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Aruba Networks

Aruba EdgeConnect

Composite Score

7.5 /10

CX Score

7.6 /10

33 Reviews Write a Review

What is Aruba EdgeConnect?

Aruba Edge-to-Cloud Security for the Intelligent Edge. Full visibility, control, and enforcement with a built-in foundation for Zero Trust and SASE frameworks.

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Awards & Recognition

Aruba EdgeConnect won the following awards in the SD-WAN - Enterprise category

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5 Top Rated Capabilities

1 Top Rated Features

Latest Award, 2024

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

2023

Service Experience
Product Impact

2023

4 Top Rated Capabilities

2 Top Rated Features

2023

Aruba EdgeConnect Ratings

Real user data aggregated to summarize the product performance and customer experience.
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Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1
Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

1
Since last award

68 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1
Since last award

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Emotional Footprint Overview

Product scores listed below represent current data. This may be different from data contained in reports and awards, which express data as of their publication date.

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

The emotional sentiment held by end users of the software based on their experience with the vendor. Responses are captured on an eight-point scale.

How much do users love Aruba EdgeConnect?

0% Negative

7% Neutral

93% Positive

Pros

Performance Enhancing
Respectful
Efficient Service
Caring

Feature Ratings

Average 81

Resilience

SD-WAN Security

Multiple Connection Type Support

Flexible Deployment

Application Optimization

Load Sharing

Simple Administration

Dynamic Routing

Ease of Troubleshooting

Adaptive Traffic

Quality of Service

Vendor Capability Ratings

Average 79

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement

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Aruba EdgeConnect Reviews

Michael B.

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Technology
Involvement: IT Development, Integration, and Administration

Validated Review

Verified Reviewer

Submitted Apr 2021

Solid and intuitive.

Likeliness to Recommend

10 /10

What differentiates Aruba EdgeConnect from other similar products?

Ease of use and deployment, combined with a robust feature set for those wanting a more advanced topology.

What is your favorite aspect of this product?

It works all the time, and I am able to set it and forget it. It provides great application performance and reliability, and has also eliminated downtime due to ISP failures.

What do you dislike most about this product?

nothing I can really think of

What recommendations would you give to someone considering this product?

This product allowed us to eliminate our mpls circuits, while improving our voip quality at the same time. The ease of initial deployment of the controller/Orchestrator is so much simpler and straightforward compared to several other SDWAN products we've configured/tested out. I have evaluated hands-on, 3 other leading SDWAN solutions, and this one is still miles beyond the competitors in terms of ease of initial deployment, ease of use, feature set, dashboards, graphs, etc. I would recommend using the cloud-hosted Orchestrator (Orchestrator as a service) instead of trying to manage it yourself on-prem.

Pros

Helps Innovate
Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity

Role: Information Technology
Industry: Manufacturing
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

It just works and very quick to deploy and use.

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Reliable
Helps Innovate
Performance Enhancing
Unique Features

Role: C-Level
Industry: Construction
Involvement: IT Leader or Manager

Validated Review

Anonymous Reviewer

Submitted Mar 2021

A great product, but expensive

Likeliness to Recommend

9 /10

Pros

Reliable
Performance Enhancing
Enables Productivity
Trustworthy

Cons

Less Generous

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Awards & Recognition

2023 Emotional Footprint Champion

Aruba EdgeConnect Ratings

89 Likeliness to Recommend

1 Since last award

97 Plan to Renew

1 Since last award

68 Satisfaction of Cost Relative to Value

1 Since last award

Emotional Footprint Overview

+94 Net Emotional Footprint

How much do users love Aruba EdgeConnect?

Pros

Feature Ratings Average rating of all product features, some of which may not be shown below

Resilience Connectivity resiliency due to the ability to leverage multiple connections .

SD-WAN Security Security of the SD-WAN by support of VPN and network security protocols​.

Multiple Connection Type Support Support of various broadband connection types, including TCP/IP, MPLS, frame relay, and LTE wireless.

Flexible Deployment Ability to deploy wherever broadband connectivity exists​.

Application Optimization Optimization of the performance of applications and services across the Wide Area Network​.

Load Sharing Ability to load-share WAN traffic across multiple connections​.

Simple Administration Ease of network administration across the Wide Area Network​.

Dynamic Routing Dynamic path selection across the broadband networks across the Internet​.

Ease of Troubleshooting The simplicity of administration and of troubleshooting issues across the SD-WAN​.

Adaptive Traffic Data traffic across the SD-WAN being adaptive to conditions across the Internet​.

Quality of Service Traffic prioritization and optimization for specific network services​.

Vendor Capability Ratings Average rating of all vendor capabilities, some of which may not be shown below

Quality of Features Feature quality is just as important as quantity. Use this data to determine if this product will do what you're purchasing it to do, easily, intuitively, reliably, and effectively.

Vendor Support The importance of vendor support will vary for each organization depending on internal capabilities, but there will always be issues that only the vendor can resolve.

Ease of IT Administration This data indicates whether IT personnel will be able to resolve issues and perform configurations efficiently and effectively.

Ease of Implementation Successfully implementing new software is necessary to realize its full value and promote end user adoption. This data indicates whether or not the product is easy to implement.

Breadth of Features Users prefer feature rich software that enables them to perform diverse series of tasks. This data expresses user satisfaction with the product's breadth of features.

Usability and Intuitiveness End user learning curves cost the organization money. Pay attention to your end users' technical ability to determine how important UX is in your purchase.

Ease of Data Integration Use this data to determine whether the product will cause headaches or make data integration easy.

Ease of Customization Don't get bogged down in a difficult customization; use this data to make sure you can easily achieve the functionality you need for your particular situation.

Business Value Created Software needs to create value for employees, customers, partners, and, ultimately, shareholders. This data expresses user satisfaction - or lack thereof - with the product's business value.

Availability and Quality of Training Effective and readily available training enables users to get the most out of the software you've chosen. Use this section to make sure your vendor's training programs and materials measure up.

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement Vendors who don't stay on top of emerging needs and trends won't enable you to meet your business goals. Use this data to separate innovators from imposters.

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Aruba EdgeConnect Reviews

Michael B.

Solid and intuitive.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

It just works and very quick to deploy and use.

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

A great product, but expensive

Likeliness to Recommend

Pros

Cons

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Feature Ratings

Resilience

SD-WAN Security

Multiple Connection Type Support

Flexible Deployment

Application Optimization

Load Sharing

Simple Administration

Dynamic Routing

Ease of Troubleshooting

Adaptive Traffic

Quality of Service

Vendor Capability Ratings

Quality of Features

Vendor Support

Ease of IT Administration

Ease of Implementation

Breadth of Features

Usability and Intuitiveness

Ease of Data Integration

Ease of Customization

Business Value Created

Availability and Quality of Training

Product Strategy and Rate of Improvement