Aruba Wireless vs Mist AI and Cloud comparison

Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Juniper are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5, while Juniper is ranked #9 with an average rating of 8.7. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 19.7% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Juniper’s 2.8% mindshare. Additionally, 86% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 76% of Juniper users who would recommend it.

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 8, 2024

Aruba Wireless and Mist AI and Cloud compete in the wireless networking domain. Mist AI and Cloud often holds an advantage due to its robust features and AI-driven insights, making it appealing to tech-centric users.

Features: Aruba Wireless focuses on high performance and scalability, offering robust security features tailored for enterprises needing a stable connection. Mist AI and Cloud offers AI-driven automation, along with proactive network management, delivering advanced analytics for efficiency-focused users.

Room for Improvement: Aruba Wireless users want better predictive analytics capabilities and more intuitive management configurations. Mist AI and Cloud requires simplified setup processes and efforts to reduce occasional complexity in deployment. Despite these needs, both products show different strengths in their offerings.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Aruba Wireless generally offers a straightforward deployment process with reliable support interactions. Mist AI and Cloud presents a tougher initial learning curve but leverages AI-driven troubleshooting tools for enhanced support experiences.

Pricing and ROI: Aruba Wireless is viewed as cost-effective, providing a reasonable ROI appreciated by budget-conscious buyers. Mist AI and Cloud, although more costly initially, offers long-term value and ROI through efficiency improvements and reduced labor costs, appealing to those focusing on future gains.

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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 Mist AI and Cloud is 2.8%, down from 3.8% 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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Muhammad_Faisal

Manager ITSM at Lucky Cement Limited

Experience seamless connectivity with top-notch roaming capabilities

The Aruba Wireless solution has excellent roaming capabilities, ensuring seamless connectivity. Once installed, Aruba Wireless works robustly without overheating issues. This is particularly effective compared to other products I've used, like FortiMonitor and FortiAPs, which sometimes heat up. I am very satisfied with the roaming feature, as it ensures connectivity when moving from one location to another. The product's stability, after setting it up, adds to its value.

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ALEXANDRE VIANNA

CTO at Redeswirelessbrasil

Scalable and AI-driven automation helps in quick implementation

I have a global customer who wants to start the design phase in a big warehouse, but we do not have the equipment to do a site survey. I need support for the access point to implement in a freezer area. I do not have it. The customer tried to send one piece of equipment to Brazil. However, we had a problem because the customer needed to implement it in three months, and it took two months to send one equipment to Brazil.

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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

"The solution is very secure."

"Mist AI is a very powerful feature. Juniper is the only company that has introduced AI into networking."

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

"You can easily monitor, manage, and cover all your IT equipment."

"The solution is stable."

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

"The most valuable feature of Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) is the ability to troubleshoot ports on the network. Additionally, when there is an update on the APs they are able to reboot quickly reducing downtime. Other solutions have a longer downtime when updates are done."

"The artificial intelligence feature is very good."

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"Aruba Central is a valuable feature because I can monitor access points remotely, even if I'm not in the office."

"The Airwave is the best feature for a single management point for all APs in the environment."

"The technical support is very good."

"Aruba Wireless offers a good user experience."

"It's been running for the past three years with no default configuration."

"The most valuable feature of Aruba Wireless is the controller. It is easy to use."

"APs are very easy to configure to the network once they contact the controller."

"The most useful feature of this product is the configuration that allows us to have several areas covered with one unit."

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"The most valuable aspect is that they operate on small microservices, offering numerous open APIs that enhance the value of our Wi-Fi network. This flexibility allows us to optimize various aspects such as workforce planning and occupancy management. The platform is highly open in the market, providing robust APIs for seamless integration with other tools. Currently, we leverage these capabilities at a building site, incorporating IoT sensors to gather data. The collected data is stored in a centralized location, and we plan to use AI for analysis. This analysis will include insights on peak activity times, humidity levels, temperature variations, and other relevant metrics within the building."

"Has an extremely good feature set."

"Mist AI and Cloud have definitely improved the functioning of our organization. The access to the Internet, including its speed and reliability, has significantly improved."

"The triangulation feature can be used to determine where a person is in relation to the access point."

"Mist AI and Cloud is the best solution I have seen in the industry, especially from the artificial intelligence perspective, as it helps businesses."

"I have a very good experience with the solution. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."

"It's really easy to provision and support. Those are its main features."

"There are several valuable features. One of them is Cibas, and another one is Marvis."

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Cons

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

"Though certain security features are integrated into the product, my company has to always look forward to tightening certain security functionalities in the solution."

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

"Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) could improve if the MIST platform had a built-in master key. This would be an advantage."

"Juniper should make the products more affordable."

"Juniper Wireless AP can improve by continually improving its reporting and integration with other systems."

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

"Enrolling into the tool is a tedious process."

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"The ceiling grid mount clips have room for improvement. "

"The Help option within the GUI needs to be improved."

"What needs improvement in Aruba Wireless is its access point, in particular, it should have more flexibility. Aruba Wireless has Campus AP, Instant AP, and Unified AP, but it would be better if the product has a generic access point that you can manage over the cloud, on-premise, etc. Another area for improvement in Aruba Wireless is scalability. In terms of what additional features I'd like to see in the product, I'm unsure if it's already on the roadmap, but if possible, it would be good to have an SD-WAN functionality on the AP in Aruba Wireless."

"Aruba Wireless can improve the assigning of access points. We have times that the nearest access point is not assigned but one far away. The integration between access points could improve."

"The management system would be better if it were more polished, if it had a better interface like, for example, Meraki"

"Most of the access points don't include the chargers."

"Needs improvement in point-to-point deployment products."

"The dashboards that represent the network access control in Aruba Wireless could improve."

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"Mist AI and Cloud should improve its integrations."

"There is no local support for Mist in Brazil."

"The user experience should be improved. It's not user-friendly."

"Mist AI and Cloud should be marketed more and focus on making partners in the industry."

"If there's one thing I'd like to change, it's the pricing. They are quite expensive, but honestly, it's justified by the value they provide. However, for a simple Wi-Fi connectivity with basic security needs, there are alternatives in the market that offer comparable features at a more budget-friendly price."

"The solution has various licensing policies. It will be easy to use if it is an open single license."

"The inter-functionality with other vendors was a negative for us."

"Currently, the solution lacks the ability to configure with other solutions from other vendors."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

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

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

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

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

"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 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."

"The pricing is too high."

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"Licensing is a one time purchase (only the cloud license has to be renewed, which is worth trying out)."

"I don't know the exact costs associated with Aruba Wireless, but I have a rough idea, and it's not too cheap, though it's less costly than Cisco Wireless. Pricing for Aruba Wireless is moderate. It's a three out of five."

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

"The support pricing for Juniper Mist is higher than Aruba."

"The system was very good, but we needed to upgrade in order to adapt for our needs, and doing so with Aruba would have been more expensive. "

"Besides paying for the APs, you need to pay a license each year for their use. Therefore, watch out for that and do the best you can to keep costs down."

"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. "

"Aruba Wireless is the best for the price. Aruba Wireless is the least expensive, the second is Huawei, and the most expensive is Cisco."

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"I rate the pricing a seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is low and ten is high."

"The solution's price is too high for the end-users. My customers pay 1,000 USD towards the licensing cost of the solution every year."

"The price is not cheap, but it's a reliable solution and very easy for management."

"The price is about the same compared to other vendors. There is an add-on license, but it's up to you if you want to buy it or not."

"The annual cost is a significant issue for us, and it notably contributes to the overall price. We have a customer with nearly fifty-eight access points in a multifunctional building, and while the setup was relatively simple, the yearly licensing cost is substantial. For the specific features we utilize, the licensing amounts to about forty thousand euros annually. This is not a trivial expense and significantly impacts the overall cost, making it quite high."

"The solution is expensive in Brazil."

"Mist AI and Cloud is expensive."

"The custom licensing is a little bit expensive and I would rate it 7.5 out of 10."

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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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What do you like most about Mist AI and Cloud?

AI-driven automation helps implement the solution quickly.

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Mist AI and Cloud?

The price is very high in Brazil because of the high tax. The solution is expensive in Brazil.

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What needs improvement with Mist AI and Cloud?

Most of our customers are global companies. There is no local support for Mist in Brazil. There is no equipment for t...

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Comparisons

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Fortinet FortiAP vs Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points

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Aruba Instant vs Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points

Compared 1% of the time

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Compared 5% of the time

Ubiquiti UniFi vs Aruba 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."

Mist AI uses a combination of artificial intelligence, machine learning, and data science techniques to optimize user experiences and simplify operations across the wireless access, wired access, and SD-WAN domains.

Data is ingested from numerous sources, including Juniper Mist Access Points, Switches, Session Smart Routers, and Firewalls for end-to-end insight into user experiences. These devices work in concert with Mist AI to optimize user experiences from client-to-cloud, including automated event correlation, root cause identification, Self-Driving Network™ operations, network assurance, proactive anomaly detection, and more.

Juniper also leverages Mist AI for next-generation customer support. It is the foundational element behind Marvis, the industry’s first AI-driven Virtual Network Assistant, which provides extensive insight and guidance to IT staff via a natural language conversational interface.

With Mist AI, operators save time and money with faster problem resolution and fewer onsite visits. Users benefit from a network infrastructure that is more predictable, reliable, and measurable.

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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

Dartmouth, Hitachi, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, Nebraska Furniture Mart, NTT, Okta

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