Mist AI and Cloud vs WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi comparison

Juniper and WatchGuard are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Juniper is ranked #18 with an average rating of 7.5, while WatchGuard is ranked #24 with an average rating of 7.0. Juniper holds a 1.5% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to WatchGuard’s 0.8% mindshare. Additionally, 77% of Juniper users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of WatchGuard users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi and Mist AI and Cloud are competitors in enterprise wireless networking, with Mist AI and Cloud having the upper hand due to its advanced AI-driven features and overall functionality.

Features: WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi offers robust security, reliable performance, and easy management. Mist AI and Cloud excels with AI-driven analytics, proactive network management, and seamless cloud integration.

Room for Improvement: WatchGuard could enhance its analytics capabilities, further streamline its integration process, and expand its automation features. Mist AI and Cloud may improve cost-effectiveness, broaden its support for varied IT resources, and simplify its AI feature configurations.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: WatchGuard has a straightforward deployment process with extensive customer support, suited for organizations with different IT setups. Mist AI and Cloud also offers efficient deployment and excellent support, while its AI features ease ongoing network management.

Pricing and ROI: WatchGuard provides a competitive and attractive pricing model with strong ROI through effective performance. Mist AI and Cloud requires a higher initial investment but offers potentially better long-term ROI due to AI-powered efficiencies and advanced analytics.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Mist AI and Cloud

Ranking in Wireless LAN

18th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

7.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi

Ranking in Wireless LAN

24th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of January 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Mist AI and Cloud is 1.5%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi is 0.8%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Wireless LAN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Mist AI and Cloud	1.5%
WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi	0.8%
Other	97.7%

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Mohammed Junaid Khatib

Technical Lead at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Has improved troubleshooting efficiency with AI-driven insights but requires a simpler user interface

Mist AI and Cloud has integrated artificial intelligence and introduced a Marvis tool, making troubleshooting much easier compared to Cisco, Extreme, or any other vendor. The Marvis tool includes Marvis Action and Marvis Mini. In Marvis Mini, you can enter the MAC address, site name, or device name to get complete details of any issues the device is facing. If you enter the MAC address of a device, it will show the types of issues such as roaming, authentication, or IP address problems. This eliminates the need to manually search for errors on the controller. The troubleshooting has been significantly simplified through Marvis Mini, which is integrated with AI. Additionally, Marvis Action helps with alerting and monitoring, showing how many devices are down and what kinds of connectivity, DHCP, or authentication issues exist, providing alerts without the need to manually monitor all devices. Mist AI and Cloud is very effective at managing user experience through its AI capabilities. It helps reduce downtime by providing alerts that allow us to work directly on issues without waiting for system failures.

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reviewer2562924

IT System Support Administrator at a non-profit with 501-1,000 employees

Configuration offers flexibility but response to incidents needs improvement

We recommend using WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi, but when incidents occur, it can be very difficult to identify why they happen. Normally, the issues are simple to fix, but we recently faced a major incident. We are still trying to identify the cause, which is why I would rate it seven out of ten. Without this incident, I might have rated it eight to nine. Overall, I give the solution a rating of seven.

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Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:

Pros

"I have a very good experience with the solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"The most useful aspect of Mist AI and Cloud is automation capabilities."

"The AI deployment process involves adding access points and placing them in the designated area. The AI system automatically adjusts channel selection and transmission power without any issues with stability or throughput. It has improved network performance."

"The most valuable aspect is that they operate on small microservices, offering numerous open APIs that enhance the value of our Wi-Fi network. This flexibility allows us to optimize various aspects such as workforce planning and occupancy management. The platform is highly open in the market, providing robust APIs for seamless integration with other tools. Currently, we leverage these capabilities at a building site, incorporating IoT sensors to gather data. The collected data is stored in a centralized location, and we plan to use AI for analysis. This analysis will include insights on peak activity times, humidity levels, temperature variations, and other relevant metrics within the building."

"The cost is the most valuable aspect of this solution."

"Mist AI and Cloud is the best solution I have seen in the industry, especially from the artificial intelligence perspective, as it helps businesses."

"It's really easy to provision and support. Those are its main features."

"The Marvis feature of Mist AI, an artificial intelligence tool, is very useful."

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"The Wi-Fi security features of this solution have been great for our customers who need to strictly control access to their network."

"It makes it easy to obtain all information about the client experience."

"We like that WatchGuard works and integrates directly with the firewalls we use."

"They're very easy to set up and get running."

"The configuration part of WatchGuard is very flexible."

"The solution has been stable."

"Cloud analytics that provide all its attributes."

Cons

"The solution doesn't provide mail notifications currently."

"There could be more integration."

"It would be beneficial to have support for the Chinese language."

"The solution has various licensing policies. It will be easy to use if it is an open single license."

"Mist AI and Cloud should be marketed more and focus on making partners in the industry."

"Juniper should integrate all their dashboards instead of having separate dashboards...Since it lacks the integration of dashboards, Juniper needs to improve it."

"The user experience should be improved. It's not user-friendly."

"Currently, the solution lacks the ability to configure with other solutions from other vendors."

More Mist AI and Cloud cons

"I don't think they're available at the best price."

"The solution can be scaled but it has limitations from my experience."

"The price of this solution needs to reviewed, as it is currently high enough to deter customers from trying it."

"Inability to import a user with one click."

"If a client device had issues with authentication due to out of date browser or similar difficulties, it would be nice to have the ability to migrate the client onto the portal via one click."

"The support response can be time-consuming because sometimes issues are very sensitive and require instant attention."

"One of the things is if you buy it with a certain subscription, you can't easily change the subscription level."

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price is about the same compared to other vendors. There is an add-on license, but it's up to you if you want to buy it or not."

"The solution is expensive in Brazil."

"Mist AI and Cloud is expensive."

"The price of Mist AI and Cloud is approximately 20 percent less than competitors, such as Aruba and Cisco. However, Cisco has a lifetime warranty for its solutions."

"The custom licensing is a little bit expensive and I would rate it 7.5 out of 10."

"The price is not cheap, but it's a reliable solution and very easy for management."

"The annual cost is a significant issue for us, and it notably contributes to the overall price. We have a customer with nearly fifty-eight access points in a multifunctional building, and while the setup was relatively simple, the yearly licensing cost is substantial. For the specific features we utilize, the licensing amounts to about forty thousand euros annually. This is not a trivial expense and significantly impacts the overall cost, making it quite high."

"The solution's price is too high for the end-users. My customers pay 1,000 USD towards the licensing cost of the solution every year."

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"The solution is priced high compared to competitors. However, for the features that are included in the solution, the price becomes more reasonable."

"Your licensing and cost, as would be required for many other solutions, being considered for eighty to two hundred and eighty different physical locations, is just about the same amount per access point."

"WatchGuard is on the upper scale for pricing."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

16%

Financial Services Firm

10%

Educational Organization

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

10%

Comms Service Provider

Non Profit

Manufacturing Company

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	7
Large Enterprise	9

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Mist AI and Cloud?

AI-driven automation helps implement the solution quickly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mist AI and Cloud?

My rating for pricing is five, where ten represents a low price and one represents a high price.

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What needs improvement with Mist AI and Cloud?

The area for improvement is that Juniper is not as market dominant as Cisco, so they should focus on making their GUI more user-friendly, as it is currently a bit complex and users may not fully un...

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What needs improvement with WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

The support response can be time-consuming because sometimes issues are very sensitive and require instant attention. Also, when an incident occurs, the impact can be significantly huge. A recent p...

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What is your primary use case for WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

We use WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi because we have used different tools as well, like Ubiquiti. The complexity of Ubiquiti is much more compared to WatchGuard, which provides more flexibility and is ea...

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What advice do you have for others considering WatchGuard Secure Wi‑Fi?

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Overview

Mist AI uses a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science techniques to optimize user experiences and simplify operations across the wireless access, wired access, and SD-WAN domains.

Data is ingested from numerous sources, including Juniper Mist Access Points, Switches, Session Smart Routers, and Firewalls for end-to-end insight into user experiences. These devices work in concert with Mist AI to optimize user experiences from client-to-cloud, including automated event correlation, root cause identification, Self-Driving Network™ operations, network assurance, proactive anomaly detection, and more.

Juniper also leverages Mist AI for next-generation customer support. It is the foundational element behind Marvis, the industry’s first AI-driven Virtual Network Assistant, which provides extensive insight and guidance to IT staff via a natural language conversational interface.

With Mist AI, operators save time and money with faster problem resolution and fewer onsite visits. Users benefit from a network infrastructure that is more predictable, reliable, and measurable.

Juniper

WatchGuard is a global leader in network security, secure Wi-Fi, and network intelligence products and services for SMBs and Distributed Enterprises worldwide. Our mission is to make enterprise-grade security accessible to companies of all types and sizes through simplicity, making WatchGuard an ideal solution for distributed enterprises and SMBs. WatchGuard is headquartered in Seattle, Washington, with offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia Pacific, and Latin America.

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Sample Customers

Dartmouth, Hitachi, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Nebraska Furniture Mart, NTT, Okta

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