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Aruba Networks Wireless WAN vs HPE Wireless WAN comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Feb 4, 2025

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
5th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
6th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.4
Number of Reviews
21
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2025, in the Wireless WAN category, the mindshare of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is 3.0%, up from 1.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Wireless WAN is 0.6%, up from 0.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless WAN
 

Featured Reviews

Joseph Colly - PeerSpot reviewer
Reasonably priced and offers a good GUI
The product is very scalable. When it comes to some schools, they start with the solution's proof of concept in certain sections. My company aims to improve the throughputs in the schools where the product is installed. If the rest of the School wants the product, it is easy to set up the solution. My company uses Aruba Networks Wireless WAN for schools and warehouses but not in the retail sector. The product offers reliability and uptime twenty-four hours and seven days a week. My company gets notified if the reliability offered by the product goes down. My company also gets notified if we are getting hacked.
Imran-Shahid - PeerSpot reviewer
Cloud management streamlines operations with good reliability
Integration might be improved, particularly with a single sign-on for Active Directory. Currently, our Windows users log in with different credentials, although many of our other applications integrate with Active Directory. If it's possible to integrate the HP access points with Active Directory, it would be beneficial. We also have guest users, and it would be useful to have time-restricted passwords for them, limiting their access to only the Internet.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"We don't know this product very well yet, but what we have used so far and what we like are user control, bandwidth, and access."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is centralized management capability. You don't have to have wireless LAN controllers at every location."
"Aruba is a very stable system."
"The solution is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of setup and deployment."
"I like the way that it integrates with the ClearPass security system on-site."
"Aruba Wireless's best feature is that it's very, very robust."
"In the event of a controller appliance failure or downtime, the system seamlessly transitions control to any access point acting as a backup controller."
"HP Wireless offers competitive pricing compared to Cisco and Fortinet."
"We've found the scalability to be good."
"The most important is that the solution is stable."
"What's most valuable in HPE Wireless WAN is that it works fine for customers with existing HPE controllers."
"The reliability is good."
"I like their features, such as reliability and high availability."
"HPE Wireless is easy to use. Integration is not an issue. It is easy to integrate HPE Wireless with any operating system and other brands of switches."
"It's easy to use."
 

Cons

"In the next release, the security should be improved by including support for WPA3."
"This solution needs different models that are more specialized for certain customers."
"If they provided more updates that would be ideal."
"From the commercial-side the pricing side is fine but in other aspects, it could be lowered."
"It works. We don't look at it any deeper than that and don't find any features ar missing."
"Deployment can take some time if you haven't planned well."
"The solution would be improved with a better interface."
"When it comes to configuring rules for file security tests, any issues that arise can be referred to as "glitches". Despite the extensive configurations required, the process itself is not overly complicated."
"The tool must warn the management about unwanted traffic."
"The scalability is good, but it could improve."
"In the next release of the solution, there should be better integration with other platforms."
"The license cost of the product is an area where the prices are neither expensive nor cheap, leaving a scope for the prices to be lowered further."
"The solution works smoothly unless more than twenty users connect to a single access point, at which point it becomes overloaded."
"Integration might be improved, particularly with a single sign-on for Active Directory."
"I would say that the integration with other vendors in areas such as management or the visibility of other vendors in the management tools could be improved."
"The scalability and the support could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is less expensive than Ruckus and Cisco."
"The solution is expensive."
"I rate the pricing a seven or eight on a scale of one to ten, where ten is the highest and one is the cheapest."
"On a scale f one to ten, where one point is cheap and ten is expensive, I rate the pricing as eight. Cloud licenses are quite expensive."
"The price of this solution is approximately 1,000,000 ESP ($6,750 USD)."
"Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is cheaper than Cisco, and the web experience is great."
"Aruba Wireless comes with the controller."
"The pricing is cheaper in comparison to similar products."
"The solution is quite expensive. You have to pay for every node and it can get expensive fast, it is approximately £3,000 per month."
"If you are concerned with your budget, then you can go for the cheaper model."
"We have been satisfied with the price."
"Customers pay for HPE Wireless WAN based on the contract. It's usually paid yearly. There's an additional cost, particularly for the hardware."
"I find the price to be reasonable."
"Price wise, it is on the medium end of the scale. It could be lower."
"The price is perfect for me."
"We don't pay a licensing fee, we purchased the product."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Real Estate/Law Firm
9%
Government
9%
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Company Size

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Questions from the Community

Do you recommend Aruba Network Wireless WAN?
I recommend Aruba Networks Wireless WAN. I have been using Aruba for approximately a decade. It has a great centralized management system, which means we don’t need wireless LAN controllers at ever...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Aruba Networks Wireless WAN?
I am not paying anything more apart from the licensing. The only thing I am paying for is the implementation cost.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for HPE Wireless WAN?
I cannot give a number now, however, the overall project cost was compared with Fortinet and Cisco. We received a special discount from our local partner for HPE prices.
What needs improvement with HPE Wireless WAN?
Mostly, I face problems with client connectivity and some devices, like Android. They need to focus on client devices to improve customer experience.
 

Also Known As

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Wireless WAN, HP Wireless WAN
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

The Pittsburgh Golf Club, Rio Rancho Public Schools, Amwaj Rotana - Jumeirah Beach Residence - Dubai, Trevecca Nazarene University
Bell Canada
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