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"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."
"The access points are more cost-effective over some other providers, both in cost per AP and the option of a controller-less environment."
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"The cost model is expensive."
"Cisco licensing is usually provided on a yearly basis rather than monthly. You can get a hardware SLA or hardware and software SLA for a period of years. Longer terms influence the level of support that you get when it comes to Cisco SLA."
"Cost is one of the reasons why we are switching to Aruba. Aruba is significantly lower than Cisco in price. We do the licensing on a three-year basis. Cisco makes licensing very difficult."
"The price of this product is reasonable."
"This is an expensive product."
"Cisco is an expensive solution and considering the price, it should perform better."
"The product could be priced better."
"Cisco Wireless is a little bit expensive when compared to other solutions."
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Aruba WLAN, HP WLAN, HP Wireless, Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Point
Broadcom Wireless LAN Infrastructure
Cisco WLAN Controller
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.
Broadcom is a worldwide leader in SoC solutions for a wide range of wireless LAN infrastructure applications. Broadcom provides SoC solutions that serve retail, service provider gateways and enterprise access points over Wi-Fi.
Broadcom’s wireless LAN infrastructure portfolio includes a diverse range of solutions including CPU+wireless LAN 802.11 designs and products built around our market leading 5G Wi-Fi 11ac technology.
Broadcom’s wireless LAN infrastructure SoCs are used by leading OEMs that develop solutions that benefit home users, IT administrators, operators, service providers and telecom carriers.
With Cisco Wireless you will successfully plan, deploy, monitor, troubleshoot, and report on indoor and outdoor wireless networks - all from a centralized location.
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Manufacturing Company9%
Educational Organization9%
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Government11%
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Broadcom Wireless LAN is ranked 22nd in Wireless LAN while Cisco Wireless is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 33 reviews. Broadcom Wireless LAN is rated 0.0, while Cisco Wireless is rated 8.0. On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Wireless writes " Combines the mobility of wireless with the performance of wired networks". Broadcom Wireless LAN is most compared with , whereas Cisco Wireless is most compared with Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Mist Access Points, Ubiquiti WLAN and Fortinet FortiWLM.
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