We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Cisco Wireless based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Wireless LAN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"The simplicity is great."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."
"I can implement it at small sites, and I can also implement it at mid-sized locations. It is very flexible. It is really nice and useful for customers who have many small sites."
"The integration with ClearPass is the most valuable feature."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Captive Portal, which we employ for our guest network. It enables us to create a separate virtual subnet for guests, ensuring their network traffic remains isolated from our office network. Another valuable feature is its role-based access control. This functionality allows us to assign different access privileges to users based on their roles within the organization."
"Aruba's mobility features, which facilitate seamless switching between wireless access points, are also quite impressive. Users don't even notice the transition, ensuring a smooth and uninterrupted experience."
"The quick setup and automatic code embedded in one access point is really useful."
"The cost is low, and there is controller-less architecture."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Instant is its cloud capability, which allows us to manage it through the cloud."
"I like the notifications. I really like that it gives me those reports in terms of whether those access points are on or off."
"The stability is great. It's very reliable."
"Some of the valuable features of this solution are security, the controller is simple to configure, devices are easy to install, and we use the software to administrate all the APs."
"Some of the features I find valuable are the FlexConnect and overall it is a good global solution."
"It is tough, has a nice speed, and is quite reliable."
"The most valuable feature for us is management of the systems. We can easily access all features."
"The initial setup is easy. It's fairly quick to deploy."
"We've found the technical support to be helpful and responsive."
"This product has a long life and you don't have any issues with it."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"The price could be better."
"My biggest problem with Aruba Instant was the DHCP implementation. The DHCP server needs to ping an IP address to connect to the internet. In some cases, we don't have a DHCP server in the network, and it was really a problem."
"It would be better if Aruba Instant could provide more security for customers."
"The meshing could use improvement but aside from that nothing else really needs improvement."
"I think that the next release should offer IP phone security/firewall."
"This solution would be improved if they supplied free software controllers."
"They could offer a new model for access points that are outdoors."
"The solution should be able to support more users on the access points."
"Aruba Instant can improve by increasing the gigabit range of the switch or by adding additional management features and tools. It can be helpful."
"The solution's pricing should be improved."
"The current issue with Cisco is I don't have centralized management."
"It would be great if it is compatible with other products."
"When you integrate a network access control with authentication with an ISE engine it's really complicated to put in place."
"The security must be improved."
"Cisco won't work with any other vendors. That is a significant problem with Cisco."
"The main problem that traditional solutions like this one have is that you need to buy packages to deliver a similar solution as a Meraki one."
"The price of Cisco Wireless could be lower."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 44 reviews while Cisco Wireless is ranked 2nd in Wireless LAN with 148 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Cisco Wireless is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that is free and provides excellent deployment guides". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Wireless writes "Allows us to deploy a wide range of wireless products with stable WiFi". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Cisco Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Omada Access Points. See our Aruba Instant vs. Cisco Wireless report.
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