We performed a comparison between Aruba Wireless and Ubiquiti WLAN based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Although it may be less cost-effective, users feel that Aruba is a more mature, robust product and provides better reliability and better service and support. Aruba consistently provides seamless trusted connectivity and an excellent secure user experience. Aruba works well for both SMBs and large business enterprises, making it a very versatile desired solution.
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"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 most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The solution is stable."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"Setup is straightforward."
"The initial setup was very simple."
"The network strength is good."
"We have three wireless networks: One for employee use, one for guest use, and one for our warehouse use, which uses MAC authentication. These wireless networks just simply work, they do not fail. The IAP-205 devices are very strong with great range. Very durable equipment; it always works."
"It helps the user to have a better vision of what is happening in their network."
"If we really want to know where a specific user is connected, it gives us the ability to see that and how that user is actually receiving. We can know the speed and their IP, their MAC address and, most of the time, how much bandwidth they're using per day."
"It has an aesthetically pleasing GUI for configuration."
"Aruba Wireless is stable and we plan to continue using it in the future."
"The most beneficial thing about Ubiquiti is that it is simple to deploy."
"You can save backups of this controller locally and then I can export it to wherever I want."
"The solution works well and in the short time I have used it, I've enjoyed its capabilities."
"The solution is very easy to install."
"Ubiquiti WLAN's most valuable features are that it works well in a hybrid environment and isn't heavy on resources."
"The ease of use and simplicity of the solution is its most valuable feature. This tool is best suited for small environments."
"Ubiquiti WLAN is stable."
"The solution has a lot of great features."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The price could be better."
"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."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"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."
"They should simplify the configuration flow."
"We're using the Aruba Sensor, but sometimes the sensor isn't talking to AirWave or the AP. If something happens, we need to receive an email directly from the sensor, but the controller doesn't know. If there's something like the high channel utilization from the sensor we send to the controller, the controller can change the channel because they're all in the same environment."
"We need security features to recognize the traffic source and to apply Zero Trust security."
"Configuration could be made easier with more bandwidth than they offer at the moment."
"Initial setup was complex."
"The solution is now taking eight to 12 months to deliver the product."
"Aruba doesn't match some competitors in wireless signal strength. It isn't in the same class as Cisco Meraki, so I would use Cisco Meraki in situations where I need to cover a large open space. Meraki has more powerful signals going out."
"They should have more support for implementing Aruba Wireless in Smart Cities and outdoor applications."
"Ubiquiti WLAN only supports 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio and would be improved by including support for 5GHz."
"There seems to be a drop in service. It's definitely a reliability or stability issue we face."
"The statistics you can get on it are a bit limited from what I have seen so far."
"During the configuration, we cannot get information on the network level from the regular interface."
"The product’s bandwidth could be better."
"The strength of the signal from the access points could be improved."
"If they can integrate or release a single platform because, currently, there are two different platforms for switches and routers. So, maintaining just one unified platform, like, for example, unifying the models or brands, and avoiding separate platforms for edge switches, edge routers, and other Ubiquiti products, would simplify the integration and implementation process."
"The logs are not detailed enough. You can't clearly see what is being blocked in Ubiquiti WLAN, making the troubleshooting process a little bit harder."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while Ubiquiti WLAN is ranked 5th in Wireless LAN with 36 reviews. Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4, while Ubiquiti WLAN is rated 7.4. 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 Ubiquiti WLAN writes "Helps to build VPNs but improvement is needed in stability ". Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Huawei Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Ubiquiti WLAN is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Huawei Wireless, Omada Access Points and WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi. See our Aruba Wireless vs. Ubiquiti WLAN report.
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