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 stable."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"I've worked with other products, but I prefer Aruba because of its cost and simplicity."
"The most valuable features of Aruba Instant are management and performance."
"The central management of multiple devices is the solution's most valuable aspect."
"The most valuable feature of this product is that it is easily deployed."
"It is easy to use, manage, and implement."
"If you don't need heavy-duty filtering and things like that, it's a cheap solution. And, you have central management, and it works."
"When users want to migrate from one location to another, they face no problems with connectivity."
"I like the Instant On switches and the AP22"
"Ruckus Wireless supports the most recent technologies. We can trace every individual and what kind of traffic they're using on our campus. It is very helpful."
"Ruckus Wireless is an easy to manage solution."
"It's good for low-level usage."
"Zero-handoff is one of the top features. The client balancing between the access points is good. Its security is also fine."
"The smart antenna is very good."
"It has one of the smoothest operations."
"Very reliable."
"The solution has an easy configuration."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The solution is expensive."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"The product’s GUI must be improved."
"The security features must be improved."
"The connectivity of the solution can use some improvement."
"The tool's customer service should improve."
"The tool needs to enhance its security features."
"Aruba Instant is a simple and scalable solution that works well, but the costs you incur from access points could be cheaper."
"If you need to access the master access point the integration between the two becomes quite expensive."
"They could provide a centralized system to manage switches incorporated into multiple branches."
"Ruckus products, overall, have a wide range of useful features, however not all customers have the budget to buy a corporate Wi-Fi solution. Most of the time, it's far too expensive for our clients to consider going with Ruckus, and they might like to see cheaper solutions in the Ruckus range."
"Mounting options for outdoor access points, I think they could easily improve on that."
"The delivery time of the hardware needs to be improved."
"The initial setup is complex."
"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."
"The solution could include more security features."
"I suggest more controlling features on the controller. The menu of the performance must be improved, as well."
"Wi-Fi 6E and the cloud are areas with shortcomings in the solution that need improvement."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 42 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 96 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Instant writes "A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that is free and provides excellent deployment guides". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Aruba Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and NETGEAR Insight Access Points. See our Aruba Instant vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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