We compared Aruba Wireless and WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Both solutions provide excellent technical support and produce an ROI for users. Although, WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi's ROI is dependent on individual requirements. WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi is more expensive than Aruba Wireless. Aruba Wireless is praised for its user-friendly interface, whereas WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi is praised for its robust security features.
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The solution is stable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The simplicity is great."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"It has very flexible features."
"Enterprise wireless LAN solution with good visibility and amazing scalability. Aruba Wireless also offers good technical support."
"This is the second time I've implemented and installed this solution and I think it is outstanding. The support is excellent and so is the hardware. We don't need much support because nothing really goes wrong."
"The product has been pretty stable...The product is scalable."
"AirWave is a valuable feature."
"Stability and its ability to handle more devices has been an improvement for our organization."
"Aruba Wireless is stable."
"Price is one of the most important factors. We have a solution that's reasonably cost-effective when balanced against all the areas we need to cover."
"We like that WatchGuard works and integrates directly with the firewalls we use."
"Cloud analytics that provide all its attributes."
"They're very easy to set up and get running."
"The solution has been stable."
"It makes it easy to obtain all information about the client experience."
"The Wi-Fi security features of this solution have been great for our customers who need to strictly control access to their network."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"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 Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"The price could be better."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"We needed the help of network consultants to complete the setup for us."
"The support should be faster."
"The new 8400 failed at Lab, plus its integration with Aruba Central."
"Aruba Wireless is a little bit complex to use and operate."
"I would like to see a faster web interface in the controller and more troubleshooting tools, including real-time troubleshooting tools."
"Aruba Wireless could improve the dashboard. It is not straightforward or intuitive to use and could be more user-friendly. For IT employees the dashboards are fine but when it comes to the end-user it is difficult. The Mobility Controller dashboard is not meant for non-IT employees."
"To enhance the system, more work on integration would be beneficial."
"They should simplify the configuration flow."
"One of the things is if you buy it with a certain subscription, you can't easily change the subscription level."
"Inability to import a user with one click."
"The solution can be scaled but it has limitations from my experience."
"The price of this solution needs to reviewed, as it is currently high enough to deter customers from trying it."
"I don't think they're available at the best price."
"If a client device had issues with authentication due to out of date browser or similar difficulties, it would be nice to have the ability to migrate the client onto the portal via one click."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is ranked 24th in Wireless LAN with 6 reviews. Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4, while WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is rated 8.0. 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 WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi writes "A solution that offers excellent support and makes it easy to manage networks". Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Huawei Wireless, whereas WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is most compared with Ubiquiti WLAN, Aruba Instant, Ruckus Wireless and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. See our Aruba Wireless vs. WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi report.
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