti WLAN is ranked 5th in Wireless LAN with 39 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Ubiquiti WLAN is rated 7.4. 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 Ubiquiti WLAN writes "Helps to build VPNs but improvement is needed in stability ". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Ubiquiti WLAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Huawei Wireless and WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi. See our Aruba Instant vs. Ubiquiti WLAN report.
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