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Aruba Instant vs ExtremeCloud IQ comparison

The compared Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Extreme solutions aren't in the same category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #9 in Wireless LAN , with an average rating of 8.5, and holds a 2.1% mindshare in the category. Extreme is ranked #9 in NMA , with an average rating of 8.0, and holds a 3.0% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 97% of Extreme users who would recommend it.
Aruba Instant
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97% willing to recommend
ExtremeCloud IQ
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97% willing to recommend
 

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Review summaries and opinions

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ROI

Sentiment score
3.5
Aruba Instant delivers positive ROI with increased productivity, network stability, and cost-effective manageability despite high initial costs.
Sentiment score
6.8
ExtremeCloud IQ offers a flexible, cost-effective solution with enhanced connectivity, improved productivity, and streamlined management, boosting customer satisfaction.
 

Customer Service

Sentiment score
5.8
Aruba Instant's customer service is generally effective, though some users experience delays, preferring better communication and issue resolution.
Sentiment score
7.8
Aerohive's customer service is praised for responsiveness and efficiency, despite occasional delays, with helpful support and effective escalation.
 

Scalability Issues

Sentiment score
5.5
Aruba Instant is scalable for small-medium businesses, praised for vendor integration, but limited for large enterprises with compatibility issues.
Sentiment score
8.0
ExtremeCloud IQ excels in scalability and deployment, supporting diverse large-scale environments with reliable, cloud-based architecture and management.
 

Stability Issues

Sentiment score
9.2
Aruba Instant is praised for its consistent stability, ease of management, and reliability despite occasional latency issues.
Sentiment score
7.6
ExtremeCloud IQ is praised for stability, issues often resolved with updates; occasional problems don't significantly impact reliability.
 

Room For Improvement

Aruba Instant faces critiques on usability, support, scalability, and pricing, with demands for feature enhancement and improved management tools.
ExtremeCloud IQ needs interface improvements, clearer error descriptions, faster support, streamlined licensing, and enhanced security for better user experience.
An important missing feature is the console port, which allows direct management without the cloud.
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Setup Cost

Aruba Instant is cost-effective, with competitive pricing, minimal licensing, and justified value despite regional and project size variations.
ExtremeCloud IQ costs are high yet competitive, with AP prices ranging from $400-$1200 and licenses starting at $110.
We do not sell very expensive devices as we move to other products.
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Valuable Features

Aruba Instant provides easy deployment, robust security, seamless mobility, and cost-effective management, enhanced by features like AirMatch and role-based control.
ExtremeCloud IQ delivers scalable cloud-based management with enhanced security, intuitive tools, and centralized control for efficient network deployment.
The most beneficial features for network management are the price and the cloud console.
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Categories and Ranking

Aruba Instant
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.1
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
Wireless LAN (9th)
ExtremeCloud IQ
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
Network Management Applications (9th), Network Access Control (NAC) (11th), Intrusion Detection and Prevention Software (IDPS) (20th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Aruba Instant and ExtremeCloud IQ aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Aruba Instant is designed for Wireless LAN and holds a mindshare of 2.1%, down 2.2% compared to last year.
ExtremeCloud IQ, on the other hand, focuses on Network Management Applications, holds 3.0% mindshare, down 3.4% since last year.
Wireless LAN
Network Management Applications
 

Featured Reviews

Prashant-Patel - PeerSpot reviewer
A highly stable and easy-to-deploy solution that is free and provides excellent deployment guides
The setup is very straightforward. There is no complexity at all. It took us 15 minutes. We need IP address details, DNS, a gateway, DHCP servers, and SSIDs. Single access points can act as controller-based, controller-less, and cloud-based solutions. That is the beauty of Aruba. If I have an on-premise solution and want to move to the cloud, I don't need separate hardware. The same hardware can be utilized in the cloud. The deployment guides that we get from Aruba are excellent. We have every piece of detail.
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Sriman L - PeerSpot reviewer
One of the best cloud-based wireless solutions that helps manage multiple APs from a single dashboard across multiple locations
ExtremeCloud IQ’s user interface needs to be improved, and its current bugs need to be fixed. Sometimes, AP details, like the AP firmware and the AP hostname, are not updating properly because of a few bugs in the current version, which they might fix in the next version. Compared to the central and other cloud solutions, a couple of bugs still running on these portals need to be rectified. For ExtremeCloud IQ's next releases, I expect to get all the users and the events alerts. Also, if any AP goes down, I should be able to do some scheduled reports specific to the site because it is currently in beta. If any AP goes offline, that's an event. If you want to do the filter for a specific site event, we don't have that filter option. I expect specific site-level and category-level events and alert filters to get reports.
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
16%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Government
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Computer Software Company
15%
Educational Organization
10%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

Which is better - Ubiquiti WLAN or Aruba Instant?
We researched Ubiquiti and Aruba when looking for a WLAN solution. Ubiquiti offers good WLAN access both indoors and outdoors. It provides an enterprise-level WIFI while remaining cost-effective. U...
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What do you like most about Aruba Instant?
I find network management features related to monitoring Wi-Fi usage and visited sites particularly valuable. Content filtering is also important to prevent access to malicious or inappropriate web...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Instant?
The licensing costs depend on the product. The smaller switch is around one hundred and twenty euros. We do not sell very expensive devices as we move to other products.
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What are pros and cons of Aruba 515 Series AP vs. Cisco Meraki or Extreme Networks?
Depends. I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them. Extreme I am not, so unless they have some feature that I need or want, I wouldn't consider them. Do you have expe...
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What do you like most about ExtremeCloud IQ?
The Client 360 feature provides a comprehensive view of your clients and their activities, including the devices they use. Additionally, a feature called Network 360 offers a 360-degree view of the...
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for ExtremeCloud IQ?
Price-wise, it is a reasonable tool.
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Also Known As

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Aerohive Networks, Aerohive HiveManager, HiveManager, ExtremeCloud , ExtremeSecurity
 

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Overview

Aruba Instant delivers the only controllerless Wi-Fi solution that is easy to set-up, and loaded with security and smarts needed to accelerate your business without breaking your budget.

ExtremeCloud is a resilient and scalable cloud-based network management solution offered by Extreme Networks as a subscription service.

The network is your platform of engagement for clients and staff. We have designed ExtremeCloud to provide superior user experience by empowering you and the applications that drive your business. The combination of Extreme Networks’ smart wired and wireless edges and the elasticity, resilience and scalability provided via state-of-the-art datacenters distributed strategically for worldwide availability allows you to respond to the changing needs of your business, at the speed of cloud, through a simple, multi-site aware user interface.

 

Sample Customers

Purdue University, Orlando Magic, Brussels Airport Company, Molecaten Holiday Parks
Henry Ford Health System, Baltimore Ravens, Brandili, Federal University of Alagoas, CEDAE, Caxias do Sul, UNISC Concurrency, CenturyLink Field, Louisiana College, Cricket Tasmania Stadium, Moscow Internet Exchange
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