We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and Ruckus 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.
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The simplicity is great."
"The installation is very simple. We've limited the security feature, which I found valuable, and that allows two separate networks, one for the company and one for a guest network. During installation, it is very easy at that point to divide it."
"You don't have to deal with licenses."
"The most valuable feature of this product is that it is easily deployed."
"It's a good solution for small businesses because it's easy to figure out. It's simple to set Aruba up in any configuration, like link aggregation or static loads. It's suitable for less complicated configurations, whereas Cisco devices are bigger and more difficult to implement."
"Works automatically in terms of setup with the product finding its master wifi access point."
"The coverage of the solution is great."
"The cost is low, and there is controller-less architecture."
"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."
"In my experience, Ruckus devices are much more reliable than other vendors when it comes to consistency, coverage, and client density. Ruckus is very simple to configure and troubleshoot."
"I like the price and its capacity."
"The most valuable feature is the performance. It works great."
"Ruckus Wireless is a valuable solution. It's both scalable and reliable."
"Performance-wise, it's great."
"The reason we picked Ruckus, in addition to our long-standing relationship with them, is pretty much that the RFS characteristics of it seem to be the best."
"The beamforming has been the most valuable aspect of the solution for our organization."
"The product is extremely easy to manage after it is implemented."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"I think that the next release should offer IP phone security/firewall."
"It is a software characteristic, and it is during the reboot. During the startup of the AP, the AP tells you that you are using the wrong password. However, I have realized that this is not true."
"The connectivity of the solution can use some improvement."
"There is an issue with flooding to the Aruba access point on the ports."
"The product can be improved by adding a clear interface."
"The only issue we've had is getting equipment supplies. The availability of the APs that I want to use has been an issue. It took almost two months to get them the first time. I've ordered a few more for another client, and they're still on back order. It has been over a month now."
"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."
"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 software should be made more stable."
"They should work to make their licensing more affordable."
"There is some strain with Ruckus because of various buyouts involving the company used for data centers and the cluster."
"I wish that Ruckus Wireless were more affordable for customers."
"The cost could be slightly improved. It's not on the low end, and it's not in the high end. It's in that middle area, which can be a deciding factor between someone going with this solution versus another one."
"Its pricing and licensing can be improved. Its UI can also be more user-friendly. Currently, in the Unleashed mode, the information that you have about the switches that you add to the controller is quite limited. I would like more information regarding switches. In this mode, an access point acts as a controller, so you don't need a controller. It is for deployments with less than 125 access points, and you can use an access point as a controller."
"What would be interesting to see is if they had more of an ability for their customers to capture revenue. They should offer some sort of gateway functionality that you could tie through radius authentication, so you can bill the customers. That way, when you go in, you could just have a device and set up a hotspot, and it's a totally billable tool at that point."
"It would be nice if there was a way to compare access points and hardware so you can always get the same level of performance."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 7th in Wireless LAN with 11 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 51 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.8, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "Reliable, easy to expand, and helps improve functionality". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great performance, easy to set up and simple to configure". Aruba Instant is most compared with Ubiquiti WLAN, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Aruba Wireless, Aruba Instant On Access Points and TP-Link Auranet EAP, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Fortinet FortiWLM and Mist AI and Cloud. See our Aruba Instant vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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