Aruba Airwave vs Cisco Prime [EOL] comparison

"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."

"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard, and 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."

"The monitoring and administration allow configurations for checking the association of the user to the network, then to the AP, then to the switch, and back to the controller."

"The feature that proved most beneficial for our organization's network monitoring is the virtual four, which we use frequently when working with Aruba."

"The solution is not overly expensive."

"The most valuable feature of Aruba Airwave is the multivendor support, which enables you to manage and monitor different vendors or products."

"The technical support services are good."

"The solution's configuration management tool is amazing because it centralizes and pushes configurations which saves a lot of volume and effort."

"If an AP or any wireless device goes into critical mode, Cisco Prime sends an alert. That is the most helpful feature."

"Cisco Prime can help customers fix their Wi-Fi issues with scientific and digital data."

"Cisco Prime is helpful as it provides us with real-time monitoring. This allows us to be proactive in our environment."

"The VLAN mapping function has been most impactful in simplifying our network management tasks."

"The technical support team is very good."

"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."

"The most valuable feature of Cisco Prime is the heat maps."

"I would like to see an integration of services into one system, rather than having multiple systems to do multiple things."

"When upgrading hardware, there were technical issues with network interfaces and Red Hat, which required escalation to developers."

"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."

"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."

"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."

"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."

"The biggest problem for not using Aruba Airwave extensively now is that HP is not upgrading this tool. They're not investing money and time into it, which is why we're not using it."

"Stability of GUI Stability of instant access point management"

"Lacking in integration with a SIEM tool."

"The solution can be slow at times."

"If you look at some of the wireless site-survey tools that are available in the commercial space, Cisco should include similar solutions, which would help our on-plant engineers when they're doing a site survey."

"They could consider offering more flexible pricing options for their customers."

"The product needs to improve its stability."

"If you think about a centralized monitoring system, Cisco Prime is not good because it does not support third-party vendors like Palo Alto or FortiGate."

"The product's pricing can be cheaper."

"The onboarding process could be improved and developed to enhance compatibility for non-Cisco devices."

"This product is not expensive."

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."

"The licensing cost for Aruba Airwave increased from $72 to $210 within a few months. It would be better if the pricing for the solution were cheaper."

"AirWave is a very expensive solution. If you implement it in a wide range network, it will cost a lot. There is no option to sell it outside that price segment, which is a problem."

"Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The licensing is on an yearly basis."

"If we have a license for Cisco DNA, we can use the same license for Cisco Prime."

"I would rate the pricing of Cisco Prime a seven out of ten."

"The price of Cisco Prime was reasonable because we purchased it as part of a Cisco One package. The package was a bundle of Cisco solutions together, such as Cisco ISE and CMX. The price is reasonable com compared to other solutions."

"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."

"The cost is quite high."

"The solution is not inexpensive but is worth it for large-scale environments."

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."