We performed a comparison between Aruba Instant and WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi 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 most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The simplicity is great."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"I've worked with other products, but I prefer Aruba because of its cost and simplicity."
"The access it grants to wifi is the solution's most valuable feature."
"What I like best about Aruba Instant is that it serves as a virtual controller, so you don't need to buy other equipment to manage all your access points. I also like that the solution is easy to use."
"I like the notifications. I really like that it gives me those reports in terms of whether those access points are on or off."
"Aruba Instant is easy to manage."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is that it provides a redundant wireless connection for a client."
"This is a very solid product. It is very powerful."
"They're very easy to set up and get running."
"The solution has been stable."
"It makes it easy to obtain all information about the client experience."
"Cloud analytics that provide all its attributes."
"The Wi-Fi security features of this solution have been great for our customers who need to strictly control access to their network."
"We like that WatchGuard works and integrates directly with the firewalls we use."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"The management component is difficult to understand and not very user-friendly which increases deployment time."
"If you need to access the master access point the integration between the two becomes quite expensive."
"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 support offered by Aruba is slow."
"Aruba Instant is a simple and scalable solution that works well, but the costs you incur from access points could be cheaper."
"The tool's support quality has changed since HPE acquired it. It is also impossible to tell the log dates."
"The solution should be able to support more users on the access points."
"In a corporate environment or a larger network, where more advanced filtering or MAC-based filtering is needed, I don't think the IAPs would be sufficient."
"Inability to import a user with one click."
"If a client device had issues with authentication due to out of date browser or similar difficulties, it would be nice to have the ability to migrate the client onto the portal via one click."
"One of the things is if you buy it with a certain subscription, you can't easily change the subscription level."
"The price of this solution needs to reviewed, as it is currently high enough to deter customers from trying it."
"I don't think they're available at the best price."
"The solution can be scaled but it has limitations from my experience."
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Aruba Instant is ranked 6th in Wireless LAN with 42 reviews while WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is ranked 24th in Wireless LAN with 6 reviews. Aruba Instant is rated 8.6, while WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is rated 8.0. 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 WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi writes "A solution that offers excellent support and makes it easy to manage networks". Aruba Instant is most compared with Omada Access Points, Aruba Wireless, Ruckus Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is most compared with Ubiquiti WLAN, Ruckus Wireless, Aruba Wireless and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN. See our Aruba Instant vs. WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi report.
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