Exium's Cloud-native SASE solution offers significant advantages over HPE Aruba's SASE for MSPs and SMB/mid-market customers, including faster time to value, ease of use, comprehensive integrations, firewall replacement capabilities, simplified pricing, and positive customer feedback.
Exium: Purpose-built for MSPs and SMB/mid-market clients, offering fast time-to-value, easy learning curve, and unmatched integration with PSA/RMM tools.
HPE Aruba: Lacks features catering specifically to MSPs and SMB needs.
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Feature Maturity:
Exium: Delivers a comprehensive SASE solution with all core features, including a cloud-native architecture that eliminates the need for on-prem firewalls.
HPE Aruba: Considered an immature product with limited functionality in core SASE areas.
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Management and Visibility:
Exium: Provides a single pane of glass for administration, simplifying management and offering complete network visibility.
HPE Aruba: Customer reviews mention a clunky Admin UI and issues with their cloud management service.
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Security Expertise:
Exium: Unclear from available information if Exium offers its own comprehensive security stack within the SASE platform.
HPE Aruba: Relies heavily on third-party partners for security services, potentially creating complexity for MSPs.
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Firewall Replacement:
Exium: Offers a software-only solution to replace on-premises firewalls.
HPE Aruba: Cannot replace on-premises firewalls.
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Integrations:
Exium: Supports a wide range of SIEM/SOC integrations for enhanced security monitoring.
HPE Aruba: Integration details are limited, but reviews suggest potential shortcomings.
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Pricing:
Exium: Offers simple and transparent pricing.
HPE Aruba: Customer reviews mention a complex licensing structure with separate costs for various components such as Cloud Management Cost.
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Global Support:
Exium: Information on global support presence is limited.
HPE Aruba: Reviews suggest limited support in Europe and Asia.
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Customer Reviews:
Exium: Limited public customer reviews available to assess strengths and weaknesses.
HPE Aruba: Customer reviews highlight issues with functionality, support, and user experience.
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PSA/RMM Integrations:
Exium: Unmatched integration support for seamless operations.
HPE Aruba: Relies heavily on third-party partners for service management.
For MSPs catering to SMB and mid-market clients, Exium offers a more mature and MSP-centric SASE solution with a focus on ease of use, integration, and transparent pricing.
To learn more about implementing Vault360 or other SASE / XDR / IAM products for your organization and explore tailored solutions that meet your unique requirements, contact Exium at partners@exium.net for a consultation or demonstration.