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 #4 with an average rating of 8.1, while Huawei is ranked #10 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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Categories and Ranking

Aruba Airwave

Ranking in Network Management Applications

4th

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

10th

Average Rating

7.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.9

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

IT Infrastructure Monitoring (35th)

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2026, in the Network Management Applications category, the mindshare of Aruba Airwave is 3.8%, down from 6.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei eSight is 3.7%, down from 4.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Management Applications Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
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

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

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

"The feature that proved most beneficial for our organization's network monitoring is the virtual four, which we use frequently when working with Aruba."

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

"It facilitated creating floor maps."

"The solution is not overly expensive."

"The technical support services are good."

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

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"The product is stable."

"We use this solution to monitor our sales."

"One of the most beneficial features of Huawei eSight is its simplicity and ease of use."

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

"I like the real-time location monitor or RTLS feature. It is similar to the monitoring feature in Cisco Prime."

"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."

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

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Cons

"When attempting to copy a floor plan, it does not copy well, so I often have to redraw the walls. It's somewhat annoying since other Wi-Fi design software we use is easier for drawing walls and including floor plans."

"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."

"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."

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

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

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

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

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"Technical support for the solution is not so good."

"When I implemented this Huawei solution, I faced some limitations in particular areas like wireless scanning."

"It is not a very flexible product. We cannot change much from our side."

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

"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."

"It is not a very flexible product."

"In my experience with eSight, I can tell you that you will experience a number of alerts that can be stressful to the administrator monitoring plenty of devices."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

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

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

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

"Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward."

"This product is not expensive."

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

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"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 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."

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

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

"The price is very expensive."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Government

10%

Educational Organization

Construction Company

Transportation Company

Financial Services Firm

15%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

Computer Software Company

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	5
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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