Aruba Airwave vs SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper comparison

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

"The most valuable features are the error log and intrusion log. It also provides an overview of your assets. It gives a good database for wireless coverage."

"The most beneficial feature for network monitoring in Aruba Airwave is the Live Heat Map. It helps identify interferences, coverage issues, and user connectivity issues. The device management capability of Aruba Airwave is good. It provides end-to-end visibility from the user to the access point, the switch, and the internet breakout. From a monitoring, management, and orchestration standpoint, it is very effective and can manage any scale of deployment."

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

"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.​​"

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

"It can interact with other vendors better than Cisco, which is a good point of AirWave. It is easy to use, and its reporting is good."

"The powerful features we can put forward in Aruba Airwave are clarity, report creation, and VisualRF."

"It's user-friendly."

"One of the best features of SolarWinds Network Topology Mapper is that it has over 60 utility tools to utilize, so it offers a lot of different features, more than I have time to discuss at this moment, making it a good extra set of utility tools that we can incorporate onto our network."

"The main challenge we've faced with Aruba Airwave is its high cost, especially regarding high availability and failover licenses, which can be relatively expensive for customers. As for recommendations for improvement, considering that Aruba is planning to retire Airwave soon and introduce a new solution, it's crucial that the new product meets or exceeds the current Airwave's feature set. Customers expect a seamless transition without losing any functionality, so Aruba needs to ensure that the new solution is ready with all the essential features and capabilities from day one to avoid any gaps or dissatisfaction among users and partners."

"I would try to integrate more products from different vendors in future releases. Because that's really good features that Aruba Airway has, but it's so limited."

"The tool's expensive nature is an area of concern where improvements are required."

"When attempting to copy a floor plan, it does not copy well, so I often have to redraw the walls. It's somewhat annoying since other Wi-Fi design software we use is easier for drawing walls and including floor plans."

"Pricing for Aruba Airwave could be cheaper, which is an area for improvement in the solution."

"When upgrading hardware, there were technical issues with network interfaces and Red Hat, which required escalation to developers."

"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."

"This is a relatively expensive product."

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

"I rate the product’s pricing a five out of ten."

"Aruba Airwave is an expensive solution."

"It is an expensive solution."

"The licensing cost for Aruba Airwave increased from $72 to $210 within a few months. It would be better if the pricing for the solution were cheaper."

"This product is not expensive."

"The licensing is on an yearly basis."

"Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward."