We performed a comparison between Aruba Airwave and SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Fortinet, Broadcom and others in Network Management Applications."The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard."
"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"It can interact with other vendors better than Cisco, which is a good point of AirWave. It is easy to use, and its reporting is good."
"It has improved my organization by increasing troubleshooting opportunities which makes things more efficient."
"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."
"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."
"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."
"The solution is not overly expensive."
"It's user-friendly."
"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."
"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."
"Whenever you get an error it doesn't immediately tell you what the thing is that is causing the error. You have to sit down and research it. If it could say what error is causing the issue, it would make my troubleshooting a lot quicker."
"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."
"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."
"Its pricing and support could be improved."
"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."
"More devices or vendors should be onboarded to Aruba Airwave."
"This is a relatively expensive product."
Aruba Airwave is ranked 6th in Network Management Applications with 16 reviews while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is ranked 16th in Network Management Applications with 1 review. Aruba Airwave is rated 8.4, while SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is rated 9.0. 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 SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper writes "Very user-friendly and stable". Aruba Airwave is most compared with Cisco DNA Center, HPE Intelligent Management Center, Cisco Prime, Fortinet FortiManager and Juniper Mist Wired Assurance, whereas SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is most compared with Fortinet FortiManager and Cisco DNA Center.
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