# HPE Aruba: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 6 judge labels across 2 categories by 5 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hpe-aruba

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [SASE platforms](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/sase-platforms/index.md) | 0% | 23 | 0% | 4 |
| [Enterprise storage systems](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/cloud/enterprise-storage-systems/index.md) | 0% | 32 | 0% | 2 |

## What the models said for it

- "Hewlett Packard Enterprise follows distantly at $3.17 billion (9.9%)" (MiniMax M2.5, Enterprise storage)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HPE Aruba, from 11 of the 13 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- g2.com: 5
- fortinet.com: 4
- cloudsek.com: 3
- crn.com: 3
- guideflow.com: 3
- macronetservices.com: 3
- techtarget.com: 3
- blocksandfiles.com: 2
- blog.openvpn.net: 2
- catonetworks.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://cloudsek.com/knowledge-base/sase-solutions: 3
- https://fortinet.com/resources/articles/top-sase-vendors: 3
- https://guideflow.com/blog/sase-platform: 3
- https://macronetservices.com/sase-leaders-vendors-comparison: 3
- https://blog.openvpn.net/best-sase-solution: 2
- https://cipherssecurity.com/best-sase-platforms-2026-comparison: 2
- https://dell.com/en-us/shop/scc/sc/storage-products: 2
- https://docs.paloaltonetworks.com/sase: 2

## In its own words

What HPE Aruba's own pages state, read 2026-10-05. Stated by the vendor, not checked by the index.

- Positioning: Forums (https://community.hpe.com/t5/hpe-aruba-networking-provision/network/td-p/4515393)
- For: OEMs (https://community.hpe.com/t5/oem-solutions/hpe-aruba-in-your-oem-solution/ba-p/6961250)
- Customers named: Nebraska Furniture Mart, GZA Hospitals, Children’s Hospital in Boston, Massachusetts, The Venetian, Palazzo resorts, Levi’s Stadium, Takata Manufacturing, China National Petroleum Corporation (CNPC)

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.