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As of June 2024, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is 6.7%, up from 2.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is 15.5%, up from 12.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonicWall SonicWave Access Points is 0.3%, down from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Featured Reviews

Mark Houtz

Senior Network Engineer at Northeastern Utah Educational Services

Jul 22, 2022

Useful reporting, integrates well, and highly superior support

We use Juniper Wireless AP in schools. We have one Juniper Wireless AP covering two classrooms. They are helping kids with their daily connectivity needs in the classroom, such as studying and homework Juniper Wireless AP has allowed my IT directors and other IT personnel to not have to focus on…

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reviewer1231155

Senior Network Admin at a educational organization with 501-1,000 employees

Dec 22, 2023

Terrible licensing, trouble with updating, and unhelpful support advice.

The licensing model is a terrible idea. Don’t buy a license for seven years, you will be stuck with old hardware that doesn’t work properly anymore, and can’t be replaced and you are expected to pay yourself to replace in order to fix their issues. If they can't fix the issues anymore in 7-year-old hardware they should replace the hardware at their expense, however, all they say is you have to buy new hardware. A maximum of a five-year license is my recommendation. WiFi technology moves fast and seven-year-old hardware is no longer workable. The limit of two weeks on rolling back a firmware update is ridiculous. If you report a problem that affects a whole location they should let you roll back the firmware after any amount of time, not limited to two weeks. Then you have to spend a month every day on the phone trying to persuade them that you have a serious issue with their firmware.

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Winsley De Oliveira

Owner at ANOC

Aug 25, 2023

An industry-leading security and wireless solution packaged in one box

We make our customers SonicWall clients. We have a solution package: If you have a contract to network with us, we will deliver SonicWall firewalls, access points, VPN clients, and all the other equipment with the SonicWall solution. We have been selling this solution for the past 30 years. We had a customer three months ago struggling with a Fortinet solution. We convinced them that the Fortinet solution would not work perfectly during renewal. We made a bet and delivered SonicWall equipment for free for one week, and if they had no more issues, they would buy it. That's precisely what happened. The customer ended up purchasing an $80,000 SonicWall solution. The SonicWall SonicWave Access Points are a good product compared to Cisco, Sophos, and Fortinet. In Brazil, Ruckus is taking market share in some key areas, such as hotels and hospitals. They are into big solutions with thousands of access points. Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."

"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."

"The solution is very secure."

"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."

"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."

"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."

"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."

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"It is cloud-based. It has a GUI rather than a command line, and it just works."

"It's a stable product."

"The interface is excellent. We've been really happy with it."

"The captive portal feature is my favorite. It allows us to keep track of how many people are entering our client's businesses."

"It's simple to manage when there's a problem."

"Cloud management, wireless infrastructure, and implementation are all valuable features."

"The product offers HA solutions and redundancy features to ensure reliable operations."

"The functionalities are quite professional and complete. It offers good integration with other Meraki products, like switches and the firewall. You can get an overview of all networks and the host. It's really great; nobody else can do that."

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"Unlike the Cisco solution that needs a dedicated wireless controller outside of a firewall, SonicWall has everything in one box. Fortinet is close to it."

"The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to provide cloud access to configure and manage devices."

"A good management tool that can be managed through the cloud or firewall."

Cons

"The price could be better."

"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."

"The solution is expensive."

"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."

"Though certain security features are integrated into the product, my company has to always look forward to tightening certain security functionalities in the solution."

"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."

"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."

"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."

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"The dashboard could be a bit better. I'd like to see more information about the whole controller and APs. It should be as simple and convenient."

"There's nothing that special about it."

"Overall the solution needs to have more time to mature."

"The throughput of the switches for wireless could be improved."

"There is a processing limitation when you have multiple SSIDs, above three or four."

"Its price should be reduced."

"The licensing could be a bit better."

"if there is a better feature, they write it as beta so you have to be careful."

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"The product's pricing is high and could be improved."

"Integrating with the firewall and management console was a little complex."

"We have a lot of overlapping wireless networks with a lot of cheap equipment that does not run on any rules or regulations. The best way to improve the wireless network, like in SonicWaves, is to defeat these networks by isolating, preventing them, or overcoming their wireless signal. We try to do that, but I live near an airport, and the AirPortRadar glitches my wireless network every nine seconds."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."

"I rate the product price as a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive. It is a reasonably priced tool."

"The solution is expensive."

"The pricing is fair."

"I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."

"The pricing is something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."

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"This solution is slightly more expensive than others, such as Ruckus Wi-Fi."

"This solution is reasonably priced."

"I haven't conducted a price comparison yet, but based on information, it appears to be more affordable than the current environment. Therefore, I consider the price to be reasonable."

"These units cost between $800 and $900 per device and on top of that, you have to pay yearly fees for maintenance."

"Its price is okay for an enterprise. Its licensing is the most painful. If you hear anything bad about Cisco, it's about that. We're supposed to be one of the resellers but had to come back down to become a user. It's really bizarre."

"As is always the case, the price could be better, although I do not recall exactly how much this comes out to."

"Negotiate the deal put in front of you!"

"When compared to other vendors, Cisco's pricing is higher."

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"The platform offers yearly licenses."

"The pricing of the SonicWave Access Points solution is different in the US and Brazil. In the US, the solution is priced more competitively than other vendors. In Brazil, the exchange rate is a problem. To address this, SonicWall managers in Brazil are running several sales promotions and improving the price of new units."

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

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Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

20%

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Government

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

16%

Government

16%

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Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

The solution is very secure.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

Juniper Mist is very reasonable in terms of pricing, especially when compared to competitors like Cisco.

What needs improvement with Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?

Someone enrolled in the tool will deploy it in our organization. Later, I could not enroll in the account until they ...

What are pros and cons of Aruba 515 Series AP vs. Cisco Meraki or Extreme Networks?

Depends. I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them. Extreme I am not, so unless they h...

Which is better - Cisco Wireless or Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?

Cisco Wireless is very robust, very rugged, and can handle indoor and outdoor coverage extremely well. We found it to...

How does Ruckus Wireless compare to Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN?

Cisco’s Meraki Virtual MX is a virtual instance of the Meraki SD-WAN appliance. We liked the Meraki. The Wifi APs are...

What do you like most about SonicWall SonicWave Access Points?

The platform's most valuable feature is the ability to provide cloud access to configure and manage devices.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for SonicWall SonicWave Access Points?

The platform offers yearly licenses. We receive all the support services through our partners. Thus, there are no ext...

What needs improvement with SonicWall SonicWave Access Points?

The product's pricing is high and could be improved. They could introduce a version that is low in terms of cost, con...

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Compared 7% of the time

Ubiquiti WLAN vs Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points

Compared 3% of the time

Mist AI and Cloud vs Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points

Compared 3% of the time

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Ruckus Wireless vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Compared 10% of the time

Ubiquiti Wireless vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

Compared 8% of the time

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Compared 8% of the time

Cisco Wireless vs Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN

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Compared 33% of the time

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Compared 23% of the time

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Also Known As

Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points

MR18, MR26, MR32, MR34, MR66, MR72, Meraki Wireless LAN, Meraki WLAN

SonicWave 200 Series, SonicWave 200 Series Access Points, SonicWave 400 Series, SonicWave 400 Series Access Points

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Overview

Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

Cisco Meraki access points are built from the highest grade components and carefully optimized for a seamless user experience. The outcome: faster connections, greater user capacity, more coverage, and fewer support calls. The Cisco Meraki dashboard gives visibility into the network users, their devices, and their applications. Armed with rich analytics, administrators can quickly create access control and application usage policies, optimizing both the end-user experience and network security.

SonicWall SonicWave series wireless access points (APs) combine high-performance IEEE 802.11ac Wave 2 wireless technology with flexible deployment options. These APs can be managed via the cloud using SonicWall WiFi Cloud Manager (WCM) or through SonicWall's industry-leading next-generation firewalls.

Sample Customers

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Advanced Medical Transport, Banco de Guayaquil, Baylor Scott & White Health, BH Telecom, Bowling Green State University, Calligaris, Children's Hospital Colorado, City of Biel, Del Papa Distributing, Department of Justice, Dimension Data, Dualtec Cloud Builders, Electricity Authority of Cyprus, Grupo Industrial Saltillo (GIS), Hertz, K&L Gates , LightEdge, Lone Star College System, Management Science Associates, Mindtree, NBC Olympics, Quest, Sony Corporation, The Department of Education in Western Australia, Valley Proteins

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Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN vs. SonicWall SonicWave Access Points