Presale engineer at a wireless company with 51-200 employees
Real User
Top 5
2024-06-17T13:25:00Z
Jun 17, 2024
Aruba Instant On Access Points are license-free. It's a very good and cheap solution for wireless networks. It can be compared with solutions from Ubiquiti and TP-Link, but it is in a different class. Aruba Instant On Access Points are cheaper than those from Cisco, Ruckus, and Motorola. It's perhaps the cheapest one. They do not use licenses, so it is a solution from the box. You don't need to pay extra money or deal with hidden payments.
It needs a license. I have complained about the license. The cost is not simple. Each access point needs a license, and you have to pay a yearly license for the Aruba Central Management Cloud.
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We don't have to pay subscription fees for the cloud solution, which is a major advantage. I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
Pre-Sales & Technical Manager at Hiperdist Ltd
Real User
Top 10
2023-07-27T13:11:57Z
Jul 27, 2023
I rate the product's pricing a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. Solutions from some brands are cheaper than Aruba Instant On Access Points, while others, like Cisco, are expensive.
It's a cost-effective solution, similar to Cisco, for supporting small deployments. If I compare it to other vendors, I would say the pricing is low. You can rate it as a six out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap. Moreover, there are no additional costs apart from the standard license fees.
Solutions Consultant at a manufacturing company with 11-50 employees
Real User
2022-11-18T10:02:00Z
Nov 18, 2022
The cost of the solution can be a bit high. There are options from China that you can get for a lower cost. I'd rate the affordability a two out of five.
Network Engineer at a government with 1,001-5,000 employees
Real User
2022-06-17T15:57:00Z
Jun 17, 2022
It is competitively priced. It was at a price point that made sense for me to put in my home, and that says something. The cost of the solution includes everything we need to manage and upgrade our Wi-Fi network, including the mobile management app. Having the licensing and all the functionality built into the base price of the product is really important for me. There are no extra costs for the security feature or automatic software/firmware updates, which is really important to me. In enterprise-type environments, the biggest thing that's always pushed down is the recurring cost in terms of support licensing, etc. In a small office or home office solution, a lot of times, those recurring costs don't fit the budget. So, being able to drop a solution and have it all baked in really sells the product.
Network Admin at a healthcare company with 201-500 employees
Real User
2022-06-15T07:09:00Z
Jun 15, 2022
There is no licensing fee. There is a one-time purchase. There is no support after a certain amount of time, however, you could probably buy more support. The price is $165 an AP. Even if something goes wrong, another $165 for a replacement wouldn't be a pain. It was a win in that sense. Plus, we don't need a license to make it work. The cost of the solution includes everything we need to manage and upgrade our WIFI network, including the mobile management app. The cost weighed a lot on the decision to go with this solution. It was nice not to worry about the need for a license in order for the units to work, as we had with Cisco. If you didn't have a license, then they were just a paperweight. Pricing and licensing were really big factors, and Aruba pretty much hit it out of the park.
Network and Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees
Reseller
2022-05-20T19:14:47Z
May 20, 2022
The price of Aruba Instant On Access Points is reasonable. They are competitively priced. I've even used it in my home at one time because of the low price.
It's not expensive and it comes with everything included. There's no need to buy extra stuff on both, like hardware and software support. It's very well priced. I can't see that anyone could be cheaper or better. It is important to us that there are no extra costs for the solution's security features. You buy the product with all the features. Security-wise and manageability, you don't have any extra costs out of pocket. You pay below $200 for an access point. It's a very good price and everything's included, there's nothing extra.
Ingredients for success.
Fast 802.11ac Wave 2, secure employee and guest access, easy-to-use web, and mobile app management.
Say yes to secure Wi-Fi access.
Pre-built access control lists (ACLs) and built-in firewall in the access points prevent malicious traffic from entering your network – we call it “hassle-free” security.
Never drop an important call.
With Instant On, voice and video business applications are automatically prioritized, so you stay connected with your peers.
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The cost of Unifi equipment is now expensive compared to Aruba.
Instant On Access Points are expensive. Compared to other solutions like Ubiquiti and Extreme, they're very expensive.
The product's price falls on the cheaper end of the spectrum. The price of the product is one of the biggest benefits that it offers.
Aruba Instant On Access Points are license-free. It's a very good and cheap solution for wireless networks. It can be compared with solutions from Ubiquiti and TP-Link, but it is in a different class. Aruba Instant On Access Points are cheaper than those from Cisco, Ruckus, and Motorola. It's perhaps the cheapest one. They do not use licenses, so it is a solution from the box. You don't need to pay extra money or deal with hidden payments.
It needs a license. I have complained about the license. The cost is not simple. Each access point needs a license, and you have to pay a yearly license for the Aruba Central Management Cloud.
We don't have to pay subscription fees for the cloud solution, which is a major advantage. I would rate the pricing an eight out of ten, where one is cheap, and ten is expensive.
One doesn’t need a license to use Instant On. You can install and plug and play. It is an affordable solution.
I rate the product's pricing a six on a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap and ten is expensive. Solutions from some brands are cheaper than Aruba Instant On Access Points, while others, like Cisco, are expensive.
It's a cost-effective solution, similar to Cisco, for supporting small deployments. If I compare it to other vendors, I would say the pricing is low. You can rate it as a six out of ten, with one being expensive and ten being cheap. Moreover, there are no additional costs apart from the standard license fees.
I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten.
The pricing can be a bit high and we'd like it to be lower.
The cost of the solution can be a bit high. There are options from China that you can get for a lower cost. I'd rate the affordability a two out of five.
It is competitively priced. It was at a price point that made sense for me to put in my home, and that says something. The cost of the solution includes everything we need to manage and upgrade our Wi-Fi network, including the mobile management app. Having the licensing and all the functionality built into the base price of the product is really important for me. There are no extra costs for the security feature or automatic software/firmware updates, which is really important to me. In enterprise-type environments, the biggest thing that's always pushed down is the recurring cost in terms of support licensing, etc. In a small office or home office solution, a lot of times, those recurring costs don't fit the budget. So, being able to drop a solution and have it all baked in really sells the product.
There is no licensing fee. There is a one-time purchase. There is no support after a certain amount of time, however, you could probably buy more support. The price is $165 an AP. Even if something goes wrong, another $165 for a replacement wouldn't be a pain. It was a win in that sense. Plus, we don't need a license to make it work. The cost of the solution includes everything we need to manage and upgrade our WIFI network, including the mobile management app. The cost weighed a lot on the decision to go with this solution. It was nice not to worry about the need for a license in order for the units to work, as we had with Cisco. If you didn't have a license, then they were just a paperweight. Pricing and licensing were really big factors, and Aruba pretty much hit it out of the park.
The price of Aruba Instant On Access Points is reasonable. They are competitively priced. I've even used it in my home at one time because of the low price.
Its price is fair. It is not really cheap, and it is also not expensive. It is in the middle.
It's not expensive and it comes with everything included. There's no need to buy extra stuff on both, like hardware and software support. It's very well priced. I can't see that anyone could be cheaper or better. It is important to us that there are no extra costs for the solution's security features. You buy the product with all the features. Security-wise and manageability, you don't have any extra costs out of pocket. You pay below $200 for an access point. It's a very good price and everything's included, there's nothing extra.