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Aruba Networks Wireless WAN vs HPE Wireless WAN comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Aruba Networks Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
5th
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
47
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
HPE Wireless WAN
Ranking in Wireless WAN
6th
Average Rating
7.8
Number of Reviews
18
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Wireless WAN category, the mindshare of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is 2.4%, up from 1.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of HPE Wireless WAN is 0.6%, up from 0.3% 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.
Sivakumar V - PeerSpot reviewer
A tool that ensures to provide seamless connectivity to its users
I use the solution for the library environment in our institution. There are three devices we use in our institution for the same purposes Multiple people use the tool and connect to it seamlessly. Seamless connectivity could be achieved with the tool. Aruba has taken over HPE, after which we…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The security feature and the signal are good as they is dependent on our needs."
"Aruba is a very stable system."
"I believe their Adaptive Radio Management (ARM) in its current form provides the best automated management of transmit power and channel. It does a really good job of managing proper design and wireless environment."
"They offer per-user tunneling to a variety of endpoints."
"Aruba Central seems to be a good way to go in cloud management. However, compared to Cisco Meraki, it's still very early days."
"The initial setup of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN can be done quickly, and everything functions smoothly."
"It’s very stable and reliable."
"The solution is overall a great product. The stability is one of the best aspects of it. It's also useful in helping control multiple access points. You don't need to have a physical controller like other brands."
"Setting up the solution initially is very easy."
"It is a new product backed by HPE's expertise in networking and telecommunications. We can also work with 3Com products."
"The most valuable features of HPE Wireless WAN are high quality and capability."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is flexibility."
"What's most valuable in HPE Wireless WAN is that it works fine for customers with existing HPE controllers."
"The most important is that the solution is stable."
"The solution is easy to use."
"We've found the scalability to be good."
 

Cons

"Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is expensive."
"Right now, the integration between the support that you are getting from Hewlett-Packard, which is the parent company, and Aruba, they're not meshing together."
"The solution has bugs. It really has bugs, and you have to wait until it happens, then you realize it."
"We have had stability issues with some types of portable devices."
"The solution would be improved with a better interface."
"Technical support is important to me and I feel that it is something that can be improved."
"Sometimes, the configuration part of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN can be complex, and if you fail to understand the product at once, you may not even know about some features that you can apply to your network, and they may go unused."
"This solution needs different models that are more specialized for certain customers."
"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."
"It should be a faster device."
"Technical support could be improved. They could respond a bit faster."
"The installation is easy. However, my implementation is complicated and you would need special training to complete it."
"The scalability is good, but it could improve."
"It's very old-fashioned, which is why we have made the decision to replace it."
"The price of HPE Wireless WAN should be reduced."
"The scalability and the support could be better."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is cheaper than Cisco, and the web experience is great."
"With some vendors, the access point is not manageable anymore if you don't maintain the license. It's more or less a doorstop because you can't configure and control it. You can't troubleshoot it unless you maintain the license. That's not true with Aruba."
"Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is pretty cost-efficient than Cisco ISE when my company did a PO, but for a single-party tender, its pricing was on the higher side, so it depends. I rate the pricing for Aruba Networks Wireless WAN as six out of ten."
"It is more affordable than Cisco."
"The price of Aruba Networks Wireless WAN depends on how you buy it. From a pricing perspective, if you choose to buy Aruba Networks Wireless WAN as an MRC, it's dependent upon the radio and the solution that you choose what your MRC is. If you choose to buy it outright, they're competitive with their competitors, and they're probably four percent or five percent lower than their largest competitor."
"It is a costly solution."
"That's really subject to the type of environment you're deploying. If you're doing a full controller model with 200 APs, the initial deployment could be 150 grand. Maintaining that or maintaining support for that per year could be something like 10 to 15 grand per year. In the cloud sense, the cloud is by the number of APs. So, everything is readily available."
"The product's price is within range since it has a lower price."
"The price is perfect for me."
"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."
"Customers pay for HPE Wireless WAN based on the contract. It's usually paid yearly. There's an additional cost, particularly for the hardware."
"There is a license for this solution and the license is normally paid annually but this depends on the contract."
"The license cost of the product falls under the category of a moderately priced tool."
"Price wise, it is on the medium end of the scale. It could be lower."
"If you are concerned with your budget, then you can go for the cheaper model."
"We have been satisfied with the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
12%
Media Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
9%
Government
8%
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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 HPE Wireless WAN?
If you are concerned with your budget, then you can go for the cheaper model. If you need a feature-rich product, then they only have a feature model.
What needs improvement with HPE Wireless WAN?
HP has wired the product range. The sales sync should connect with and sync up with the customers. They have to introduce new technologies and their road map, and only then can a customer collabora...
 

Also Known As

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Wireless WAN, HP Wireless WAN
 

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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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