Aruba Wireless Pricing

Prashant-Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Presales Consultant - Networking Solutions at Mannai

Customers have to pay for perpetual licenses with Aruba controller licenses, depending on the features they are looking for. The features they need to pay for are wireless access points and connectivity. Customers need to pay for the Layer 7 firewall on the wireless. Customers need to have an RFP if they want to have a wireless IPS.

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ML
Senior Sales Engineer at a tech consulting company with 10,001+ employees

The pricing is fair and similar to other products. It might be a bit cheaper than Cisco. 

I rate pricing an eight out of ten. 

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Anar Safibayov - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, Information Technology at Four Seasons Hotels

Aruba is cheaper than their competitors in our market since we don't have a full Ruckus presence of the Ruckus here. There are no licensed modules, so it's a one-time purchase. 

We have a five-year care plan, and the access points have a lifetime warranty. We had one or two access points malfunctioning. It looks like a factory issue, but local support replaced them pretty quickly, considering the problems with logistics worldwide.

Once you factor in the lifetime warranty, it's cheaper and not bad feature-wise. At some point, some of their products were not available, like WiFi 6, but that was last year. 

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Aruba Wireless
March 2024
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Rahul Bogala - PeerSpot reviewer
General Manager - Network and Infrastructure Security Business Unit at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

The price of Aruba Wireless is fairly reasonable. It was within our budget.

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John McArdle - PeerSpot reviewer
Broadband Officer at Monaghan CoCo

All wireless solutions are relatively pricey in my experience. The cost of a Wifi access point is only part of it. The implementation cost is bigger. I'm paying just over €200 for an additional internal access point. An external access point costs us €676 plus VAT, so that's about €840 for an external AP.

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RT
Corporate Senior IT Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The price is low. There is an additional cost for maintenance. We had a local partner, so we signed a five year deal to support our Wi-Fi infrastructure, including the hardwares.

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Aby Mathew - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Account Manager at Al Yousuf LLC

I would rate the cost as an eight out of ten, with ten being the most expensive. Aruba Instant is more affordable compared to other solutions, and we also appreciate its features.

Some of the products from Aruba Networks are covered by a Limited Lifetime warranty. To ensure customer support, we maintain extra stock and include this in our integrator fees, which are separate from the product cost.

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AV
Architect at VJCR

Aruba Wireless is expensive. The balance between quality and price is there, but the cost is still high.

I give the cost of the solution a seven out of ten.

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Yaser_Altwailey - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer at General Authority OF ZAKAT & TAX

Aruba Wireless is the best for the price. Aruba Wireless is the least expensive, the second is Huawei, and the most expensive is Cisco. 

For every device, you need to get a license which is charged separately to add to the control for Aruba Wireless.

I rate the price of Aruba Wireless a nine out of ten.

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MohamedAbdelrahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Manager, IT Infrastructure and Service Desk at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The price is reasonable. I would rate the cost as 8 out of 10.

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SW
Network Security Engineer at Aadnya Global Services

It offers a lower cost compared to other products, which is a significant advantage. I would rate it eight out of ten.

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Anesu Chadziya - PeerSpot reviewer
BIS Management Trainee/IT Specialist at Rainbow Tourism Group

Licensing for the solution is based on number of users. There was also an initial setup fee, but I don't have those details. 

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AM
Network Team Leader at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

We pay a yearly licensing fee.

I’m not sure of the exact cost. We are negotiating our pricing and can do so on a global level. When we were comparing it to others, we found it to be reasonably priced.

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MP
Risk Advisor

Aruba is quite competitive in pricing. In some cases, on a case-to-case basis, Cisco also gives better discounts in terms of price. 

You may have to pay for additional support if you require services bound to some actual replacement time. They will charge you some amount for RMS support, not for technical support. Eventually, the technical support is built into the cost.

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MB
Network and Security Consultant at a insurance company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Aruba is probably cheaper than Cisco, and yet you get all the things that you want.

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AK
Software Engineer at a retailer with 10,001+ employees

I don't know the exact costs associated with Aruba Wireless, but I have a rough idea, and it's not too cheap, though it's less costly than Cisco Wireless. Pricing for Aruba Wireless is moderate. It's a three out of five.

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Thomas Christen - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at Bechtle

The price of Aruba Wireless is reasonable.

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BP
Deputy General Manager at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

The commercial department handles the Aruba Wireless license for my organization, so I cannot comment on the product's pricing.

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RS
Associate Director – Network & Cyber security at Microland Limited

I'm unaware of the cost but I know it's cheaper than Cisco and that is why Aruba generally wins when a contract goes to tender or in the procurement phase.

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EZ
System Network Support Consultant at Auckland University of Technology

We don't like the subscription model. We need to adjust our budget every time we renew the license.

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Nuno Alcobia - PeerSpot reviewer
Coordenador técnico at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

The pricing has increased and it was always more costly than some of the other solutions available.

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AA
Director, Technical Solutions at Sigma.3 Pte Ltd

The price of Aruba Wireless could improve. It is expensive. However, I am able to reduce my costs because I do not use all the features in the controller, such as the AD integration and other enterprise features.

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SasikaRanasinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
Business Development Manager at Fentons Limited

The cost for Aruba Wireless is good. It's attractive.

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D6B8 - PeerSpot reviewer
District Technology at INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT 196

Get multiple bids/quotes, and talk to the representatives about the limitations of the product; pretty standard.

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SW
Sales Enigineer at Smart World Computer Network

It is free to use. It is open source. We do not have to pay for a license. 

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CC
Cisco Network Engineer at a pharma/biotech company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Aruba Wireless is much cheaper than our previous solution by Cisco. It is a significant saving, measured in thousands of dollars per year.

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J. Fortunato Hontoria - PeerSpot reviewer
Telecommunication Engineer at a comms service provider with 51-200 employees

In terms of pricing, the pricing for Aruba Wireless is not bad for large-sized companies, but for medium-sized companies, it's on the higher end, but because Aruba has a good company image, medium-sized companies still go with Aruba Wireless.

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AA
System Engineer at Trends and Technologies, Inc

I don't handle the licensing aspect of the solution. It is likely more expensive than Meraki since Meraki just has a dashboard. Aruba has a little bit more on offer. 

You do have to purchase the software and hardware separately.

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it_user423813 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at Centennial College

I think originally we were in the $30-50,000 range, with yearly maintenance costs and support for licensing, which cost $10-$15,000.

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Anil Ergunsah - PeerSpot reviewer
Managing Partner & Technical Consultant&Trainer(CCIE#29761, CCSI#31865) at IT Expert

The product is expensive. We need to renew the license to use the tool.

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Mai Said - PeerSpot reviewer
Presales Engineer at Modern establishment for supply and trading

It comes with a relatively higher price tag, but it's essential to assess the value it brings to the market because it actively competes with other players in the industry and dedicates efforts to offer competitive devices.

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Reffy Mahesya - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Infrastructure & Security at a university with 201-500 employees

We have a license for the source mobility controller.

The price of Aruba Wireless is expensive.

I rate the price of Aruba Wireless a two out of five.

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AE
IT Manager at MNHD

The pricing is fine.

Cisco is more expensive than Aruba or Juniper.

Aruba has pricing for a Virtual license with a VLAN package.

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Mahmoud Shehadeh - PeerSpot reviewer
Technical Support at MayaSoft

The price is reasonable. I would rate it a three out of five.

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DN
Network Administrator at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees

We will be buying the ClearPass solution, which will be pricey. However, in the trial version, it has even more tools to manage a busy network.

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HL
EDP Supervisor at a real estate/law firm with 51-200 employees

We have some licenses for the solution, and we need not renew licenses. But we need to pay a hundred thousand if you want to renew our subscription and renew the hardware. But if we switched to another solution like Ruckus, I think maybe it is just a similar amount even if we don't have the license. So we are considering this, but have not reached a decision yet. Also, we need to make additional payments for support.


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Mohammed Abu Ghoush - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Project Manager at Pwc

I don't have any insights into the exact cost of the solution. My understanding is that it is a bit more expensive than Cisco. I'd rate the affordability at a three out of five.

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Hoon Lim Chin - PeerSpot reviewer
Sales Manager at ITWin Technology Sdn. Bhd.

The price is reasonable.

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Ranveer Seetaloo - PeerSpot reviewer
Head - Managed Connectivity Services at Rogers Capital

The price could be better. Competitors offer more features for a similar cost.

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SS
C.T.O at Sastra Network Solution Inc. Pvt. Ltd.

It's comparatively priced; it's a bit expensive compared to competitors but worth the investment because of the performance, stability, and ease of deployment.

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JS
Pre-Sales Manager at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

The price of Aruba Wireless is higher than other products, but you'll get stability, performance, and functionality out of it.

On a scale of one to five, I'm rating the price of Aruba Wireless a three.

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YK
Engineer at Eden

It's not an overly expensive solution. However, I cannot speak to the overall costs involved in buying or operating the product. I don't handle the licensing aspects. 

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LamViet Tan - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Supervisor at TPC VINA Plastic and Chemical Corp., Ltd.

The price of Aruba Wireless has a more competitive price than other solutions.

I rate the price of Aruba Wireless a four of five.

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ED
Infrastructure Manager at a media company with 5,001-10,000 employees

Aruba is comparable to competing solutions when it comes to price. I am going to say that the support pricing for Juniper Mist is higher than Aruba. I think that is because Juniper is more of a cloud model than Aruba.  

You do also have a cloud solution from Aruba called Aruba Central, but I have not compared prices for that.  

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GF
Network Administrator Wireless at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The pricing is reasonable. If you compare it to other solutions then it's reasonably priced.

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it_user347610 - PeerSpot reviewer
Executive Director of Innovation at a hospitality company with 501-1,000 employees

Aruba has made changes to their licensing to make it more cost effective. Work with a partner that is familiar with all of the features in this product so that you get the licensing you need. Not all features are available with basic licensing. You need to determine the feature set you want, and then look at pricing for that feature set.

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LM
CEO at Radax Software Solutions

Aruba is less expensive than Cisco.

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MP
Networking Solution Architect at ALE

We do not have a leased license with Aruba Wireless. We bought ours earlier. We don't use the cloud solution of Aruba. We bought the license for life. We don't rent the license or pay a monthly fee.

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JG
System Specialist at a newspaper with 501-1,000 employees

Price is fairly expensive, however it is worth it. If the “master” fails, another AP can take over the role.

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it_user424338 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Day-to-day costs are generally very low. We have very few problems with the system, so our maintenance costs and hours that we put into solving problems is generally very low, which makes my life really easy to work on other issues that come up. Our wireless system generally doesn't generate a lot of day-to-day issues.

Initial costs for purchasing the system? It's on par with other vendors, but is a little bit cheaper than the equivalent of what we were getting out there, so I feel that we got really good value.

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it_user839691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Help Desk Coordinator & Media Analyst with 201-500 employees

Besides paying for the APs, you need to pay a license each year for their use. Therefore, watch out for that and do the best you can to keep costs down.

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it_user336468 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Systems/Network Administrator at a financial services firm with 501-1,000 employees

Licensing has improved. In the past all redundant controllers required licenses for all the access points. They've not implemented a centralized licensing model so that you only need to license your access points once.

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it_user839688 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate IT Director at a non-tech company with 51-200 employees

Pricing is competitive. Licensing is needed to maintain access to the latest firmware, which wasn't made clear originally when we started with Arbua (or things changed, I'm not sure which). I would just say, make sure you budget for it. In addition to the licensing, you do get "support," for what its worth.

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EP
Network Engineer at a university with 201-500 employees

The license is not that expensive. The access point comes with a perpetual license. That's a very big deal in this kind of market. For example, Cisco charges annual licenses in comparison. Aruba Access Points come with perpetual licenses. It could be one license and you have it forever. There is no need to renew or buy something extra.

The pricing is very attractive. I'd rate it at a five out of five. 

You buy the controller. You buy the access points and the licenses and that's it. If you want to have technical support on the controller, you have to buy subscriptions. However, the licenses and the warranty of the access points are free and forever. There's an unlimited lifetime guarantee.

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NS
Technical cons at Tangerine Co.,Ltd.

The solution's cost is affordable. I rate its pricing a five out of ten.

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SM
Wifi Solution Architect at Netpro SpA

We'd like Aruba to lower the cost of using the solution. 

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it_user879276 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Engineer

It's not expensive. That is the reason we switched to Aruba.

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it_user836472 - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Systems & Network Administrator at a tech vendor with 501-1,000 employees

Trial different solutions and compare pricing to how well they perform, their stability, how easy it is to maintain, etc.

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PV
Presales Engineer at a tech services company with 201-500 employees

When you look at the price it is a higher price than Cisco.

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MZ
IT Director at Guangdong Technion Institute of Technology

Aruba solution is not cheap. 

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MM
Head of Operations & Support at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Their pricing is on-par with Cisco. It's definitely not the cheapest on the market. It's on the higher end in terms of price. For example, you need to purchase extra tools in order to get better monitoring and performance visibility.

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it_user201984 - PeerSpot reviewer
IT Specialist at a healthcare company with 51-200 employees

Original setup cost for this implementation was around $30,000. Day-to-day the product costs nothing.

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it_user485724 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Analyst at a local government with 501-1,000 employees

The licensing could always be a little bit cheaper. Everybody complains about that, but you just plug them in and I rarely have to think about it and that's the product I want.

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it_user204957 - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Consultant at a tech services company with 10,001+ employees

This is a very subjective question and has many dependencies like the level of discount you can achieve will contribute largely to the initial cost and the everyday running cost is dependent on how many changes or enhancement you want to make at regular basis.

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GV
Head Of Information Technology at Jekson Vision Pvt Ltd

The price of Aruba Wireless should be cheaper.

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it_user839694 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator

Licencing can be surprising and needs improvement. Look into all features, what you need versus what you want, and know that nothing comes without some kind of license.

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it_user384546 - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager IT at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

The IAP licence that we use is free.

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ET
Team Leader Network and Communications at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

There are a lot of competing solutions on the market. I think Aruba should lower their prices.

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CM
CEO at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

My main concern about this product is the price. The cost is causing me to look at other vendors and competing products.

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it_user281328 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network Administrator at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees

Pricing is very competitive.

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it_user837513 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a consultancy with 1,001-5,000 employees

A recent change is that ClearPass licensing is superb. It counts user-based instead of device-based, for BYOD on-boarding.

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it_user656106 - PeerSpot reviewer
Principal with 201-500 employees

Pricing support has always been cost-effective. Licensing is a one time purchase (only the cloud license has to be renewed, which is worth trying out).

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Buyer's Guide
Aruba Wireless
March 2024
Learn what your peers think about Aruba Wireless. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: March 2024.
765,234 professionals have used our research since 2012.