Compare Aruba Instant vs. Aruba Wireless
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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
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"The stability of the solution is very good." "The most valuable feature is that it provides a redundant wireless connection for a client." "The features I have found most valuable is that the solution creates a guest portal for guest networks, and setting up SSID authentication to the regular server." "You can handle all of the access points at once virtually instead of manually handling each one. You're able to populate all of the information to all of the access points through the virtual controller as well. It transforms everything it a single access point, which simplifies things." "In terms of stability, Aruba Instant is the best on the market." "The central management of multiple devices is the solution's most valuable aspect." "The integration with ClearPass is the most valuable feature." "The access it grants to wifi is the solution's most valuable feature." | "The most valuable feature of Aruba Wireless is application monitoring." "I like the way it groups and manages access points." "The technical support is very good." "It is easy to install and deploy." "The most valuable feature is the fact that it can work with many devices. It supports everything that we need it to." "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." "The technical support is 24/7 from the UA." "The fact that Aruba Wireless has a virtual controller onboard the internet access points makes it cheaper than other solutions." |
Cons | |
"Technical support needs improvement. We use the forum for technical support assistance, but it's not enough. If you're talking with a technician, they're in India. They cannot give you the service that you need. Sometimes have problems with some personal services and technical support is not helpful in this area." "This solution would be improved if they supplied free software controllers." "The captive portal through Facebook doesn't work." "The solution should be able to support more users on the access points." "There is a problem in the preferred portal access points when I'm using the portal." "There was only ever one case in which an access point failed, but it was reintegrated. The issue was more of a matter of oversight. One part of the network had covered ten access points." "The meshing could use improvement but aside from that nothing else really needs improvement." "The reach of the solution could be improved. It could be a bit stronger." | "For a more senior tool, a local application monitoring related to IoT vendors would be useful." "A lot of the access point commands are in the command line interface, versus being in the GUI." "There is a lot of information for users about the product, but it needs to be better organized so that solutions are easier to find." "The upgrades tend to be buggy and better testing is needed before they are released." "The urgent areas of improvement would be customer support, better tuned default settings, and documentation." "Better integration between the controller and the ClearPass portal would be a nice change." "Improvements to the GUI, such as being able to search in the Mobility Master, would be nice." "Aruba needs to be more competitive with newer products. Their legacy makes that more difficult for them." |
Pricing and Cost Advice | |
"I purchased the hardware and there are no monthly or yearly licenses to buy." "We only pay for the support and the contract licenses from Aruba Instant." "The licensing cost is somewhere around $20,000." | "If you compare it to other solutions then it's reasonably priced." "Get multiple bids/quotes, and talk to the representatives about the limitations of the product; pretty standard." "I think they should lower their prices." "Aruba is comparable to competing solutions when it comes to price." "The support pricing for Juniper Mist is higher than Aruba." "The price of Aruba Wireless should be cheaper." "Aruba is probably cheaper than Cisco, and yet you get all the things that you want." |
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Questions from the Community | |
Top Answer: The quick setup and automatic code embedded in one access point is really useful. Top Answer: The licensing cost is somewhere around $20,000. Top Answer: The product could be improved by having the ability to support more access points in one cluster. I would also suggest that the multicast be more efficient. Improved managing of the multicast could be… more » | Question: What are the biggest differences between Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless, and Cisco Wireless? Top Answer: The Antenna system named BEAMFLEX + is the great difference between all other brands. This Patented Technology gives Ruckus the best performance in all scenarios. No doubt Ruckus is superior. |
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Views 2,251 Comparisons 1,653 Reviews 8 Average Words per Review 437 Avg. Rating 8.9 | Views 54,111 Comparisons 45,942 Reviews 8 Average Words per Review 512 Avg. Rating 7.9 |
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Also Known As | |
| Aruba WLAN, HP WLAN, HP Wireless | |
Learn | |
| Aruba Networks | Aruba Networks |
Overview | |
Aruba Instant delivers the only controllerless Wi-Fi solution that is easy to set-up, and loaded with security and smarts needed to accelerate your business without breaking your budget. | Aruba deliver superb Wireless performance and multi-user MIMO aware ClientMatch to boost network efficiency and support the growing device density and app demands on your network. |
Offer | |
Learn more about Aruba Instant | Learn more about Aruba Wireless |
Sample Customers | |
| Purdue University, Orlando Magic, Brussels Airport Company, Molecaten Holiday Parks | Consulate Health Care, Los Angeles Unified School District, Science Applications International Corp (SAIC), San Diego State University, KFC, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities |
Top Industries | |
Comms Service Provider33% Computer Software Company18% University14% Media Company7% | University27% Comms Service Provider17% K 12 Educational Company Or School10% Manufacturing Company8% Comms Service Provider25% Computer Software Company24% K 12 Educational Company Or School7% Media Company6% |
Company Size | |
Small Business36% Midsize Enterprise27% Large Enterprise36% | Small Business34% Midsize Enterprise26% Large Enterprise40% Small Business15% Midsize Enterprise21% Large Enterprise64% |
Find out what your peers are saying about Aruba Instant vs. Aruba Wireless and other solutions. Updated: September 2020.
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 10 reviews while Aruba Wireless is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 15 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.8, while Aruba Wireless is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "Offers a lot of flexibility, almost everything can be configured". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Aruba Wireless writes "Overall a good product that provides role-based authentication native to the controller, but has code stability issues". Aruba Instant is most compared with Ubiquiti WLAN, TP-Link Auranet EAP, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless and Fortinet FortiWLM, whereas Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Fortinet FortiWLM. See our Aruba Instant vs. Aruba Wireless report.
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