We performed a comparison between Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points and Ruckus Wireless 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 Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."
"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"I haven't heard any complaints about the WiFi equipment at all causing problems."
"They have all the features in terms of wireless technology. They have most of the features already there in the controller and their wireless system."
"There is better security on our internal SSID/VLAN due to the use of Zero-IT."
"The most valuable feature of Ruckus Wireless is its exceptional performance and reliability. The signal is highly reliable. We have not received a single complaint in the past year, which is a marked improvement from our prior equipment."
"It's easy to install, and the management is flexible."
"Valuable features include Bonjour Gateway and the hardware antenna array."
"The most valuable feature of Ruckus Wireless is the Beamforming feature."
"The APs themselves have been pretty solid. We haven't had too many of them go bad or anything like that. The wireless performance seems pretty good. The ability to provision the devices is pretty good, and the back end is also pretty good."
"The pricing should be made cheaper."
"The solution is expensive."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"They should include SD-WAN features to it."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"The initial setup could be more straightforward. It would be better if we could seamlessly integrate security tools like a firewall or IPS with Ruckus Wireless."
"Lacks some analytics features in the control itself."
"The product is very expensive."
"Sometimes doing mass changes on their products can be challenging."
"Mounting options for outdoor access points, I think they could easily improve on that."
"Some customers have issues with the price because it's more expensive than Ubiquiti, but they can accept the cost because it's reliable and has more features."
"While the Virtual SmartZone appliance has improved in the last few years, it isn’t without issue and the performance of the Web page leaves something to be desired."
"Captive portal for guest access on the controller could be enhanced."
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Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is ranked 13th in Wireless LAN with 13 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 96 reviews. Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is rated 8.8, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points writes "Simple, easy to learn, and quick to deploy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Ubiquiti WLAN and Mist AI and Cloud, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and ExtremeWireless. See our Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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