We performed a comparison between Aruba Wireless and Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about HPE Aruba Networking, Cisco, Ruckus and others in Wireless LAN."The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Wireless is the controller. It is easy to use."
"I have not experienced any bugs, software, or hardware issues with Aruba."
"The web interface to manage the APs is intuitive and makes managing the system easy. Firmware updates are quick and do not require much downtime."
"We have three wireless networks: One for employee use, one for guest use, and one for our warehouse use, which uses MAC authentication. These wireless networks just simply work, they do not fail. The IAP-205 devices are very strong with great range. Very durable equipment; it always works."
"The stability is the best. It's very reliable."
"The solution is secure."
"I like the way it groups and manages access points."
"It has improved overall IT efficiency across the board."
"I rate Fortinet support 10 out of 10. Their support is excellent and inexpensive. They respond immediately."
"Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access has good scalability."
"The integration with the whole platform, so there's one dashboard for everything. It is one of the most valuable features."
"The most valuable feature is the breakability after integration with the FortiGate firewall."
"Deploying the solution is a breeze, even a novice can do it."
"It is a cheap and secure solution. The job switching and security features are better than other solutions."
"Ability to manage FortiAP, FortiClient, and FortiGate all from a single console"
"What I really love in FortiSwitch: its usability, the graphical user interface, and the ability to be managed by FortiGate."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"The price could be better."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"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 should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"Making the setup more simple is an area for improvement in Aruba Wireless. Security-wise, this solution also needs work."
"One area for improvement in Aruba Wireless is its dashboard or interface because in some cases, it's not as easy to use as it should be, but overall, it's okay. Pricing for the product is also on the higher side. Another area for improvement in Aruba Wireless is technical support because it's hard to reach when issues arise and the speed of answer could be faster. Other areas for improvement in the product include integration and configuration."
"Configuration could be made easier with more bandwidth than they offer at the moment."
"There is a long queue whenever we reach out to support, and we have to wait for them to answer calls. Once we get in touch with them, we have to coordinate with different teams, so our engineers struggle to understand who are the correct team members. I think support is another area where Aruba needs to improve."
"Better integration between the controller and the ClearPass portal would be a nice change."
"We needed the help of network consultants to complete the setup for us."
"The solution is now taking eight to 12 months to deliver the product."
"To enhance the system, more work on integration would be beneficial."
"In the next release, I would like to see more outdoor products."
"We had experienced downtime. I would like to see it to be improved."
"Renewing the annual licenses for Secure the Switch FortiSwitch can be cumbersome, especially considering the relatively high cost of Fortinet licenses."
"While Fortinet is good for school boards and mid-sized businesses, enterprise-class networks require a zero-trust solution. If you're building a zero-trust network with end-to-end security, that's where Fortinet falls behind Cisco, HPE, and Aruba."
"The initial setup is pretty easy; we have built a knowledge base. But there's a learning curve for beginners."
"I don't like the way it's managed."
"I give the stability a seven out of ten because we have noticed when we hook up phones the switching of ELANs et cetera doesn't work as it should."
"It could be simpler but compared to the competition, it's not so bad."
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Aruba Wireless is ranked 1st in Wireless LAN with 138 reviews while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is ranked 7th in Ethernet Switches with 40 reviews. Aruba Wireless is rated 8.4, while Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba Wireless writes "The portal for centralized management and virtual controller for APs are very valuable". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access writes "It's a strong product that's easy to manage and costs significantly less than competing solutions ". Aruba Wireless is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ruckus Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Huawei Wireless, whereas Fortinet FortiSwitch - Secure Access is most compared with Cisco Ethernet Switches, Aruba Switches, Meraki MS Switches, Ubiquiti UniFi Switches and NETGEAR Switches.
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