We performed a comparison between Juniper WLC Series 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 useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"The solution is stable."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"It provides private network access, helping us protect our company’s devices."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."
"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."
"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."
"Juniper WLC Series is a very high-performance device designed for indoor wireless deployment."
"It's easy to set up, and I feel it's very secure. I also prefer its reporting feature. The devices are quite good."
"There weren't any scalability issues, the product did what it had to do."
"The installation process is nice and easy."
"The installation process is very easy."
"The Artificial Intelligence on offer is very useful."
"It prevents a large number of unauthorized modifications of access point devices."
"The solution enhances the user experience."
"Ruckus has allowed us to deploy better Wi-Fi coverage in the past few years."
"The connectivity of the product is amazing."
"I'm not on the technical side, so I personally haven't configured Ruckus Wireless. We've got some staff that manages that for us. But if I had to say a most valuable feature from my perspective, it would maybe be Ruckus Analytics."
"Zero-handoff is one of the top features. The client balancing between the access points is good. Its security is also fine."
"The initial setup is very simple."
"At times of heavy network congestion, we can restrict the bandwidth available to clients either by SSID or at the client level, which helps cut down on our bandwidth costs."
"The biggest advantages of Ruckus Wireless are pricing and support."
"I need a bit more time with it before criticizing the features."
"The price could be better."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."
"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."
"There could be a high level of security."
"We would prefer it if the solution could be less expensive."
"The biggest issue was that Juniper stopped developing, so we had to look for another solution."
"The solution should create configuration documentation."
"The solution could offer more integration with other products."
"The support on offer to other vendors switching - like Aruba or Ruckus - could be improved."
"There could be more information from the controller, and it could be easier to work with the controller lights. It's not easy to bring up the upgrades."
"The switching could be improved. The active component requires a data center. Cisco and HPE have a complete solution for data centers. Ruckus has a core solution, but the data center aspect needs to be improved."
"I suggest more controlling features on the controller. The menu of the performance must be improved, as well."
"The solution is a bit expensive."
"I have not got any major problem using Ruckus, but the price and technical support could be better."
"The solution should have more analytics capabilities."
"We would like to see a better licensing model for our customers."
"The initial setup was not simple. We were installing indoor and outdoor wireless and this is why it took us three months."
"They need more products in the lower-end range for smaller clients."
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Juniper WLC Series is ranked 21st in Wireless LAN with 10 reviews while Ruckus Wireless is ranked 3rd in Wireless LAN with 95 reviews. Juniper WLC Series is rated 8.4, while Ruckus Wireless is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Juniper WLC Series writes "A high-performance device designed for indoor wireless deployment, but it should create configuration documentation". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ruckus Wireless writes "Great wireless, good reliability, and excellent connectivity". Juniper WLC Series is most compared with Cisco Wireless, Aruba Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN and Aruba Instant On Access Points, whereas Ruckus Wireless is most compared with Aruba Wireless, Cisco Wireless, Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti WLAN and ExtremeCloud IQ. See our Juniper WLC Series vs. Ruckus Wireless report.
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