We performed a comparison between AirMagnet Survey, Aruba Wireless, and Ekahau Site Survey based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
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"We use the solution for Wi-Fi and networks."
"Customer service is great."
"The predictive survey is the most valuable feature. I use it quite often."
"The benefit is with the ease of use of the software, I am able to show the customer, "Here is what your wireless coverage looks like." It is set up in a fashion that non-technical people can understand it."
"The heat maps are quite good, and some features are easy to use."
"The most valuable features are the survey, spectrum analysis, and reporting."
"The most valuable feature is the predictive survey. The antennas' RF patterns are reflected correctly on the drawing when preparing predictive heat maps."
"It allows us to prepare more real designs. Later, we validate them with actual surveys."
"Aruba is an industry leader. The hardware is on par, and its performance is also on par with anybody else. The Aruba brand really only focuses on wireless, so they're not competing their R&D for switching data center products and cloud security. They're really focused on that and their underlying key pieces. They provide a role-based authentication that is native to the controller. A lot of other systems don't do that. They won't provide you the ability to basically have everybody join the network, regardless of whether or not they share the same network space, the SSID, or the wireless LAN. You can segment it down to a specific user role based on any kind of attributes that you like. That's their differentiator. If you need per user, per device, or per port segmentation, you can get that with Aruba. There isn't another vendor who does it."
"The feature I found most valuable to customers in Aruba Wireless is not a technical feature. It's more of its image, trademark, or brand as the product is very well-known in the market, and that's a good point to offer to customers. My customers just ask about the basic features of the product, and usually, when asking about Aruba products, customers don't pay too much attention to any specific feature as long as the product is solid and sure, and that you can change or modify it, as what you can get from Aruba Wireless."
"The dashboard tells us who is using most of the bandwidth, and how many APs are not in good range, or that do not actually have good security. It shows us which users are trying to hack or how many users are trying to use BitTorrent. So it gives us very good visibility into the user."
"We have three wireless networks: One for employee use, one for guest use, and one for our warehouse use, which uses MAC authentication. These wireless networks just simply work, they do not fail. The IAP-205 devices are very strong with great range. Very durable equipment; it always works."
"It delivers constantly, there is no break in the internet using these devices. It also automatically gets connected when the internet comes back. Failure is very low."
"Role assignment: Each user is assigned a different role based on the radius attributes returned by ClearPass."
"Aruba Wireless is reliable, and the signal strength is pretty good."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Aruba Central, which offers centralized management. You can manage its switches, APs, and data access. It is easy to manage the entire switches and APs. The solution is the best in terms of security and manageability."
"It is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of Ekahau Site Survey is the predictive survey."
"There are some survey tools that are a little easier to use, but the benefit of using the Ekahau is that it is very configurable. If you go into a building that has solid cement walls, instead of traditional walls, you can configure it for that. It is much more configurable than the other ones."
"Channel planning, access points' auto position, and the size of the spectrum are valuable to me."
"The troubleshooting tools are the most valuable feature of the solution."
"We are satisfied with the way this product is working."
"The solution is user-friendly and it provides a good output that can be measured, and I can describe and pinpoint any inaccuracy shortfalls."
"I like that our users can send us a floor map. Sometimes it's not feasible to travel to another country where the users are based. So, the floor map is very useful. It's a fantastic product."
"It would be nice to have some more training resources for younger techs. We can use them if we need some assistance, but that usually requires one of us who knows what we're doing to calibrate the programs properly."
"AirMagnet Survey doesn't cover certain devices in the system."
"Less time consumed doing the real surveys."
"It'd be nice if it was cheaper, however, you get value for your money."
"The user interface needs a lot of improvement. The auto-placement of access points is not accurate."
"I would say some of our newer techs that are going out to job sites can be a little bit intimidated by the interface."
"Printouts are JPEG printouts. The AirMagnet software is proprietary. I can't send my customers a file, because it is AirMagnet file, even for building projects. I can only send JPEGs or screenshots of heat maps."
"But it's definitely a more expensive solution than other ones."
"Their documentation needs to be improved. Aruba's documentation is poor."
"The pricing could always be better."
"We would like to declare a specific number of devices that an employee or a user can use to access their Wi-Fi."
"I would like to see the management improve."
"Configuration for this solution could be made easier, so people could benefit from being able to configure it within a quicker amount of time."
"Lacks a heat map analysis and a cloud-based wireless controller."
"I would like to see a faster web interface in the controller and more troubleshooting tools, including real-time troubleshooting tools."
"To enhance the system, more work on integration would be beneficial."
"The new Sidekick is going to support Wi-Fi 6 and Wi-Fi 6E."
"I wish the solution was better at making different survey modes."
"The support is an area in need of improvement."
"Ekahau would benefit by making improvements to lag time."
"The information regarding the clients and signal strengths is missing in the Ekahau console."
"Ekahau Site Survey is an expensive solution, and its pricing should be improved."
"I wish there were a competitor to keep Ekahau Site Survey's pricing in line, but there's none."
"The report generation has room for improvement and is missing small details."
