Cambium Networks Wireless LAN vs Fortinet FortiAP comparison

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

"The most valuable feature of Juniper Mist is the Virtual Network Assistant, powered by artificial intelligence."

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

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

"The solution is stable."

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

"In terms of reporting, in terms of all the user reports, it's very rich."

"The AI capabilities of Mist Wireless are superior to other OEMs."

"The product has valuable throughput capabilities. It also has an inbuilt spectrum analyzer for stable connectivity."

"The after-sales services are helpful."

"The cloud-based management provided by Cambium Networks is particularly valuable to us, as it allows us to efficiently manage Wi-Fi, point-to-point connections, firewalls, and switches across various locations from a centralized platform. This enables us to be proactive in providing support and ensures smooth operations for our clients."

"It is a stable and secure platform."

"It offers features that are essential for an efficient and high-performance wireless LAN deployment, where capacity, coverage, and quality are optimized, and frequency bands are selected based on the specific needs of the network."

"This solution is extremely user-friendly; it is very easy to configure and work with."

"The web-based administration is what I find most beneficial."

"We can scale it if we need to."

"FortiAP's integration using SSID configuration for the input/output makes deploying permission rules easier."

"We really don't need to call technical support. Any time we have had to call, they've been great."

"The product's deployment phase is very easy since its documentation part is available in the public domain."

"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiAP is the support."

"The pricing is reasonable for what it offers."

"If we have FortiClient installed on multiple devices, it is seamless to connect with FortiAP. It supports passwordless authentication as well. That is a great thing about it."

"The setup was straightforward."

"The product's initial setup phase was easy, especially with FortiGate or your FortiManager in place."

"Juniper Mist Wireless Access Points’ support services need improvement."

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

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

"The solution is expensive."

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

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

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

"If you want to do more specific stuff, it's a bit limited."

"There is room for improvement in the pricing model."

"The problem with this radio wireless technology is that it cannot compete in terms of bandwidth with the fiber optics at this moment. That's the biggest weakness."

"I believe there's room for improvement in the configuration options for point-to-point setups directly from the cloud management interface. Currently, the process feels a bit clunky—you monitor the unit in the cloud but need to make configuration changes by editing a text file, then downloading it back to the unit. This method can be error-prone, as even a small mistake in the text file could disrupt the unit's configuration."

"The capacity and coverage could be improved."

"What could be improved in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is its efficiency in large areas because we noticed that there's a need to increase the APs in large rooms or spaces for the Wi-Fi to be more efficient. Another area for improvement in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is bandwidth management. This is a feature that Meraki has that allows you to control user bandwidth, so my company has a pilot project to test Meraki Wireless LAN. Bandwidth control is an additional feature I'd like to see in Cambium Networks Wireless LAN as that would make the solution better."

"The platform's cost needs improvement."

"The solution should be scalable, offering better pricing options as we optimize the network for coverage, capacity, and quality"

"Our areas for improvement would be a refresh with the most recent technology available."

"The improvement factor could be in APs. Also, it could have a control, like MAC address."

"I would like to have automation capabilities that would help us reduce the configuration steps."

"The security integration between the network and firewall has room for improvement."

"The product fails to offer default access points to deal with the areas revolving around configurations."

"There is room for improvement in the product by expanding the number of SSIDs that can be broadcast."

"Technical support is a pain. Fortinet has to get its act together. If you don't pay for premium service, you will have issues."

"The support offered by the solution has certain shortcomings, making it in areas where improvements are required."

"FortiAP could be a little cheaper."

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

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

"The pricing is too high."

"The solution is expensive."

"The pricing is fair."

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

"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 something Juniper Wireless Access Points (AP Series) can work on. The pricing is very high compared to the competition."

"It's a good price, but not the best price. It's on the higher end of what I would call affordable for small to medium-sized businesses."

"I would place it in the mid-range market segment, balancing affordability and profitability."

"In general, the way we purchased it was we purchased it at the beginning, was with five years of support, once our initial cost was met, we didn't have to pay for anything else."

"It is an expensive product compared to other competitors."

"The pricing for Cambium Networks Wireless LAN is much cheaper than Meraki. For example, I have to pay $200 for one AP from Cambium, while for a Meraki AP, I have to pay $450 including the user license. Meraki has a higher price over Cambium Networks Wireless LAN."

"High-end products from Cambium PTP, point-to-point radio, maybe cost around $1000 per year."

"Cambium Networks Wireless LAN has a moderate pricing."

"The licensing costs for this solution are calculated per asset, and depending on the model of the equipment, it starts at $230, and goes up to roughly $1,200. The benefit of this solution is that there are no hidden costs; no cost for managing the equipment, and no cost for maintaining the equipment during its usable lifetime."

"The product is available at a very comfortable price for my company compared to the other products available in the market. The prices of products from Meraki and Aruba are high compared to those of Fortinet."

"The devices under Fortinet are not expensive. The solution's licensing part is expensive."

"If I compare it with the other enterprise products, the price is good."

"FortiAP is more expensive than some other options."

"On a scale of one to ten with ten being the most expensive, I would rate FortiAP a six."

"Fortinet FortiAP offers a more cost-effective solution compared to Palo Alto and Check Point."

"We purchased perpetual licensing, and additional costs may vary depending on the services acquired from Fortinet."