We performed a comparison between Aruba Remote Access Points and SonicWall SMA based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"It provides good Spectrum Analysis and troubleshooting."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is experienced by those working at home since they get a secure Wi-Fi connection."
"Aruba Remote Access Points provide a level of protection for our IPs."
"It’s very light."
"Aruba works well in large spaces, especially for manufacturing. That's when you start seeing the effectiveness of Aruba."
"I can use the solution from my home or any remote office to access printers, servers, etc."
"Once configured and operational, they tend to function reliably, with few reported issues from clients or customers."
"This solution is widely adopted and involves both technology and non-technical devices. It is robust, except in cases of significant power outages."
"I am very satisfied with the technical support."
"The performance is good."
"The management and the dashboard are the solution's most valuable features."
"Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup."
"The solution is reliable and has good overall performance."
"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."
"SonicWall SMA has the most valuable feature of proprietary security technologies like Capture ATP."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is they have IT consultants that know SonicWall."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"It would help if the remote APs had some kind of SoHo environment with built-in firewall features. That way it could connect directly in a client-to-site type of environment, or a site-to-site VPN environment. That way users could have a complete office setup without coming to the private cloud."
"The remote access point coverage should be bigger than it is now."
"The solution is costly for medium-sized companies."
"There is room for improvement in terms of pricing. If they can be more competitive."
"The product needs an increased level of security for the end user."
"Its scalability capabilities should be improved."
"The security side of Aruba Remote Access Points could be improved."
"It could have better monitoring features."
"This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved."
"The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement."
"The product's technical support services could be improved."
"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth."
"The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier."
"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."
"SonicWall SMA is difficult to use and it does not provide easy access to different parts of the network."
"Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface."
Aruba Remote Access Points is ranked 13th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 13 reviews while SonicWall SMA is ranked 17th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 14 reviews. Aruba Remote Access Points is rated 7.8, while SonicWall SMA is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Remote Access Points writes "The solution can be used from home or any remote office to access office resources like printers and servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall SMA writes "It allows us to provide CML-based access to any user, but the reporting could be better". Aruba Remote Access Points is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, OpenVPN Access Server and Check Point Remote Access VPN, whereas SonicWall SMA is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco SD-WAN, SonicWall Netextender, Peplink SpeedFusion and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Aruba Remote Access Points vs. SonicWall SMA report.
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