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HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WAN vs. Cisco Meraki MG

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    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WAN

    Score10 out of 10
    N/AAruba Networks offers wireless WAN.N/A

    Cisco Meraki MG

    Score9.6 out of 10
    N/ACisco Meraki MG cellular gateways are a cloud managed WAN solution designed to seamlessly transpose a wireless cellular signal to wired Ethernet, providing primary or failover connectivity.N/A
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    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WANCisco Meraki MG
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    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WANCisco Meraki MG
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WANCisco Meraki MG
    Considered Both Products
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    100%
    Would buy again
    17 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
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    92%
    Delivers good value for the price
    12 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    17 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    Best Alternatives
    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WANCisco Meraki MG
    Small Businesses
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Cisco Meraki MG
    Score9.6 out of 10
    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WAN
    Score10 out of 10
    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WANCisco Meraki MG
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.3
    (7 ratings)
    9.9
    (15 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    Support Rating
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    -
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    9.6
    (15 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    HPE Aruba Networks Wireless WANCisco Meraki MG
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    Aruba Networks Wireless WAN is an excellent solution for small to medium-sized implementation, especially on-premise. The ability to centrally manage all policy-based access requirements for both registered users as well as guests using the portal is effortless. This is backed up by good documentation which is available and excellent vendor support (HP).
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    Cisco
    We utilize it for those job site trailers, so it is perfect for a small job site where you want to provide that internet coverage to those users of those job sites, especially if they're in a remote location. We've actually even used this as the secondary internet to supplement in case the primary fiber line went down. And in my experience, we've had a site go down and use this as the backup internet and most of our users didn't even know. So as far as cons, I don't really, cost depending on the job site and your budget. That would be, I guess the only thing I would say would just justify not using it, but I don't have any reason to not use it.
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    Pros
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • It has cloud management for administration of access points remotely.
    • Automatic replication of custom settings to access points.
    • Solution with WIFI 5 and WIFI 6 hotspots.
    • They are powered by POE or power injector.
    • Compact access points.
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    Cisco
    • It's fantastic for being in the Meraki dashboard and actually looking at quality of signal. I can look at up times, down times, ease of use when it comes to if I would have to reboot the MG 21E in case it does have a problem.
    • Overall reliability: since we switched to the MG 21 E, we've rarely have a problem with it when it comes to the cellular performance going down.
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    Cons
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • Licensing is slightly complicated and not bundled, separate costs for cloud controller is a no-no.
    • UI needs an uplift.
    • Coverage is good but can be better.
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    Cisco
    • A DHCP configuration would be fine, but a fixed IP configuration seems to require a twist in the configuration.
    • If possible, it's just a subscription. With no initials and just a subscription, I think it's a "feature product" that may convince the superior even if the price is a bit high.
    • I am happy with wireless and all in one, but I feel that the management screen is old, so I think it is better to renew it a bit more.
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Cisco
    It does what it is supposed to, with minimal issue!
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    Support Rating
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    In the least concern we have, the support team has always been available and responds very quickly.
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    Cisco
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    Alternatives Considered
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    We used Xirrus wifi before we moved to Aruba. Xirrus is a great niche brand that has been sold to other companies a few times in the life we used the products. This negatively impacted the product availability in our country, local support, and amount of implementation partners. Due to Aruba their broad product range, availability in the market, and knowledge with implementation partners we feel that we can build upon their products not only for a product cycle but for the decade to come.
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    Cisco
    We checked many vendors. ALU was a primary contender. However, their acccess points are not primarily designed for cellular use case. Cellular is just an additional feature on their fully loaded APs. The fact that MEraki MG is suited for this particular use case was a major factor.
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    Scalability
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
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    Cisco
    In terms of scalability, The MG Meraki is unvanquished! As it works on cellular signals, as long as you have the required signal strength, you are connected. Removes the dependency on cables to connect to our ISP. So geographical locations do not affect the scalability of MG. Which is the whole point of having a Cellular to Wired Ethernet Device. And it can also be managed with the web centrally.
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    Return on Investment
    Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE)
    • We have better coverage for our visitors and during trainings
    • We have enough bandwidth to accommodate everyone
    • No more dead spots in the building that effects our users.
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    Cisco
    • The ROI is excellent, over time we have been able to avoid outages even though our WAN provider may have had issues, the switch to LTE via Cisco Meraki MGwas smooth
    • in locations where traditional lan links were not feasible, like mobile locations, this has been a saver
    • they can be placed where mobile phone reception is best without LAN
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