Aruba Airwave vs Cisco Prime [EOL] comparison

"The Clarity feature makes it easy to use and understand what is going on with your network in a nice dashboard, and it contains valuable features for engineers to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money."

"Aruba Airwave provides a robust solution for monitoring and configuring Wi-Fi networks."

"The monitoring and administration allow configurations for checking the association of the user to the network, then to the AP, then to the switch, and back to the controller."

"AirWave definitely helps us troubleshoot and get to the root cause of the issues. It gives you an excellent indication of what's going on within your network at different locations. You can get to the area, take a look at the AirWave analysis, and make informed decisions."

"It has improved my organization by increasing troubleshooting opportunities which makes things more efficient."

"The technical support services are good."

"What I like best about Aruba Airwave is its orchestration feature because it saves configuration time. I also like that it allows you to do ZTP installations for new Aruba equipment."

"The solution's initial setup process is straightforward."

"Cisco Prime is helpful as it provides us with real-time monitoring. This allows us to be proactive in our environment."

"The installation is easy."

"It gives you the ability to upgrade switches remotely, schedule the upgrade time, perform backups, and monitor the health of all networks."

"The solution provides data that allows us to time travel through logs and perform remote operations or troubleshooting."

"Cisco Prime is a good tool for inventory monitoring and wireless management."

"The customer service and support for this solution is good."

"We use Cisco Prime for network mapping and surveys."

"The map overview of our campus environment shows the distribution of RF frequency channels and the distribution of a client, providing us with a great idea of where the busier areas are within our environment to allow us to tweak and tune."

"I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service."

"We sometimes have problems with troubleshooting between the GUI and the CLI manipulation."

"Whenever you get an error it doesn't immediately tell you what the thing is that is causing the error. You have to sit down and research it. If it could say what error is causing the issue, it would make my troubleshooting a lot quicker."

"We encounter delayed ETAs in the manufacturing of hardware."

"The integration with other platforms like Cisco needs to be improved."

"More devices or vendors should be onboarded to Aruba Airwave."

"I want a management solution to manage and monitor everything from a single dashboard. This is not there with Airwave."

"They should make it cheaper. By doing that, they can replace Cisco, which is also very expensive. If it is equivalent to Cisco in the features, with a reduced price, they can sell it more than Cisco."

"I want the tool to improve data visibility."

"Some improvements are needed, specifically in the form of more updates and enhancements."

"Cisco Prime could improve the graphical user interface."

"Cisco Prime's initial setup is complex."

"We would like to see the inclusion of detailed alerts."

"The solution is a bit pricey."

"The product needs to improve its interface and reporting."

"The overall management capabilities of Prime need to be improved."

"Run a 90 day free Proof of Concept (PoC) for each product by implementing and using it fully in your environment. This way you will be educated on its features, functionality, and manageability."

"The licensing is on an yearly basis."

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

"This product is not expensive."

"Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward."

"AirWave is a very expensive solution. If you implement it in a wide range network, it will cost a lot. There is no option to sell it outside that price segment, which is a problem."

"Aruba Airwave's licensing cost is not that expensive."

"The cost is perfect because the devices have a lifetime warranty, and the licensing is good as well."

"You need to get special quotes from the company for each order."

"I would rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The cost is quite high."

"If we have a license for Cisco DNA, we can use the same license for Cisco Prime."

"I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."

"The price of Cisco Prime was reasonable because we purchased it as part of a Cisco One package. The package was a bundle of Cisco solutions together, such as Cisco ISE and CMX. The price is reasonable com compared to other solutions."

"The solution is not inexpensive but is worth it for large-scale environments."

"Cisco Prime is an expensive solution."