2017-04-26T17:38:00Z

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Wireless?

Miriam Tover - PeerSpot reviewer
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Anil Ergunsah - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2024-02-19T09:56:05Z
Feb 19, 2024

The product is expensive. We need to renew the license to use the tool.

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Mai Said - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2023-10-25T07:30:54Z
Oct 25, 2023

It comes with a relatively higher price tag, but it's essential to assess the value it brings to the market because it actively competes with other players in the industry and dedicates efforts to offer competitive devices.

SW
Real User
Top 20
2023-10-23T11:12:47Z
Oct 23, 2023

It offers a lower cost compared to other products, which is a significant advantage. I would rate it eight out of ten.

Prashant-Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-10-23T08:23:04Z
Oct 23, 2023

Customers have to pay for perpetual licenses with Aruba controller licenses, depending on the features they are looking for. The features they need to pay for are wireless access points and connectivity. Customers need to pay for the Layer 7 firewall on the wireless. Customers need to have an RFP if they want to have a wireless IPS.

Aby Mathew - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-07-17T13:04:13Z
Jul 17, 2023

I would rate the cost as an eight out of ten, with ten being the most expensive. Aruba Instant is more affordable compared to other solutions, and we also appreciate its features. Some of the products from Aruba Networks are covered by a Limited Lifetime warranty. To ensure customer support, we maintain extra stock and include this in our integrator fees, which are separate from the product cost.

NS
Real User
Top 20
2023-06-19T10:13:00Z
Jun 19, 2023

The solution's cost is affordable. I rate its pricing a five out of ten.

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HL
Real User
Top 20
2023-05-18T08:37:00Z
May 18, 2023

We have some licenses for the solution, and we need not renew licenses. But we need to pay a hundred thousand if you want to renew our subscription and renew the hardware. But if we switched to another solution like Ruckus, I think maybe it is just a similar amount even if we don't have the license. So we are considering this, but have not reached a decision yet. Also, we need to make additional payments for support.

PV
Real User
Top 20
2023-01-04T13:47:15Z
Jan 4, 2023

When you look at the price it is a higher price than Cisco.

MohamedAbdelrahman - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2023-01-04T11:24:03Z
Jan 4, 2023

The price is reasonable. I would rate the cost as 8 out of 10.

Yaser_Altwailey - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5Leaderboard
2023-01-03T10:49:09Z
Jan 3, 2023

Aruba Wireless is the best for the price. Aruba Wireless is the least expensive, the second is Huawei, and the most expensive is Cisco. For every device, you need to get a license which is charged separately to add to the control for Aruba Wireless. I rate the price of Aruba Wireless a nine out of ten.

LM
Real User
Top 10
2022-11-25T13:11:02Z
Nov 25, 2022

Aruba is less expensive than Cisco.

Mohammed Abu Ghoush - PeerSpot reviewer
Vendor
Top 20
2022-11-09T16:39:15Z
Nov 9, 2022

I don't have any insights into the exact cost of the solution. My understanding is that it is a bit more expensive than Cisco. I'd rate the affordability at a three out of five.

AA
Real User
Top 5
2022-10-21T17:05:49Z
Oct 21, 2022

I don't handle the licensing aspect of the solution. It is likely more expensive than Meraki since Meraki just has a dashboard. Aruba has a little bit more on offer. You do have to purchase the software and hardware separately.

Reffy Mahesya - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-09-27T11:16:00Z
Sep 27, 2022

We have a license for the source mobility controller. The price of Aruba Wireless is expensive. I rate the price of Aruba Wireless a two out of five.

Thomas Christen - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
Top 10
2022-09-26T21:08:12Z
Sep 26, 2022

The price of Aruba Wireless is reasonable.

SW
Real User
Top 20
2022-09-19T09:06:22Z
Sep 19, 2022

It is free to use. It is open source. We do not have to pay for a license.

John McArdle - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-08-11T15:50:58Z
Aug 11, 2022

All wireless solutions are relatively pricey in my experience. The cost of a Wifi access point is only part of it. The implementation cost is bigger. I'm paying just over €200 for an additional internal access point. An external access point costs us €676 plus VAT, so that's about €840 for an external AP.

Anesu Chadziya - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-31T13:15:00Z
Jul 31, 2022

Licensing for the solution is based on number of users. There was also an initial setup fee, but I don't have those details.

AM
Real User
Top 10
2022-07-14T06:46:02Z
Jul 14, 2022

We pay a yearly licensing fee. I’m not sure of the exact cost. We are negotiating our pricing and can do so on a global level. When we were comparing it to others, we found it to be reasonably priced.

Anar Safibayov - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 10
2022-06-06T13:48:00Z
Jun 6, 2022

Aruba is cheaper than their competitors in our market since we don't have a full Ruckus presence of the Ruckus here. There are no licensed modules, so it's a one-time purchase. We have a five-year care plan, and the access points have a lifetime warranty. We had one or two access points malfunctioning. It looks like a factory issue, but local support replaced them pretty quickly, considering the problems with logistics worldwide. Once you factor in the lifetime warranty, it's cheaper and not bad feature-wise. At some point, some of their products were not available, like WiFi 6, but that was last year.

YK
Real User
Top 20
2022-05-15T16:49:27Z
May 15, 2022

It's not an overly expensive solution. However, I cannot speak to the overall costs involved in buying or operating the product. I don't handle the licensing aspects.

MP
Real User
Top 20
2022-05-13T11:55:38Z
May 13, 2022

Aruba is quite competitive in pricing. In some cases, on a case-to-case basis, Cisco also gives better discounts in terms of price. You may have to pay for additional support if you require services bound to some actual replacement time. They will charge you some amount for RMS support, not for technical support. Eventually, the technical support is built into the cost.

RT
Real User
Top 20
2022-05-11T12:48:58Z
May 11, 2022

The price is low. There is an additional cost for maintenance. We had a local partner, so we signed a five year deal to support our Wi-Fi infrastructure, including the hardwares.

Mahmoud Shehadeh - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
Top 5
2022-04-05T10:13:10Z
Apr 5, 2022

The price is reasonable. I would rate it a three out of five.

Rahul Bogala - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-02-17T14:04:00Z
Feb 17, 2022

The price of Aruba Wireless is fairly reasonable. It was within our budget.

SasikaRanasinghe - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2022-02-01T06:51:45Z
Feb 1, 2022

The cost for Aruba Wireless is good. It's attractive.

SM
Reseller
2022-01-12T15:44:08Z
Jan 12, 2022

We'd like Aruba to lower the cost of using the solution.

SS
Real User
2021-02-03T12:13:00Z
Feb 3, 2021

It's comparatively priced; it's a bit expensive compared to competitors but worth the investment because of the performance, stability, and ease of deployment.

MZ
Real User
2020-12-07T12:33:36Z
Dec 7, 2020

Aruba solution is not cheap.

MB
Real User
2020-10-21T04:34:07Z
Oct 21, 2020

Aruba is probably cheaper than Cisco, and yet you get all the things that you want.

GV
Real User
2020-10-21T04:34:07Z
Oct 21, 2020

The price of Aruba Wireless should be cheaper.

MM
Real User
2020-10-11T08:58:15Z
Oct 11, 2020

Their pricing is on-par with Cisco. It's definitely not the cheapest on the market. It's on the higher end in terms of price. For example, you need to purchase extra tools in order to get better monitoring and performance visibility.

ED
Real User
2020-10-07T07:04:32Z
Oct 7, 2020

Aruba is comparable to competing solutions when it comes to price. I am going to say that the support pricing for Juniper Mist is higher than Aruba. I think that is because Juniper is more of a cloud model than Aruba. You do also have a cloud solution from Aruba called Aruba Central, but I have not compared prices for that.

ET
Real User
2020-09-29T05:58:00Z
Sep 29, 2020

There are a lot of competing solutions on the market. I think Aruba should lower their prices.

GF
Real User
2020-06-30T08:17:35Z
Jun 30, 2020

The pricing is reasonable. If you compare it to other solutions then it's reasonably priced.

MP
Real User
2019-05-23T06:19:00Z
May 23, 2019

We do not have a leased license with Aruba Wireless. We bought ours earlier. We don't use the cloud solution of Aruba. We bought the license for life. We don't rent the license or pay a monthly fee.

it_user879276 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2018-05-28T09:18:00Z
May 28, 2018

It's not expensive. That is the reason we switched to Aruba.

it_user839694 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2018-03-18T11:19:00Z
Mar 18, 2018

Licencing can be surprising and needs improvement. Look into all features, what you need versus what you want, and know that nothing comes without some kind of license.

it_user839691 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2018-03-18T11:19:00Z
Mar 18, 2018

Besides paying for the APs, you need to pay a license each year for their use. Therefore, watch out for that and do the best you can to keep costs down.

it_user839688 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2018-03-18T11:19:00Z
Mar 18, 2018

Pricing is competitive. Licensing is needed to maintain access to the latest firmware, which wasn't made clear originally when we started with Arbua (or things changed, I'm not sure which). I would just say, make sure you budget for it. In addition to the licensing, you do get "support," for what its worth.

it_user837513 - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant
2018-03-14T08:56:00Z
Mar 14, 2018

A recent change is that ClearPass licensing is superb. It counts user-based instead of device-based, for BYOD on-boarding.

it_user836472 - PeerSpot reviewer
Real User
2018-03-13T07:00:00Z
Mar 13, 2018

Trial different solutions and compare pricing to how well they perform, their stability, how easy it is to maintain, etc.

JG
Real User
2018-03-13T06:59:00Z
Mar 13, 2018

Price is fairly expensive, however it is worth it. If the “master” fails, another AP can take over the role.

DN
Real User
2018-03-12T23:11:00Z
Mar 12, 2018

We will be buying the ClearPass solution, which will be pricey. However, in the trial version, it has even more tools to manage a busy network.

it_user281328 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vendor
2018-02-06T07:40:00Z
Feb 6, 2018

Pricing is very competitive.

it_user656106 - PeerSpot reviewer
Reseller
2018-02-06T07:39:00Z
Feb 6, 2018

Pricing support has always been cost-effective. Licensing is a one time purchase (only the cloud license has to be renewed, which is worth trying out).

D6B8 - PeerSpot reviewer
User
2017-04-26T17:38:00Z
Apr 26, 2017

Get multiple bids/quotes, and talk to the representatives about the limitations of the product; pretty standard.

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