We performed a comparison between Aruba Networks Wireless WAN and Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Ubiquiti Networks, Ruckus, Cambium Networks and others in Wireless WAN."I like the solution's ability to add multiple SSIDs on different levels such as enterprise and guest networks."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is centralized management. It has features like other solutions, but it's easier to manage. Aruba Networks Wireless WAN also has a tax asset benefit which is good."
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The installation process was easy."
"It’s very stable and reliable."
"The security feature and the signal are good as they is dependent on our needs."
"I believe their Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) in its current form provides the best automated management of transmit power and channel. It does a really good job of managing proper design and wireless environment."
"An engineer with enough experience can tune the network however they want. It's crucial. It's good to customize our information security how we like it and configure the solution to achieve the level of stability we need."
"The most important feature is flexibility."
"The stability of the Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is very good."
"The solution provides good coverage and identity management. Additionally, the user interface is straightforward."
"Great architecturally based dashboard and the solution is accessible from anywhere."
"It is cloud-based. It has a GUI rather than a command line, and it just works."
"The flexibility, since it's a cloud service, is the most valuable feature of this solution."
"Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is a user-friendly solution that has good performance and stability."
"There are many valuable features of Cisco Meraki, including the switches, stacking, and layer 3 routing."
"The initial setup is complex."
"What needs to improve in Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is the support because it takes quite a long time for the support team to resolve issues. Whenever a new version or update is released, my company sees many bugs and issues, so that is another area for improvement as well."
"Technical support is important to me and I feel that it is something that can be improved."
"The product offers a feature that pinpoints where the devices are to help users find them easily if they want to know where a laptop or tablet is, but it is a feature that needs improvements due to some shortcomings."
"There is room for improvement in the pricing, it's quite a premium."
"From the commercial-side the pricing side is fine but in other aspects, it could be lowered."
"We do not have direct access to Aruba’s Mesh portal."
"It would be better for customers if Aruba provided more license options, like 5-year licenses"
"I would like to see Cisco Meraki improve the accessibility by region level here in Latin America."
"It is expensive. Juniper seems to have a lot more to offer for future expansion. Juniper has some features that are not there in this solution."
"Its pricing could be better."
"When we are using SSID roaming, it is not flexible in terms of which AP it connects to."
"We have used technical support for some issues but not many times."
"When it comes to switching, Meraki lacks categories of features."
"There is only one particular thing that needs improvement. Sometimes, for example, when you need to open a ticket, although it's under the umbrella of Cisco, you still need to go to the Meraki support."
"It would be better if they enable full integration with Cisco's cloud-based network in the next release."
Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is ranked 5th in Wireless WAN with 46 reviews while Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is ranked 4th in Wireless LAN with 115 reviews. Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is rated 8.4, while Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN writes "It's reliable, cost-effective, and easy to troubleshoot". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN writes "Offers good mobility, stability and scalability ". Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is most compared with Cambium Networks Wireless WAN, Ubiquiti Wireless and Fortinet FortiWLM, whereas Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud and Ruckus Wireless.
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