Aruba Wireless vs Huawei Wireless comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Huawei are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5, while Huawei is ranked #10 with an average rating of 8.1. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 19.7% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Huawei’s 5.2% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 93% of Huawei users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Aruba Wireless and Huawei Wireless compete in the enterprise connectivity market, offering robust solutions. Aruba has the upper hand in support and pricing satisfaction, while Huawei stands out for its advanced features and value.

Features: Aruba Wireless offers straightforward setup, reliable connectivity, and stability, ideal for organizations seeking these qualities. Huawei Wireless provides extensive features, advanced security, and seamless integration capabilities, catering to tech-savvy environments and those looking for cutting-edge technology.

Room for Improvement: Aruba Wireless could improve with more advanced analytics, better reporting tools, and increased feature richness. Huawei Wireless would benefit from clearer documentation, enhanced customer support, and more intuitive deployment processes.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Aruba Wireless is known for its user-friendly deployment and strong customer service, contributing to a positive user experience. Huawei Wireless, though offering a more complex deployment model, can be beneficial with expert assistance but may pose challenges without it.

Pricing and ROI: Aruba Wireless is recognized for competitive pricing and quicker ROI, making it a cost-effective choice for budget-conscious buyers. Huawei Wireless, while more expensive, justifies its cost with comprehensive features that lead to higher long-term ROI, appealing to those seeking long-term value.

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Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points is 5.7%, up from 2.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Aruba Wireless is 19.7%, down from 23.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Huawei Wireless is 5.2%, up from 3.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

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Gyan Sharma

Assistant Programmer at Shri Lal Bahadur Shastri Rashtriya Sanskrit Vidyapeetha

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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Prashant-Patel

Senior Presales Consultant - Networking Solutions at Mannai

A stable solution that gives wireless network coverage to users without connecting PCs or laptops to the network

Aruba Wireless can be deployed on both cloud and on-premises. Aruba Wireless is a good solution for customers who are looking for a multi-tenancy setup and want to segregate their guest traffic from their employees' traffic. Aruba Wireless is a more secure setup. Overall, I rate Aruba Wireless ten out of ten.

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Umer Farooq

Assiatant Manager / pre-sales manager at PTCL

Customizable and has many unique features, such as encryption, spatial streams, and smart antennas

The initial setup for Huawei Wireless is easy, so it's a nine out of ten for me. It takes six to eight weeks to deploy the product. Initially, as I'm in pre-sales, I generate RFPs and the response when a customer has issued a published tender. I'll check the requirement, and then I'll map it to the Huawei product. I'll then make the Statement of Compliance (SOC) and select the proper model. Next, I'll send the information and document to Huawei for technical vetting. After technical vetting, I'll request Huawei to share information on costs and other vetted documents I need to complete, and once completed, I'll submit the documents. It'll then take approximately ten to fifteen days. Deploying Huawei Wireless requires teamwork because the deployment process involves different people and teams, such as the project manager, post-deployment, and pre-sales teams, to deploy the product completely.

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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

"Juniper Mist offers valuable features like comprehensive network insight, granular policy control, fast device setup, strong security, and efficient SSL traffic management."

"The solution is very secure."

"The most useful feature of Juniper Wireless AP is the reporting Marvis."

"With Mist, every Wednesday they roll out new features."

"Overall, we've been very pleased with the performance."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is Marvis, the AI-driven network management system."

"The solution is pretty generic and easy to use."

"The product is quite user-friendly and easy to deploy, so one should definitely consider buying it."

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"I have found the Access Point (AP) group profile feature extremely useful. It makes deployments look easy."

"Support through third party vendors or direct from HPE has been easy to manage. They are very responsive."

"The most valuable feature is the fact that it can work with many devices. It supports everything that we need it to."

"It's a very stable system."

"The coverage, concurrent user life, and visualization are the most valuable features of these solutions."

"What I like most about Aruba Wireless is its stability, functionality, and performance."

"Although there are other solutions available and some with a lower initial cost, they don't offer the same level of integration with IoT as this solution without having to add additional hardware, which ends up costing more."

"Ability for a student or teacher to be able to roam freely from classroom to classroom, no matter the floor, without dropping a signal."

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"You can add a lot of features, such as cloud, integration with IoT, etc. They have a lot of options available but the top feature is the performance."

"All of the features are valuable in Huawei Wireless."

"That would be more of engineering at this point. I'm from more of the business side. It's pretty much doing the standard installations with portal integrations and integrations with the Mac."

"Installation is easy."

"The most valuable feature of the solution is its simplicity."

"What I like most about Huawei Wireless is that it's customizable. It has many unique features, such as encryption, spatial streams, hiding features for different scenarios, low-density and high-density areas, and smart antennas."

"This solution is very simple and the interface is user-friendly."

"We've found the solution to be quite stable."

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Cons

"The product should include adaptive Wi-Fi to show a more accurate location."

"They should include SD-WAN features to it."

"The pricing is very high in the Indian market."

"There is room for improvement in terms of support and installation."

"Improving third-party integration is key for Juniper Mist's next release."

"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."

"Improvement is needed in the user-friendliness of Juniper Mist, particularly in enhancing the interaction with AI features."

"The pricing should be made cheaper."

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"The product should be more affordable, especially the cloud and console for the Aruba product as it is currently very expensive."

"We have an issue with the integration of Aruba Wireless with our LDAP servers."

"Aruba needs to be more competitive with newer products. Their legacy makes that more difficult for them."

"Aruba is missing some features that are available in other solutions, such as the email notifications. It's a bit complex to configure the notification part. Mainly I'm talking about the rogue WiFi detection. This email notification is crucial for us, but it isn't possible to configure with the built-in software. You need something else, like an external system log collector or another Aruba software. These notifications are essential in hospitality for PCI compliance. My colleagues in famous luxury hotel chains need that report."

"There has been a recent decrease in the level of support."

"We are not facing any difficulty in convincing customers to have Aruba Wireless, and there are no specific features that customers are particularly looking for in wireless."

"We have had issues with the availability of the equipment."

"I wish the APs had the ability to enter in notes about a specific AP."

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"The stability could be improved."

"There was one time I had a problem with their centralized licensing. I called the Indian call center, but the response was not that good. One guy attended this call and he told me, "Definitely, I am forwarding your call to the next level. I'll let you know." After that, it took between 10 to 15 hours before I got a call back. By then, we had already resolved the issue. Therefore, they could improve the local support; there should be at very good Tier 1 and 2 support in India. They should be both proactive and reactive."

"There could be a console port for demonstration or configuration purposes."

"The security of the solution could be better in the future."

"The speed could be a bit better."

"The scalability could be a bit better."

"The solution should offer more integration with third-party servers and devices."

"I have already integrated the radius system with Cisco and Huawei products, but it can be further improved to be more user-friendly and easier to use."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing is too high."

"I rate the product price as a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is inexpensive, and ten is expensive. It is a reasonably priced tool."

"Juniper Wireless AP's price is a little more expensive than other solutions, but you get what you pay for."

"The solution is expensive."

"I rate the pricing an eight out of ten."

"I rate Juniper Mist's pricing a ten out of ten since it is expensive."

"We pay maybe 1000 SEK per year, per access point."

"If a customer has a budget of around five lakhs in Indian currency, they can afford Juniper products."

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"We will be buying the ClearPass solution, which will be pricey. However, in the trial version, it has even more tools to manage a busy network."

"The product is expensive."

"The price is reasonable. I would rate the cost as 8 out of 10."

"AP signal strength and price. I know this is a competitive market, but APs should not cost so much if they do not cover a large area. "

"Pricing support has always been cost-effective."

"The pricing has increased and it was always more costly than some of the other solutions available."

"Aruba Wireless is very attractive cost-wise."

"I think it would be better if they lowered the price."

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"Huawei Wireless is an expensive product. I'm rating it as one out of ten, price-wise."

"Its price is reasonable."

"Its price is very good. This wireless system totally costs about 30,000 euros, and some of the other solutions cost about 45,000 euros. It is a difference of 15,000 euros, which is quite a lot of money."

"Huawei Wireless is a cheaper solution when you compare it to the cost of other similar solutions. It has one of the most competitive prices out there."

"The product has a good price."

"I rate Huawei Wireless' pricing a five out of ten."

"It is very cost-effective."

"Huawei comes at a cheaper price than competitors like Cisco and Aruba."

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President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Mar 24, 2015

Cisco vs. Aruba Wireless Solutions

Cisco or Aruba Networks? If you are considering wireless access solutions, this is a common question that you are probably asking. You probably have sales people knocking at your door. How do you make sense of all the stories that you are presented with. If you have done any research, you are…

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Answers from the Community

Vinny Govender

Technical Applications Specialist at bioMérieux

Jul 26, 2022

What is the best high-performance Wireless LAN device?

1 Ruckus 2 Aruba 3 Cambium It depends on your enviroment. Greetings

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Abdu Hafeez

IT Admin at a educational organization with 51-200 employees

Nov 15, 2021

Hi, You can purchase WiFi access points from any of the above vendors. But it must be a commercial access point as in AP a few connect to the limited devices and a few can connect large devices with a single AP. It will totally depend on your work environment and access point signals covering the area. In the hall, AP can cover a large area but there is a concrete wall between two rooms or a corridor then it can down the signal to 50 DBM. So, when deciding on a WIFI/AP keep all these things in mind.

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Ender Kefoglu

Partner / Owner at Bimel Elektronik Mamuller Paz. Ltd.

Nov 15, 2021

If you want high performance and stability, you should definitely go with Ruckus Wireless. Ruckus Wireless APs have: - Adaptive antenna technology (called BeamFlex) This technology analyzes different paths to reach the client and electronically turns itself to a directional antenna, choosing the path that gives the best performance to reach each specific client. If the client is mobile or if the environment changes (such as a warehouse) the selection of paths/direction also changes instantly. Transmitting in a directional way allows a good Signal-to-Noise Ratio and also causes less interference for other nearby APs outside the path of the directional transmission. - ChannelFly technology This technology chooses the best channel based on performance rather than background scanning for noise. - Polarization Diversity This technology allows the clients not to lose signal strength when held at different angles (important for mobile devices such as tablets and telephones). - Better receive sensitivity compared to the competitors All these features make Ruckus Wireless a better choice than any other competitor (better performance, better coverage area, more stable and surprise-free communication especially in not so easy conditions such as noise, too many clients, too much traffic).

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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

Educational Organization

Government

Computer Software Company

18%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Educational Organization

Computer Software Company

14%

Comms Service Provider

Manufacturing Company

University

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Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

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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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 h...

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Aruba Wireless or Ruckus Wireless?

At my organization, we researched Ruckus Wireless among other solutions but ultimately chose Aruba wireless. What di...

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How does Cisco Wireless compare with Aruba Wireless?

On the most basic level, Cisco Wireless can offer a rather straightforward initial setup. In the span of about three ...

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Which wireless solution would you choose - Huawei or D-Link?

Huawei wireless is a strong and solid product that has a lot of features - and for all that it offers, it happens to ...

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What do you like most about Huawei Wireless?

The reliability has had a positive impact on our operations.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Huawei Wireless?

For SMB customers with limited wireless users, Huawei Wireless may not be suitable due to the lack of multiple access...

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Comparisons

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Compared 18% of the time

Ubiquiti WLAN vs Aruba Wireless

Compared 5% of the time

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Compared 4% of the time

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Ruckus Wireless vs Huawei Wireless

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Also Known As

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

Aruba WLAN, HP WLAN, HP Wireless, Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Point

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Overview

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.

Aruba Wireless is a secure, high-performance, multi-user wireless LAN supporting Wi-Fi 6. As workplaces and user expectations change, users can now maintain hybrid workplaces and IoT without compromising performance, reliability, or security. Aruba Wireless delivers better performance and capacity and greater AIOps visibility throughout all devices and users. In addition, through built-in network intelligence, network operations are made simpler while keeping everything secure through user and guest encryption.

Aruba Wireless, offered through Aruba Networks, is helping achieve digital transformation and IoT with seamless connectivity through multiple Wi-Fi access points. For the user’s convenience, Aruba Wireless provides indoor, outdoor, and remote access points to help boost faster and safer connectivity.

Choosing Aruba Wireless can help improve your organization’s user experience with wireless LAN in many ways, including:

Transforming hybrid workplaces: Employees can move seamlessly between home and office, with reliable internet and without compromising security.
Connect and protect IoT: With built-in AP support for BLE, Zigbee, and USB-port extensions, users can extend visibility, control, and connectivity to IoT devices and applications.
Expand the 5G experience to the enterprise network: Empower users to experience 5G with Wi-Fi 6 by automatically enabling cellular devices to join Aruba Wireless LAN securely and reliably.

Aruba Gateways and Controllers

Small organizations as well as large enterprises require excellent performance and security for cloud, mobility, and digital transformation. Therefore, in addition to the access points, Aruba Wireless also offers a variety of gateways and controllers, including:

9000 Series: With SD-WAN capabilities, it’s excellent for small campus networks looking for enhanced Wi-Fi scalability and security.
7200 Series: Perfect for campus WLAN scalability or branch SD-WAN and VPN Concentrator capabilities, the 7200 Series optimizes Wi-Fi performance to guarantee smooth roaming.
7000 Series: Acting as a controller or gateway to provide WAN intelligence, the 7000 Series is a policy-based router and an excellent solution for small to mid-sized campuses.
Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance: Maximizes Wi-Fi and network services in an economical, virtualized environment.
SD-WAN Virtual Gateways: Orchestrate virtual gateways in public cloud infrastructure, like Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance: While enhancing the scalability and reliability for large campus WLANs, Aruba Mobility Conductors bring the full capability of ArubaOS.
Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance: To scale large campus deployments, Aruba Mobility Conductors simplify the deployment and management of up to 1,000 Mobility Controllers.
ArubaOS Network Operating System: Great for remote workers in mid-sized and large companies who need seamless connectivity to and security over Wi-Fi.

Reviews from Real Users

Aruba Networks is aiding organizations in transforming to a hybrid work environment with Aruba Wireless. Users especially love its ability to work with many devices and its ability to group and manage access points.

A senior IT solutions architect at a manufacturing company says, "The most valuable feature is the fact that it can work with many devices. It supports everything that we need it to."

Gary F., a network administrator at wireless at Abilene Christian, notes, "I like the way it groups and manages access points."

Huawei WLAN products are compatible with 802.11a/b/g/n/ac standards to establish high-speed, secure, and reliable wireless network connections for indoor and outdoor applications.WLAN products can be used in enterprise offices, schools, hospitals, large shopping malls, exhibition centers, airports, and more.

Sample Customers

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Consulate Health Care, Los Angeles Unified School District, Science Applications International Corp (SAIC), San Diego State University, KFC, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities

Anhui Agricultural University (AAU), China Everbright Bank

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