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Aruba Instant vs Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.5, while Juniper is ranked #6 with an average rating of 8.5. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 2.1% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Juniper’s 5.7% mindshare. Additionally, 97% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 100% of Juniper users who would recommend it.
Aruba Instant
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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Aruba Instant and Juniper Mist compete in the network management category, focusing on wireless access points. While both offer robust solutions, Juniper Mist appears to hold an edge due to its superior AI-driven capabilities and detailed network analytics.

Features: Aruba Instant is known for simplicity, ease of deployment, and robust performance, providing cloud-managed capabilities, advanced security, and flexible deployment methods. Juniper Mist stands out with AI-driven features, including the Marvis Virtual Network Assistant, which enhances troubleshooting and network insights, as well as comprehensive network analytics.

Room for Improvement: Aruba Instant can improve in documentation, technical support, and integration with IoT devices. Users report challenges with troubleshooting tools and central cloud management. Juniper Mist could enhance its user interface, improve AI integration, and address connectivity issues from neighboring access points. Better security against network interferences is also suggested by users.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Aruba Instant offers both on-premises and cloud deployments, with mixed reviews on technical support reliability. Juniper Mist focuses on cloud deployments, also providing hybrid environments but requires improvement in support response times for medium-sized businesses.

Pricing and ROI: Aruba Instant is generally more affordable, praised for reasonable costs and straightforward licensing, providing good ROI through cost-saving features. Juniper Mist, despite higher prices, is favored by users prioritizing advanced analytics and AI capabilities, contributing to visible ROI for those who value these features.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Aruba Instant
Ranking in Wireless LAN
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
51
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Juniper Mist Wireless Acces...
Ranking in Wireless LAN
6th
Average Rating
8.8
Reviews Sentiment
8.0
Number of Reviews
19
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Aruba Instant is 2.1%, down from 2.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is 5.7%, up from 3.5% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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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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Gyan Sharma - PeerSpot reviewer
Offers good performance, good solution and smooth implementation
I do have a suggestion: it would be helpful to have even stronger security features to help protect against interference from other nearby access points that aren't part of our network. If there are access points from other brands installed nearby; they can cause interference and disrupt the range of our Mist access points. So, the security features could be stronger, especially in terms of authentication. The connectivity is excellent, but security needs improvement. In future releases, integrating more AI features would be beneficial. If Mist had stronger AI features, it could provide better security against network threats and cyberattacks. So, this solution still needs to improve its AI capabilities. It would be great if the AI could improve the range of the access points, and auto-protect functionality should be there to avoid interference by other nearby access points and enhance threat detection. In the future, I'd like to see stronger threat detection features integrated with Mist, as well as better detection of nearby access points that might cause interference.
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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

"If you don't need heavy-duty filtering and things like that, it's a cheap solution. And, you have central management, and it works."
"Has many advanced features: Built-in firewall, local radius, application visibility and control, not locked into support agreements."
"Allows network monitoring through mobile devices"
"I would rate the stability a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable features of the solution are in the areas like routing and VLAN."
"Aruba's mobility features, which facilitate seamless switching between wireless access points, are also quite impressive. Users don't even notice the transition, ensuring a smooth and uninterrupted experience."
"The tool's most valuable feature is Captive Portal, which we employ for our guest network. It enables us to create a separate virtual subnet for guests, ensuring their network traffic remains isolated from our office network. Another valuable feature is its role-based access control. This functionality allows us to assign different access privileges to users based on their roles within the organization."
"I like the Instant On switches and the AP22"
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"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."
"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."
"For the most part, it does what it's supposed to do, and I like it. It's a great product."
"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."
"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."
"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."
"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."
"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."
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Cons

"The tool's support quality has changed since HPE acquired it. It is also impossible to tell the log dates."
"It would be better if Aruba Instant could provide more security for customers."
"I believe there's room for improvement in monitoring, especially when troubleshooting issues. Currently, there's limited intelligence around monitoring. It needs to improve stability and scalability."
"It is a software characteristic, and it is during the reboot. During the startup of the AP, the AP tells you that you are using the wrong password. However, I have realized that this is not true."
"Technical support needs improvement. We use the forum for technical support assistance, but it's not enough. If you're talking with a technician, they're in India. They cannot give you the service that you need. Sometimes have problems with some personal services and technical support is not helpful in this area."
"The support offered by Aruba is slow."
"It is not powerful enough and lacks features recommended for larger dimensions, making it unsuitable for big companies with requirements like 100 access points."
"Doesn't support enough access points in one cluster."
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"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."
"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."
"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."
"Juniper should make the products more affordable."
"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."
"Supporting multiple protocols would be beneficial."
"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."
"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."
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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is reasonable."
"I would rate the pricing a five out of ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive."
"I personally would rather pay that little bit more and get what I need because I know what I'm getting, as opposed to going for something cheaper that's not as manageable and doesn't give as much."
"Aruba Instant is a free subscription with a limited lifetime warranty."
"Two years ago, I paid INR 12,000 for access points, but now, I will have to pay double the amount, which comes up to INR 24,000, making it a costly product."
"The cost was affordable."
"The product is competitively priced"
"Some aspect of the price of Aruba Instant is very economical because if the customer is requiring more features the customer needs to pay a higher amount."
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"The pricing is fair."
"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."
"I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."
"Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."
"If a customer has a budget of around five lakhs in Indian currency, they can afford Juniper products."
"We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."
"The pricing is something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."
"The pricing is too high."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
15%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
17%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
Educational Organization
6%
 

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 do you like most about Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?
The solution is very secure.
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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?
Juniper Mist is cheaper than Meraki, placing it in the middle of the pack.
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What needs improvement with Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series)?
Supporting multiple protocols would be beneficial.
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Also Known As

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Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series), Mist Access Points
 

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.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

Juniper Wireless Access Points work in conjunction with Juniper Mist Cloud Services and Mist AI to deliver premier wireless access capabilities. The Juniper Mist Edge extends microservices to the campus to bring agility and scale while enabling new applications at the edge.

Juniper
 

Sample Customers

Purdue University, Orlando Magic, Brussels Airport Company, Molecaten Holiday Parks
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