We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and Aruba ClearPass based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."The most valuable feature of Aruba Airwave is the multivendor support, which enables you to manage and monitor different vendors or products."
"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"This solution is definitely stable."
"It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."
"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."
"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."
"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"The solution is not overly expensive."
"The visibility and security features are most valuable. We get a clear view. It is a very secure product for educational institutions."
"A mature and functional product."
"ClearPass is effortless to use and configure. It's not hard to learn the tool, and it has lots of features."
"The aspect of Aruba ClearPass that I like most is that it has a lot of options, it is very versatile."
"The interface is very easy to use and the workflow is quite straightforward."
"Gives us network access control, visibility, scalability, security, and control in what is becoming an uncontrollable, inundated BYOD and IoT world."
"The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the authentication mechanisms and the integration with Active Directory(AD)."
"It makes it easy to require robust user authentication for both wired and wireless endpoints, including BYODs."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"I would like to see an integration of services into one system, rather than having multiple systems to do multiple things."
"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."
"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"Cost is always a big issue for partners."
"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."
"They should include SMP functionalities."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service. This way, like AWS, they can spin up what they need when they need it and vice versa."
"The product's graphical user interface (GUI) could use an update and better integration between the guest management and policy management interfaces."
"It should be clearer in the pre-sales stage that clear, documented, executive-supported InfoSec policy is the key to success."
"There is room for improvement in terms of scalability."
"We have had some issues with the installation of Aruba ClearPass."
"Lacks the ability to handle more than one certificate for both the management process and the Captive Portal."
"The user interface should be improved. The logs and how the logging mechanism works can also use an upgrade."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Airwave writes "The solution has multi-vendor support, and it can be used for network management". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Aruba ClearPass writes "Easy to use, multifeatured, and reliable policy management platform for identity authentication and new device onboarding". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime and Fortinet FortiManager, whereas Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune and Ruckus Cloudpath.
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