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Aruba Instant vs SonicWall Wireless Network Manager comparison

 

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Aruba Instant
Ranking in Wireless LAN
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
SonicWall Wireless Network ...
Ranking in Wireless LAN
28th
Average Rating
0.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Aruba Instant is 2.0%, up from 2.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SonicWall Wireless Network Manager is 0.1%, up from 0.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless LAN
 

Featured Reviews

Alessandro Salvadori - PeerSpot reviewer
Comes at a good price and has a good cloud console
We usually sell Aruba Instant where there is no need for more than four or five switches. It is generally recommended for very small companies where we don't need more than three or four switches We are using it only for very small companies. We have had a reduction in time, but it is not that…
DS
Extremely easy management of access points; user friendly dashboard
I like the ease of use this product offers; you can manage it from home and don't need to take the console access or go on the specific IP. It is very easy to manage the access points. The product has a user friendly dashboard with all the options and features.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features of Aruba Instant are management and performance."
"The products offer a lot of flexibility. Almost everything can be configured. It works very well for providing remote services."
"The stability of the solution is very good."
"I find network management features related to monitoring Wi-Fi usage and visited sites particularly valuable. Content filtering is also important to prevent access to malicious or inappropriate websites. It is reliable and simple."
"The product is easy to configure."
"The solution provides a very good end-user experience."
"You don't have to deal with licenses."
"Aruba Instant is easy to manage."
"Very easy to use and can be managed remotely."
 

Cons

"The solution should be able to support more users on the access points."
"The meshing could use improvement but aside from that nothing else really needs improvement."
"If you need to access the master access point the integration between the two becomes quite expensive."
"Aruba Instant's visibility, firewalling, L3 functionality, and DHCP services could all be improved."
"We have faced delay in customer support which has affected our business performance. So the customer support needs to be prompt in their responses."
"The captive portal through Facebook doesn't work."
"There is a problem in the preferred portal access points when I'm using the portal."
"The restart time should be improved."
"Initial integration with the cloud was problematic."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"We pay about $300 per access point."
"I rate the product's price a five on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"Avoid the Central cloud license if you can."
"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"The solution's pricing is reasonable."
"The product is reasonably priced."
"The pricing is reasonable."
"The tool's pricing is neither cheap nor expensive."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Construction Company
6%
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Questions from the Community

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SonicWall WiFi Cloud Manager (WCM)
 

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Sample Customers

Purdue University, Orlando Magic, Brussels Airport Company, Molecaten Holiday Parks
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