Aruba Airwave vs SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper comparison

"The most beneficial feature for network monitoring in Aruba Airwave is the Live Heat Map. It helps identify interferences, coverage issues, and user connectivity issues. The device management capability of Aruba Airwave is good. It provides end-to-end visibility from the user to the access point, the switch, and the internet breakout. From a monitoring, management, and orchestration standpoint, it is very effective and can manage any scale of deployment."

"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."

"All the technical support goes through our contractor. It is a local support, and it is perfect."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its dashboard and simplicity."

"One of the main advantages is its ability to draw building floor plans and analyze Wi-Fi signal behavior in real-time."

"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."

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

"It's user-friendly."

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

"The tool's expensive nature is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."

"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."

"The main challenge we've faced with Aruba Airwave is its high cost, especially regarding high availability and failover licenses, which can be relatively expensive for customers. As for recommendations for improvement, considering that Aruba is planning to retire Airwave soon and introduce a new solution, it's crucial that the new product meets or exceeds the current Airwave's feature set. Customers expect a seamless transition without losing any functionality, so Aruba needs to ensure that the new solution is ready with all the essential features and capabilities from day one to avoid any gaps or dissatisfaction among users and partners."

"When attempting to copy a floor plan, it does not copy well, so I often have to redraw the walls. It's somewhat annoying since other Wi-Fi design software we use is easier for drawing walls and including floor plans."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

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

"This is a relatively expensive product."

"This product is not expensive."

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

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

"We must buy a new license to connect more devices to scale up the solution."

"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."

"Run a 90 day free Proof of Concept (PoC) for each product by implementing and using it fully in your environment. This way you will be educated on its features, functionality, and manageability."

"The cost is perfect because the devices have a lifetime warranty, and the licensing is good as well."

"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."