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HPE Aruba Networking Review

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Should I use HPE Aruba Networking?

Enterprise wired and wireless networking: switches, access points, Aruba Central cloud management, ClearPass NAC - arubanetworks.com

· 1 month ago

Buy if you run a campus or multi-site network with dedicated IT staff and can absorb subscription costs. Skip it if you're a small office or home user — it's enterprise-priced gear with recurring Central fees and reported 3x price hikes.

Confidence

Medium. Based on ~20 public sources: Reddit threads, CVE databases, case studies, and distributor pricing docs. Reddit snippets were truncated, so user quotes were not verbatim-extractable.

Ratings

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Feature depth
  • Support qualityThread exists but sentiment unclear in sources
  • Security posture

Pricing

Not disclosed

ModelNot disclosed
Monthly feesNot disclosed
HardwareNot disclosed

Best for

  • Mid-size to large campuses
  • Teams with dedicated network engineers
  • Wired + wireless under one cloud (Central)
  • Orgs needing NAC via ClearPass

Not for

  • Small offices wanting plug-and-play Wi-Fi
  • Home users — pure overkill
  • Teams with no IT staff to run Central
  • Buyers burned by recurring subscription hikes

Gotchas - check before you buy

high

Central subscription costs reportedly jumped 3x at renewal — budget for hikes

medium

Quote-based partner pricing varies wildly: >60% spread on one AP model

medium

Central redesign annoyed existing users; alternatives threads are active

medium

Distributor docs confirm recurring hardware and support price increases

Pros and cons

Pros

  • Full wired, wireless, and NAC portfolio from one vendor
  • Large active user community for troubleshooting
  • Public bug bounty program shows ongoing security investment
  • Big enterprise footprint: 1,286 customer reviews listed
  • Long-time users describe themselves as big fans of the gear

Cons

  • Aruba Central subscription prices reportedly raised 3x
  • Same AP quoted >60% apart between buyers
  • Repeated complaints about the New Central redesign
  • Multiple ArubaOS CVEs, including remote code execution
  • Aruba Central cloud breached using stolen credentials

Sources & method

- 10 sources - Multiple ArubaOS CVEs 2021–2026 including RCE; Aruba Central was breached via stolen credentials.

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  • CVE-2026-44865 — ArubaOS RCE, Remote code execution vulnerability in ArubaOS, published May 2026.
  • CVE-2026-23827 — ArubaOS RCE, Second remote code execution vulnerability in ArubaOS, May 2026.
  • CVE-2026-23825 — ArubaOS DoS, Denial-of-service vulnerability in ArubaOS.
  • Aruba Central breach, HPE said hackers breached Aruba Central using stolen credentials; advisory issued.

Key stats

  • Value for money: 2/5

    Rating

  • Not disclosed

    Starting price

  • 10

    Sources

  • Analyzed

  • Value for money: 2/5. Reported 3x Central subscription hikes
  • Ease of use: 2/5. Repeated user gripes about New Central
  • Feature depth: 5/5. Full wired, wireless, NAC, cloud portfolio
  • Support quality. Thread exists but sentiment unclear in sources
  • Security posture: 2/5. RCE CVEs plus a Central cloud breach
  • 1,286 Customer reviews listed on FeaturedCustomers
  • 6+ Security CVEs cited 2021–2026, incl. ArubaOS RCE
  • None Public pricing quote-based via partners

Pricing

Not disclosed

Security

Multiple ArubaOS CVEs 2021–2026 including RCE; Aruba Central was breached via stolen credentials.

  • CVE-2026-44865 — ArubaOS RCERemote code execution vulnerability in ArubaOS, published May 2026.⁴
  • CVE-2026-23827 — ArubaOS RCESecond remote code execution vulnerability in ArubaOS, May 2026.
  • CVE-2026-23825 — ArubaOS DoSDenial-of-service vulnerability in ArubaOS.
  • Aruba Central breachHPE said hackers breached Aruba Central using stolen credentials; advisory issued.⁵

What users say

Network engineers on Reddit generally praise the hardware but gripe repeatedly about Central's cloud pricing and redesigns.

Companies that use it

  • Port of London Authority
  • Farmlands Co-operative⁹
  • St John's College
  • USANA
Full analysis

Based on ~20 public sources: Reddit threads, CVE databases, case studies, and distributor pricing docs. Reddit snippets were truncated, so user quotes were not verbatim-extractable.

Serious enterprise networking done well — but priced and sized for IT teams, not small offices.

Methodology

Based on ~20 public sources: Reddit threads, CVE databases, case studies, and distributor pricing docs. Reddit snippets were truncated, so user quotes were not verbatim-extractable.

Read how a report is made.

Sources

  1. Aruba Central 3x Price Increase — Redditreddit.com
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  2. Aruba Networks — The right choice? — Redditreddit.com
    review
  3. Another New Central gripe — Redditreddit.com
    review
  4. CVE-2026-44865: ArubaOS RCE — SentinelOnesentinelone.com
    security
  5. HPE says hackers breached Aruba Central — Redditreddit.com
    security
  6. HPE Aruba Networking Customer Reviews — FeaturedCustomersfeaturedcustomers.com
    review
  7. AP-635 pricing — Redditreddit.com
    review
  8. April 2022 Aruba HW and Support Price Increase — Ingram Microat.ingrammicro.eu
    official
  9. Farmlands Aruba Wi-Fi Case Studyinde.nz
    news
  10. HPE Networking Bug Bounty — Bugcrowdbugcrowd.com
    official

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