Aruba Airwave vs SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper comparison

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

"It facilitated creating floor maps."

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

"The monitoring and administration allow configurations for checking the association of the user to the network, then to the AP, then to the switch, and back to the controller."

"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."

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

"The most valuable feature of Aruba Airwave is the multivendor support, which enables you to manage and monitor different vendors or products."

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

"It's user-friendly."

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

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

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

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

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

"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."

"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."

"I am not deeply familiar with the solution, so if I mention a feature, it might already exist, yet I may be unaware of it."

"This is a relatively expensive product."

"Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward."

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

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

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

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

"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."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The licensing is on an yearly basis."