Aruba Airwave vs Cisco Prime [EOL] comparison

"It's scalable because it's licensed per device and we bought licenses with each device. I would rate it a nine out of ten for scalability."

"This solution is definitely stable."

"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 solution's most valuable features are its usage, bandwidth existence, device capacity, and utilization."

"The most valuable features of the solution are its dashboard and simplicity."

"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."

"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."

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

"Cisco Prime is a good tool for inventory monitoring and wireless management."

"Cisco Prime has been around for a long time, and it keeps getting better and better."

"I have found the solution to be scalable."

"The dashboard is a valuable feature. It's very clear, and the metrics make it easy to see the current network situation."

"The technical support team is very good."

"What I found most beneficial from Cisco Prime is that it gives you an insight into what your network does, even when you're not actively monitoring what's going on with your network."

"Cisco Prime is user-friendly, so we are comfortable using it."

"Enables oversight in order to tweak and tune."

"The main challenge we've faced with Aruba Airwave is its high cost, especially regarding high availability and failover licenses, which can be relatively expensive for customers. As for recommendations for improvement, considering that Aruba is planning to retire Airwave soon and introduce a new solution, it's crucial that the new product meets or exceeds the current Airwave's feature set. Customers expect a seamless transition without losing any functionality, so Aruba needs to ensure that the new solution is ready with all the essential features and capabilities from day one to avoid any gaps or dissatisfaction among users and partners."

"We encounter delayed ETAs in the manufacturing of hardware."

"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."

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

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

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

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

"The user interface of Cisco Prime could be more user-friendly and increase its performance."

"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."

"The solution is not easy to configure."

"If you think about a centralized monitoring system, Cisco Prime is not good because it does not support third-party vendors like Palo Alto or FortiGate."

"I rate Cisco Prime seven out of 10 for affordability. All Cisco solutions are expensive."

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

"Cisco Prime could improve the notifications in the system. Having more details about what is happening would be useful, such as traffic numbers or who is connected. We can see them through the firewall controller, but it would be better if you can see them from one place."

"The product needs to improve its stability."

"It's device-based licensing. One device requires one license."

"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."

"The licensing is on an yearly basis."

"This product is not expensive."

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

"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."

"The licensing cost for Aruba Airwave increased from $72 to $210 within a few months. It would be better if the pricing for the solution were cheaper."

"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 price of Cisco Prime was reasonable because we purchased it as part of a Cisco One package. The package was a bundle of Cisco solutions together, such as Cisco ISE and CMX. The price is reasonable com compared to other solutions."

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

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

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

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

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."

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

"The cost is quite high."