Aruba Airwave vs Cisco Prime [EOL] comparison

"What I like best about Aruba Airwave is its orchestration feature because it saves configuration time. I also like that it allows you to do ZTP installations for new Aruba equipment."

"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."

"This solution is definitely stable."

"It facilitated creating floor maps."

"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard.​"

"It contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money.​​"

"The most valuable features are the error log and intrusion log. It also provides an overview of your assets. It gives a good database for wireless coverage."

"The most beneficial feature for network monitoring in Aruba Airwave is the Live Heat Map. It helps identify interferences, coverage issues, and user connectivity issues. The device management capability of Aruba Airwave is good. It provides end-to-end visibility from the user to the access point, the switch, and the internet breakout. From a monitoring, management, and orchestration standpoint, it is very effective and can manage any scale of deployment."

"Cisco Prime can help customers fix their Wi-Fi issues with scientific and digital data."

"The most valuable features of Cisco Prime include its comprehensive functionality as a one-stop solution for basic SNMP port management."

"Cisco Prime allows us to do a lot of functions with the users and it is flexible."

"It helps us manage and monitor analytics and fix issues."

"Has a good wireless heatmap and search management features."

"The solution's configuration management tool is amazing because it centralizes and pushes configurations which saves a lot of volume and effort."

"We use the solution to control the physical service station that is part of the SCADA network. We connect and control them remotely."

"The interfaces are a valuable feature."

"I would like to see an integration of services into one system, rather than having multiple systems to do multiple things."

"The tool's expensive nature is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."

"The overall monitoring of this solution could be improved."

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."

"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."

"We're looking for more device compatibility. Like compatibility with third-party devices."

"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."

"Lacking in integration with a SIEM tool."

"We would like to see the inclusion of detailed alerts."

"Cisco needs to improve Prime's monitoring tab. If any device goes down, there is a 15-second lapse before we know. It would be much better if we were alerted two or three minutes before a device is about to fail, so we can dispatch a field engineer and avoid network downtime. I would like to see a feature that allows you to access the devices directly from Prime's monitoring tab. That would make work easier for us."

"They can also improve the management of more enterprise devices."

"It should be able to monitor Palo Alto, Juniper, and Check Point products - not just Cisco solutions."

"I want the tool to improve data visibility."

"I would love for Cisco Prime to show bandwidth usage and consumption, but I can't monitor bandwidth usage at a given time."

"AirWave is a very expensive solution. If you implement it in a wide range network, it will cost a lot. There is no option to sell it outside that price segment, which is a problem."

"It is an expensive solution."

"We must buy a new license to connect more devices to scale up the solution."

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."

"The licensing is on an yearly basis."

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

"Run a 90 day free Proof of Concept (PoC) for each product by implementing and using it fully in your environment. This way you will be educated on its features, functionality, and manageability."

"The tool is expensive. If one is bad or expensive, and ten is very good or cheap, I rate the product's price as a six."

"You need to get special quotes from the company for each order."

"The product's performance monitoring feature could be more intuitive."

"I would rate the pricing of Cisco Prime a seven out of ten."

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."

"The product is expensive compared to other vendors in the market."

"The solution is not inexpensive but is worth it for large-scale environments."

"If we have a license for Cisco DNA, we can use the same license for Cisco Prime."