We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and Microsoft Intune based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Intune comes out on top in this comparison. It is a powerful product with a proven ROI. In addition, according to reviewers, it is easier to deploy than Aruba ClearPass. Aruba ClearPass does come out on top in the Support category, however.
"The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is the ease of deployment and integration with other equipment in the network."
"Access Tracker is invaluable for troubleshooting access control incidents and quickly getting to the root cause."
"Aruba ClearPass is a simple solution for customers to see what is happening on their network."
"What I like most about Aruba ClearPass is that it has the best enforcement feature for the network. I also like its Guest Captive Portal and virtual security enforcement features, but the virtual security enforcement feature is still under testing by my company. Aruba ClearPass also has a wonderful UI which I find valuable."
"It has an easy to learn web GUI and command lines."
"The aspect of Aruba ClearPass that I like most is that it has a lot of options, it is very versatile."
"It makes it easy to require robust user authentication for both wired and wireless endpoints, including BYODs."
"ClearPass' best features are authentication, support for multiple devices, and monitoring."
"It has a useful device management feature."
"Intune's most valuable features are the device, compliance, and configuration policies."
"It is helpful for managing devices anytime and any place without requiring dependency on the local networks."
"Remote Wipe and Autopilot is one of the best features."
"Being able to manage the devices remotely is most valuable. We can push security requirements through Microsoft Intune."
"The ability to send configurations to our systems is valuable, particularly as we don't have a regular Windows AD server. Our current environment doesn't have a Windows AD, which limits our ability to push GPOs. However, this is where the solution can step in and help us push policies."
"The one feature we find most useful is the Mobile Application Manager. There are two types, we have the complete MDM and the Mobile Application Manager(MAM). We don't give our users phones, it is their own personal phone, and we need to allow them to have access to the company detail on their phone. We need to create a balance between their own personal data and the company data. We deploy the Mobile Application Manager for them so that we won't be able to interfere with their own personal data."
"I can reach devices or computers over the internet. I don't need to worry about the network connectivity between the offices. I can manage any device. That is the most important part."
"The licensing model could be improved."
"After HP, their support is the worst."
"The scalability could improve."
"Instructions on adding layouts are not as clear as they could be."
"Aruba ClearPass has a complex pricing scheme, so that's an area for improvement. The process for setting up Aruba ClearPass also needs improvement. It could be easier."
"I would like the area of managing wired technology to be improved. Wireless is very good but I'm still struggling a bit to do my end to end configurations in the wired technology area."
"If you look at the tool's deployment phase from a fine-tuning perspective, I feel it was very complex."
"The interface could be made easier and more intuitive."
"The solution could be improved by the opportunity to connect third-party application databases, such as Chocolatey or another setup store, to Intune."
"Intune could add more Linux security features and more integration with on-prem devices. The application deployments can also be improved."
"There needs to be more support for Mac operating systems."
"The solution can have some compliance problems in general and the end-point user can bypass easily the company policies in Intune."
"I'd like some more reporting so that I don't have to delve into PowerShell and I can pull more of the local device information such as memory, apps installed, etc. It would be nice to be able to see the apps that are present there but might not be managed. For example, if they installed 7Zip, it could report that back via an installed program or feature to see what was currently installed."
"The pricing can be expensive if you are not combining it with other products."
"There is room for improvement in integrating additional features such as Purview and SharePoint activities into Intune."
"There is improvement needed in integrating with the installed Office solutions versions, such as Office 2019. The Office 365 integrates without a problem."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Microsoft Intune is ranked 1st in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) with 166 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Aruba ClearPass writes "Easy to use, multifeatured, and reliable policy management platform for identity authentication and new device onboarding". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Ruckus Cloudpath and macmon Network Access Control, whereas Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and SOTI MobiControl.
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