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ADTRAN Bluesocket Wireless vs Aruba Wireless comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

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

Categories and Ranking

ADTRAN Bluesocket Wireless
Ranking in Wireless LAN
28th
Average Rating
6.6
Number of Reviews
4
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Aruba Wireless
Ranking in Wireless LAN
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.7
Number of Reviews
151
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of ADTRAN Bluesocket Wireless is 0.9%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Aruba Wireless is 12.8%, down from 15.0% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Wireless LAN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Aruba Wireless12.8%
ADTRAN Bluesocket Wireless0.9%
Other86.3%
Wireless LAN
 

Featured Reviews

reviewer1397640 - PeerSpot reviewer
Vice President of Business and Finance at a university with 201-500 employees
Access points work but there are problems with support, scalability, and keeping technology current
Having a better dashboard management system that the client can use to access and control their environment would be a nice addition to the product. They said it was going to be part of one of their updates, but we did not get it. We thought we should have in one of the updates that we did. With that, we would have been able to control the environment if we needed to do something like adding more bandwidth in certain areas. Not getting that update became kind-of problematic for us. That was one of the reasons why we had to try to find a solution with a better dashboard management system. I think they need to get the product to the next Gen. Currently they are running on Generation 5. I know that they have a new product almost ready to come out, but they are not really ready for Gen 6 yet. Support could be enhanced as well. With any one of their solutions, they are the means that provides the client with the flexibility and scalability to help manage the product. Instead of the current system where you have to send them a support ticket and then have to go back and forth to get something done, I just think that users should have better control over the process. Their current process does not allow you to have that kind of control. That may be just my limited experience.
CK
Network Administrator at Nippon Express Canada Ltd.
Wireless network has supported long-term reliable access and simplifies RF optimization
I have experience with Cisco products and the Cisco brand. The product is mainly a hardware product. Regarding the software part, I don't have a lot of experience. Aruba Wireless was not too difficult to set up. When compared with other products such as Cisco, they also have products with wireless controllers, and it's similar to that. I think it should be recommended for both bigger and smaller companies based on the feedback and our experience. I believe there should be AI functions that might help us in some cases of cybersecurity matters, detecting threats regarding security would be better with AI. For this role, I have more than twenty years of experience. I would rate Aruba Wireless eight out of ten overall.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Being able to centralize the wireless environment using virtual machines and having all AP management in the same place (our data centers) is very big because now we don't have to manage multiple devices out in the field and costs also go down because now you don't have to worry about maintenance on those controllers."
"I believe the initial setup was straightforward."
"The Adtran 3448, Adtran 1531P, and Adtran 160 AP are deployed for a customer in their retail clothing environment, constituting the network infrastructure on each retail site location and supporting IP cameras, Mobile POS on iPads, people counters, and traditional POS registers."
"It has allowed our SMB team to provide an easy wireless solution."
"Aruba has a very scalable product with different hardware, software and complementary products such as AirWave and ClearPass."
"The solution is very stable."
"New users will get a lot of benefits from Aruba."
"We had both Aruba ClearPass and Aruba AirWaves, and all the management features available from Aruba worked well together as a class of products."
"We sell the solution and we do due to the fact that we think it's the best solution overall."
"It is a great product and if you want complete control over your network for wireless users this is definitely the product you should choose."
"From a purely wireless perspective, I think that Aruba is number one."
"It provides superior WiFi access and RF management."
 

Cons

"From my knowledge, we feel that this solution is not scalable enough for us."
"Having a better dashboard management system that the client can use to access and control their environment would be a nice addition to the product."
"Support is not really up to par in quickly addressing issues."
"The AP160 is dated and not yet integrated into the Bluesocket family and we can't run a good Bluesocket cloud solution with the router 3448."
"Customer Service: Moderate. Technical Support: Moderate."
"Additional features other vendors have might be useful as well as an MDM integration."
"Aruba Wireless is a good product, but it still has some issues, especially at the beginning, where there's inconsistent syncing between the cloud and the APs. Sometimes, there's also a little lag when accessing the query."
"The new 8400 failed at Lab, plus its integration with Aruba Central."
"I would like to see a faster web interface in the controller and more troubleshooting tools, including real-time troubleshooting tools."
"I worked on getting the root cause of multiple alarms of wireless access points in our management platform and found it to be caused by a software bug of the current version in the wireless controller."
"I need more access. I only install the hardware and the software part for the client. However, there are no admin privileges, which is an issue. You need to contact them and make a special request."
"The RF needs to be improved."
"Sometimes you are not able to get an engineer on the phone on first call."
"It's too pricey, to be honest."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It cost over $30,000 for us for 260 access points."
"Pricing is competitive. Licensing is needed to maintain access to the latest firmware, which wasn't made clear originally when we started with Arbua (or things changed, I'm not sure which). I would just say, make sure you budget for it."
"We have some licenses for the solution, and we need not renew licenses. But we need to pay a hundred thousand if you want to renew our subscription and renew the hardware."
"The pricing is fair and similar to other products."
"Aruba Wireless is very attractive cost-wise."
"The price is low. There is an additional cost for maintenance."
"If you compare it to other solutions then it's reasonably priced."
"The price point is pretty high compared to Ubiquiti and other equipment."
"The price of Aruba Wireless has a more competitive price than other solutions."
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Comparison Review

it_user212721 - PeerSpot reviewer
President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
Mar 24, 2015
Cisco vs. Aruba Wireless Solutions
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Top Industries

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Manufacturing Company
10%
Outsourcing Company
9%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

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By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business77
Midsize Enterprise47
Large Enterprise77
 

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Also Known As

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

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Thomas College, North Cobb Christian School, Archbishop Riordan High School, Dickson Public Schools, Hamilton Heights School Corporation, North Idaho College
Consulate Health Care, Los Angeles Unified School District, Science Applications International Corp (SAIC), San Diego State University, KFC, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities
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