Aruba Wireless vs NETGEAR Insight Access Points comparison

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Hewlett Packard Enterprise and Netgear are both solutions in the Wireless LAN category. Hewlett Packard Enterprise is ranked #1 with an average rating of 8.5, while Netgear is ranked #21 with an average rating of 8.0. Hewlett Packard Enterprise holds a 12.7% mindshare in Wireless LAN, compared to Netgear’s 1.6% mindshare. Additionally, 87% of Hewlett Packard Enterprise users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 83% of Netgear users who would recommend it.

Aruba Wireless

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83% willing to recommend

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Oct 31, 2024

Aruba Wireless and NETGEAR Insight Access Points compete in the wireless networking market. Aruba Wireless may have an advantage in pricing and support, whereas NETGEAR Insight Access Points often appear superior due to their advanced features, suggesting it could be worth the higher cost.

Features: Aruba Wireless boasts robust security features, seamless roaming, and a centralized management system, making it ideal for enterprise environments. NETGEAR Insight Access Points offer cloud-based management, scalability options, and integration with third-party solutions, with cloud management and scalability highlighted as significant differentiators.

Room for Improvement: Aruba Wireless could improve its cloud management integration, enhance scalability features, and streamline its deployment process. NETGEAR Insight Access Points might benefit from reducing initial setup costs, enhancing its traditional deployment support, and expanding support for multi-vendor environments.

Ease of Deployment and Customer Service: Aruba Wireless is known for its intuitive deployment process and strong support network, facilitating large-scale implementations. NETGEAR Insight Access Points emphasize straightforward deployment with cloud-based tools and responsive customer service, with a cloud-centric approach contrasting with Aruba's traditional strategies.

Pricing and ROI: Aruba Wireless typically offers competitive setup costs and strong ROI, appealing to businesses with tight budgets. NETGEAR Insight Access Points may involve higher initial costs but justify the expenditure with superior long-term value and feature-rich offerings, noted for providing a more compelling ROI due to its features and scalability.

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

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

NETGEAR Insight Access Points

Ranking in Wireless LAN

21st

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.3

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Wireless LAN category, the mindshare of Aruba Wireless is 12.7%, down from 15.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of NETGEAR Insight Access Points is 1.6%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Wireless LAN Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Aruba Wireless	12.7%
NETGEAR Insight Access Points	1.6%
Other	85.7%

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Chanchai Kaewwichian

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.

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Denis Gillet

Owner at ERIM S.A.

Centralized management has simplified our home Wi‑Fi setup and supports multiple users reliably

Given my experience with NETGEAR Insight Access Points, my piece of advice for other organizations considering it is that they have to look at the rest of their system because NETGEAR Insight Access Points is quite useless with anything but the Wi-Fi system. I rate this product an 8 out of 10.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Once you factor in the lifetime warranty, it's cheaper and not bad feature-wise."

"The solution is secure."

"The overall product review rating is nine out of ten."

"It's a stable solution; we haven't had any issues, and it's reliable with good performance."

"Most valuable feature of the solution is the ability for a student or teacher to be able to roam freely from classroom to classroom, no matter the floor, without dropping a signal."

"With the central management system, I'm able to access each device. I can configure one device and then it provisions all the other devices with the same configuration, rather than my having to configure them one by one."

"Aruba Wireless is stable and we plan to continue using it in the future."

"If customers can get a good quality product at a very competitive price, plus a limited lifetime warranty, then this gives very high value to the customer, which is what you can get from Aruba Wireless."

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"I'm able to do a lot of things, because the GUI is designed very well. I'm able to remotely make certain changes via my phone and apply them right away. It makes life easier when it comes to managing the equipment. The Insight management solution phone app is very good. It enables me to do what I want to do."

"The metrics demonstrate that NETGEAR really does a good job of balancing the load between the various access points on the networks and this results in an elimination of downtime."

"This solution has been a big return on investment."

"The meshing capabilities are the most valuable feature. When I am going in-between buildings, my phone doesn't have to pick up different WiFi. They are all the same. Even in-between the buildings, I stay connected."

"I now have the ability to remote access my network, which works extremely well and saves me time and travel because I can access it from any place without needing to be physically at the device."

"My advice would be to go ahead and switch to this one, because this is the best-performing device I have seen so far."

"With the Insight management solution, it is awesome that you don’t need an additional cloud controller, appliance, network manager, or PC/server to configure and manage your access points."

"We use NETGEAR's Insight management solution to do off-property controls. It is user-friendly and provides network management, monitoring, and service deployment across multiple remote and local sites. That means I don't have to be physically at a location to do things if I want to make any changes to the network. It saves time and money."

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Cons

"Aruba Wireless is very expensive."

"Because it's cloud-based, it takes time for the floor maps and the heat map to load."

"Lacks a heat map analysis and a cloud-based wireless controller."

"The area that has the most room for improvement is upgrades; new releases tend to have bugs and sometimes the bugs are a little bad and cause some undesirable issues."

"I would like to see the management improve."

"We're using the Aruba Sensor, but sometimes the sensor isn't talking to AirWave or the AP. If something happens, we need to receive an email directly from the sensor, but the controller doesn't know. If there's something like the high channel utilization from the sensor we send to the controller, the controller can change the channel because they're all in the same environment."

"The enterprise controller. I'm planning on getting more information on that."

"There is a long queue whenever we reach out to support, and we have to wait for them to answer calls. Once we get in touch with them, we have to coordinate with different teams, so our engineers struggle to understand who are the correct team members. I think support is another area where Aruba needs to improve."

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"Software-wise, they need to provide the ability to kick users out."

"Managing users could be improved as it is quite difficult to block someone, and it is impossible to block someone on one specific access point."

"The registration is annoying. I have to go back to NETGEAR and log tickets. Access points and router registration are something that they need to address in Insight. They need to fix the bug of getting the devices activated and enrolled in Insight without fighting with them. I have probably done about six of these in the last month. You get to see patterns."

"The pricing and standard connectivity can be further improved."

"I put in a NETGEAR BR200 router and it gave me a lot of headaches when trying to create VLANs."

"Due to certain shortcomings in the solution's stability, I feel that the solution's stability requires improvement."

"There is always room for improvement."

"The product's UI needs to be simplified and made more straightforward."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"In terms of pricing, the pricing for Aruba Wireless is not bad for large-sized companies, but for medium-sized companies, it's on the higher end, but because Aruba has a good company image, medium-sized companies still go with Aruba Wireless."

"My main concern about this product is the price. The cost is causing me to look at other vendors and competing products."

"The price is reasonable. I would rate the cost as 8 out of 10."

"The pricing has increased and it was always more costly than some of the other solutions available."

"When you look at the price it is a higher price than Cisco."

"The solution's cost is affordable."

"The price of Aruba Wireless is reasonable."

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"I can source the stuff pretty quickly wherever I go through the distributor. There is pricing available at NETGEAR if you can spend between $2,000 and $5,000 on a solution. So, there is special pricing that they can help with. The vendor's reps are very responsive. They have a good channel system."

"The pricing seems to be reasonable."

"It wasn't much more than 100 dollars a year. For the devices that we have, the pricing was pretty fair."

"I think that the price of the product is reasonable."

"My company does not need to pay anything related to the solution's licensing costs."

"For what you get, the price of Insight access points is very reasonable."

"Price-wise, it is a little too high, about $20 higher than what it should be, but it's worth it. It's cheaper than Cisco's access point, but the products are not apples to apples."

"It is an expensive solution."

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President at a tech services company with 51-200 employees

Mar 24, 2015

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Manufacturing Company

10%

Outsourcing Company

Financial Services Firm

Comms Service Provider

Construction Company

11%

Comms Service Provider

10%

Outsourcing Company

10%

Retailer

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	77
Midsize Enterprise	47
Large Enterprise	77

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	9
Midsize Enterprise	1
Large Enterprise	2

Questions from the Community

What are pros and cons of Aruba 515 Series AP vs. Cisco Meraki or Extreme Networks?

Depends. I have personally used both Cisco and Aruba so I am familiar with them. Extreme I am not, so unless they have some feature that I need or want, I wouldn't consider them. Do you have expe...

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Aruba Wireless or Ruckus Wireless?

At my organization, we researched Ruckus Wireless among other solutions but ultimately chose Aruba wireless. What did we like about Ruckus? First, it was very easy to use, and anybody with minimal...

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How does Cisco Wireless compare with Aruba Wireless?

On the most basic level, Cisco Wireless can offer a rather straightforward initial setup. In the span of about three hours, the basic framework can be set up. Step-by-step instructions are availabl...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for NETGEAR Insight Access Points?

My impression of the pricing aspect of NETGEAR Insight Access Points is that it is not exactly cheap. I find the pricing reasonable, but it is at the upper end of the reasonable bracket.

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What needs improvement with NETGEAR Insight Access Points?

Managing users could be improved as it is quite difficult to block someone, and it is impossible to block someone on one specific access point. Regarding specific features that I would like to see ...

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What is your primary use case for NETGEAR Insight Access Points?

We are using NETGEAR Insight Access Points in a domestic environment with four or five users.

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Also Known As

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

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Overview

Aruba Wireless is a secure, high-performance, multi-user wireless LAN supporting Wi-Fi 6. As workplaces and user expectations change, users can now maintain hybrid workplaces and IoT without compromising performance, reliability, or security. Aruba Wireless delivers better performance and capacity and greater AIOps visibility throughout all devices and users. In addition, through built-in network intelligence, network operations are made simpler while keeping everything secure through user and guest encryption.

Aruba Wireless, offered through Aruba Networks, is helping achieve digital transformation and IoT with seamless connectivity through multiple Wi-Fi access points. For the user’s convenience, Aruba Wireless provides indoor, outdoor, and remote access points to help boost faster and safer connectivity.

Choosing Aruba Wireless can help improve your organization’s user experience with wireless LAN in many ways, including:

Transforming hybrid workplaces: Employees can move seamlessly between home and office, with reliable internet and without compromising security.
Connect and protect IoT: With built-in AP support for BLE, Zigbee, and USB-port extensions, users can extend visibility, control, and connectivity to IoT devices and applications.
Expand the 5G experience to the enterprise network: Empower users to experience 5G with Wi-Fi 6 by automatically enabling cellular devices to join Aruba Wireless LAN securely and reliably.

Aruba Gateways and Controllers

Small organizations as well as large enterprises require excellent performance and security for cloud, mobility, and digital transformation. Therefore, in addition to the access points, Aruba Wireless also offers a variety of gateways and controllers, including:

9000 Series: With SD-WAN capabilities, it’s excellent for small campus networks looking for enhanced Wi-Fi scalability and security.
7200 Series: Perfect for campus WLAN scalability or branch SD-WAN and VPN Concentrator capabilities, the 7200 Series optimizes Wi-Fi performance to guarantee smooth roaming.
7000 Series: Acting as a controller or gateway to provide WAN intelligence, the 7000 Series is a policy-based router and an excellent solution for small to mid-sized campuses.
Mobility Controller Virtual Appliance: Maximizes Wi-Fi and network services in an economical, virtualized environment.
SD-WAN Virtual Gateways: Orchestrate virtual gateways in public cloud infrastructure, like Amazon Web Services (AWS).
Mobility Conductor Hardware Appliance: While enhancing the scalability and reliability for large campus WLANs, Aruba Mobility Conductors bring the full capability of ArubaOS.
Mobility Conductor Virtual Appliance: To scale large campus deployments, Aruba Mobility Conductors simplify the deployment and management of up to 1,000 Mobility Controllers.
ArubaOS Network Operating System: Great for remote workers in mid-sized and large companies who need seamless connectivity to and security over Wi-Fi.

Reviews from Real Users

Aruba Networks is aiding organizations in transforming to a hybrid work environment with Aruba Wireless. Users especially love its ability to work with many devices and its ability to group and manage access points.

A senior IT solutions architect at a manufacturing company says, "The most valuable feature is the fact that it can work with many devices. It supports everything that we need it to."

Gary F., a network administrator at wireless at Abilene Christian, notes, "I like the way it groups and manages access points."

Hewlett Packard Enterprise

NETGEAR Insight Access Points provide reliable remote management, quick setup, and efficient meshing capabilities, making them ideal for various environments requiring stable and strong network connectivity.

NETGEAR Insight Access Points stand out with remote management, centralized configuration, and superior meshing capabilities. These features, combined with a user-friendly design and quick configuration, allow networks to be managed from any location. The access points deliver consistent throughput and stability even under heavy usage. Additionally, they offer dual ISP support, load balancing, and cost-effective performance. Advanced features such as QR code setup and comprehensive troubleshooting make them valuable for managing complex networks.

What are the key features of NETGEAR Insight Access Points?

Remote Management: Manage networks effortlessly from any location.
Centralized Setup: Streamline configurations with ease.
Strong Meshing: Ensure robust and continuous connectivity.
Dual ISP Support: Enhance network reliability and performance.
QR Code Setup: Simplify initial configurations.

What benefits do NETGEAR Insight Access Points Offer?

Cost-Effectiveness: Deliver excellent value without compromising performance.
Quick Configuration: Implement networks rapidly for reduced downtime.
Stability Under Load: Maintain performance during peak usage.
Advanced Troubleshooting: Resolve issues efficiently for seamless operation.

NETGEAR Insight Access Points are implemented across industries for guest WiFi and customer connectivity, providing remote management and support for video surveillance. They facilitate network sharing in homes and offices and are favored by managed service providers for improving control and efficiency in small office suites and multi-building campuses.

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Sample Customers

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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