Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points vs. WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud

Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points

Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points

19 Reviews and Ratings

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud

20 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points	Score 7.7 out of 10	N/A	Aruba Networks offers the Instant On AP series of wireless access points, with models designed for indoor and outdoor access points.	N/A
WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud	Score 8.6 out of 10	N/A	The vendor says WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud is where you take your access points to unlock their full potential. With a Secure Wi-Fi license, you get patented WIPS security, compliance reporting including PCI, Wi-Fi vulnerability assessment reporting, and every enterprise-grade WLAN feature you’ll need to take your access points into the toughest environments – with features like live floorplan views, hotspot 2.0, application firewall, and role-based access with 802.1x. WatchGuard Wi-Fi Cloud has…	N/A

Pricing

Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points

WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud

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Offerings

Pricing Offerings
Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup Fee

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Community Pulse
	Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
Considered Both Products	Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points No answer on this topic	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud Verified User Administrator Chose WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud offers the cloud management solution unlike Ubiquiti which needs a controller that you need to setup, configure, update, and maintain. Also Security is offered with Secure Wi-Fi cloud. Incentivized Helpful?
Top Pros	No answers on this topic	Pro Wi fi Pro Ease of deployment Pro Ease of management
Top Cons	Minus Access points Minus Guest users Minus Pricing is high	Minus Different levels Minus Option of creating Minus Better access

Best Alternatives
	Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
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Enterprises	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.8 out of 10	Cisco Catalyst 9800 Series Wireless Controllers Score 9.8 out of 10
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User Ratings
	Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend	9.0 (1 ratings)	8.0 (5 ratings)
Support Rating	- (0 ratings)	10.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points	WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud
Likelihood to Recommend	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points are well suited for a small to mid-size setup (i.e., from 20 users to 500 devices that need to connect to WiFi). Aruba provides access points for both indoors and outdoors (e.g., commercial spaces and offices, and manufacturing units as well). Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points can also support controller-based architecture, and I would recommend going for that when the AP devices are more than 30. Incentivized DS Darshil Sanghvi Presales Read full review	WatchGuard Technologies The WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud works well in any scenario. With the number of AP model options, this solution can work at a coffee shop all the way up to a multi-tenant facility with thousands of users. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Controllerless solution Users connect to different APs seamlessly (soft handoff) when moving from one region to another Stable--we have never faced any downtime with any APs Different SSID to segregate internal and guest networks Incentivized DS Darshil Sanghvi Presales Read full review	WatchGuard Technologies enable wireless access on watchguard-based networks ensure reliable performances allow fast wireless data transfer operations Incentivized AD Alfred Da Silva System Administrator Read full review
Cons	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Aruba Instant On AP Series Access Points miss having OTP generation--this is must, for guest users at least Pricing is high Incentivized DS Darshil Sanghvi Presales Read full review	WatchGuard Technologies Better Access Points from WG Map Feature Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Support Rating	Hewlett Packard Enterprise No answers on this topic	WatchGuard Technologies The support team is great! I have never had an issue getting the support I needed. They make it a point to stick with the issue until it's resolved to the customer's satisfaction. They do not make you feel like you need to hurry up and close the ticket. They make sure the solution is working as designed. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Incentivized DS Darshil Sanghvi Presales Read full review	WatchGuard Technologies WatchGuard Secure Wi-Fi Cloud offers the cloud management solution unlike Ubiquiti which needs a controller that you need to setup, configure, update, and maintain. Also Security is offered with Secure Wi-Fi cloud. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Hewlett Packard Enterprise Our users' productivity has increased, as they can now connect wirelessly We are now centrally controlling users' traffic from firewall and blocking or limiting use of unwanted web apps Has helped us in improving monitoring of user traffic Incentivized DS Darshil Sanghvi Presales Read full review	WatchGuard Technologies It is not the cheapest one by price but with all the features it is it worth They follow costs after buying are not so high because of the centralized and easy deployment and managemet To see where we have a bottleneck is so easy in the WatchGuard Cloud Incentivized Peter Johnson Owner Read full review
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