Aruba Airwave vs Huawei eSight comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Huawei are both solutions in the Network Management Applications category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.1, while Huawei is ranked #9 with an average rating of 9.0. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 3.8% mindshare in NMA, compared to Huawei’s 3.7% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 72% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

Aruba Airwave

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72% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jan 2, 2025

Aruba Airwave and Huawei eSight compete in network management solutions. Aruba Airwave seems to have the upper hand due to its wider vendor support and enhanced network visibility features.

Features: Aruba Airwave includes multi-vendor support, robust monitoring, and the Clarity and Visual RF features for optimized troubleshooting and network visibility. Huawei eSight integrates management tasks efficiently for Huawei devices, provides strong monitoring and reporting features, and is noted for its user-friendly simplicity.

Room for Improvement: Aruba Airwave could improve seamless integration with other platforms and enhance transparency in troubleshooting errors, also addressing licensing cost concerns. Huawei eSight needs more automation features, better integration with third-party devices, especially non-Huawei systems, and improvements in user experience and device compatibility.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Both primarily support on-premises deployment, with Aruba also offering a private cloud option. Aruba's technical support is efficient but slower than competitors, while Huawei is praised for effective support, though its documentation could be improved. Aruba's cloud capability may present more flexibility.

Pricing and ROI: Aruba Airwave is considered expensive compared to Huawei eSight, despite being more cost-effective than Cisco. Users highlight concerns over Aruba's rising costs, though its ROI is significant due to reduced troubleshooting time. Huawei eSight offers competitive pricing and reasonable licensing but can be complex. Both products show solid ROI, with Aruba's efficiency justifying its higher cost.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Aruba Airwave

Ranking in Network Management Applications

6th

Average Rating

8.2

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Huawei eSight

Ranking in Network Management Applications

9th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (34th)

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of Aruba Airwave is 3.8%, down from 7.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei eSight is 3.7%, down from 5.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Management Applications Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Aruba Airwave	3.8%
Huawei eSight	3.7%
Other	92.5%

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Edward Zeng

Senior Network Engineer at Auckland University of Technology

Troubleshooting obstacles occur but technical support excels

My general opinion on Aruba Airwave is that it's acceptable, but it's not ideal because we are accustomed to Cisco. We didn't use Aruba much, but once you set it up, you probably don't need to worry about it too much. The version we are using is quite old now, probably around version four. I can't remember the version exactly because a lot of the products require Aruba Central, but we haven't used Aruba Central yet. I face challenges with Aruba Airwave, particularly with troubleshooting. When someone has a problem, we try troubleshooting, but the end-to-end users' messages show some details that are not always up-to-date, and sometimes the information from the GUI is not exactly aligned with what's on the website. If Aruba Airwave can apply AI capabilities, that would be even more perfect. I'd appreciate integration with Aruba Central; it would be great if they could incorporate it into Airwave.

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Gary Strydom

Desktop Analyst at Transnet

Used to monitor devices and provides the hardware alarms feature

Huawei eSight has helped me overcome many monitoring aspects of the hardware. From a single view, I can monitor all the hardware. Instead of logging on to each piece of hardware and monitoring it individually, I can monitor them from one single point. I would recommend the solution to other users because it provides a single point of view of the hardware. Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.

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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

"It facilitated creating floor maps."

"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."

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

"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."

"All the technical support goes through our contractor. It is a local support, and it is perfect."

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

"This solution is definitely stable."

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"Huawei eSight provides businesses with monitoring capabilities of network devices across your network."

"eSight allows me to monitor and solve any problem in the backbone and any switch in real-time."

"I like that it supports all our Huawei devices. Unlike other network monitoring tools that monitor Huawei devices, it provides more details when it comes to monitoring or management. We can get complete details about the devices, and management is also simple."

"The product is stable."

"The most important features are alarm management and the visualization of the health of our network devices."

"The solution's most valuable dashboard features include monitoring storage, resource availability, and hardware alarms."

"We use Huawei eSight to monitor devices like Wi-Fi controllers, LAN switches, and routers."

"We can scale the solution."

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Cons

"The biggest problem for not using Aruba Airwave extensively now is that HP is not upgrading this tool. They're not investing money and time into it, which is why we're not using it."

"Cost is always a big issue for partners."

"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."

"When upgrading hardware, there were technical issues with network interfaces and Red Hat, which required escalation to developers."

"My general opinion on Aruba Airwave is that it's acceptable, but it's not ideal because we are accustomed to Cisco."

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

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

"The solution’s pricing could be improved."

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"The price could be less costly."

"This solution could be improved by offering monitoring for all devices and not only Huawei devices."

"eSight has many features and options, but sometimes, we feel that it should be more advanced, like Cisco. It would be good if they can enable some automation part in eSight. Most of our customers want automation in their network. They don't want a dependency on everything. That's why the automation part must be improved in Huawei. It will be beneficial for customers. Cisco has different products, and there are multiple products for monitoring, automation, etc. In the software-defined network, Cisco has ACI, and VMware has NSX. Such options must be there in Huawei to move to a software-defined network. Unlike Cisco, in the case of eSight, there is only one product. I am not aware of any other product. It would be good to enhance it with at least some automation options so that we can use it effectively in the campus network or big data center environment. When I implemented this Huawei solution, I faced some limitations in particular areas like wireless scanning. This is another part that they can improve. Wireless reporting option is not as effective as other monitoring solutions. For a particular use case, if a customer is asking for some reports, sometimes they are not 100% satisfactory. The reporting structure must be improved."

"The solution and the operating system come separately. It would be easier if we did not have to deploy anything. A bundle feature would be better."

"The variety of license types should be made simpler as, at present, it is complex."

"Huawei eSight should work on the option to have the email notification working on Office 365 Exchange."

"It will be better if they can make the simple network topology part more presentable. It would also be better if they had API integration and integration with third-party devices."

"Something that could be improved is the lack of integration with Cisco switches. In the next release, I would like to see better reporting."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

"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."

"The cost is perfect because the devices have a lifetime warranty, and the licensing is good as well."

"Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward."

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

"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."

"Aruba Airwave's licensing cost is not that expensive."

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"Pricing depends on the competition. If your competitor is like Cisco, then Huawei is much more competitive when it comes to pricing."

"The pricing for Huawei eSight is reasonable, especially with the base license and incremental licenses for additional devices. However, the variety of license types can be a bit complex. We used to sell eSight but switched to another solution, so we're not actively trading it anymore."

"I would rate this solution a nine out of ten for pricing. The pricing depends on which features you use and can become expensive."

"Its pricing is better than any other Huawei product. Some products are cheaper in Huawei, and some products are cheaper in Cisco. Cisco has more benefits and options than Huawei if you consider different network environments."

"The solution’s pricing is reasonable."

"The price is very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

11%

Manufacturing Company

10%

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

12%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Manufacturing Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	11
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	14

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	5
Midsize Enterprise	4
Large Enterprise	1

Questions from the Community

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

I think the solution is quite affordable.

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What needs improvement with Aruba Airwave?

They have other sensors which can manage and control all the sites. There is an IoT component where we can restrict internet services such as Facebook and YouTube. These things can also be managed....

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What is your primary use case for Aruba Airwave?

For Aruba Airwave, I am using the wireless devices for the Wi-Fi for the full company with access points. This is the top product I feel, and I see in the Gartner also. It is a good product and eas...

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What needs improvement with Huawei eSight?

Huawei eSight should work on the option to have the email notification working on Office 365 Exchange.

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What is your primary use case for Huawei eSight?

We use the solution to monitor the hardware environment of our data center. We mainly use Huawei eSight to monitor the devices. It assists in monitoring our devices in terms of utilization and moni...

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What advice do you have for others considering Huawei eSight?

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Overview

Offering granular visibility into wired and wireless networks, AirWave is the only management platform designed with mobile devices and apps in mind. By proactively monitoring the health and performance of all things connected, AirWave lets IT gain the insights they need to support the digital workplace.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Huawei's eSight is a unified software suite for planning, operating, and maintaining complex enterprise ICT infrastructure from global, converged networks and data centers to multimedia and video communications that includes the facilities necessary for delivering performance and IT services. eSight provides a platform that supports infrastructure and devices from third-party providers, to develop custom management applications and improves O&M efficiency.

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