We compared Sophos Network Access Control and Aruba ClearPass across several parameters based on our users' reviews. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below:
Comparison Results: Sophos Network Access Control (NAC) is praised for its ease of installation, comprehensive documentation, dependability, and affordable pricing. However, it could benefit from improvements in managing access points, firewall plugins, and resource optimization. Aruba ClearPass receives mixed feedback regarding its initial setup, but is highly regarded for its user-friendly interface, extensive NAC features, and integration capabilities. It requires enhancements in SSL certificate management, user interface, and cloud deployment options. Pricing for both products is considered reasonable, although some users find Aruba ClearPass to be expensive. Support for both products is generally positive, with some areas that could be improved.
"ClearPass is effortless to use and configure. It's not hard to learn the tool, and it has lots of features."
"The support is top notch, expert, and very friendly. "
"The most valuable feature, I would say, is the cost-effectiveness of the solution when compared to others."
"The visibility and security features are most valuable. We get a clear view. It is a very secure product for educational institutions."
"The customized modules for guests, the self-registration and login, one license for all, no license for guest users, and the self-integration of sandbox integration are the most valuable features."
"It's very easy to access support and the documentation is self-explanatory."
"ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness."
"The solution is highly stable."
"The most valuable features of Sophos Network Access Control are the quick response times to threats and reliable security."
"What Sophos has done is integrate almost the entire OSI layer infrastructure. It gives me visibility across my infrastructure. It gives me visibility into all the mobile devices that are on my network and into the security I have on those mobile devices."
"I found all Sophos Network Access Control features valuable, but IP blocking is the most useful."
"There is really good visibility for the appliance."
"Web protection, URL filtering, and application filtering are the most valuable features of Sophos Network Access Control."
"The pricing is very reasonable and you can negotiate on the price."
"I am very satisfied with this solution overall. All of the features that we use have been working successfully."
"The solution offers very good visibility."
"It would be good if ClearPass made it a SaaS solution."
"The improvement can be in the cloud area. They can improve it for the cloud so that we can deploy it on the cloud."
"The scalability could improve."
"Aruba ClearPass could improve the user interface, it is a bit chunky."
"In the future, I would like to see plugins for AI and machine learning."
"Like most security products, ClearPass is difficult to deploy. You need to use the CLI to implement security products from any vendor, so configuring the authentication is complicated."
"In the next version, I would like to see some enhancement or extension on the tracking side. For example, when any user enters the network, it should be more visible in the graphical form."
"TLS authentication onboarding in Aruba ClearPass needs to be improved. The biggest problem we've seen in our environment is Huawei not being able to get onto Google Play. No Huawei device can be onboarded via Aruba ClearPass easily."
"The difficult thing was finding the metrics."
"The solution could offer more useful documentation."
"An area that could be improved is the information about licensing, which is fairly confusing at present."
"In order to provide better management, it would be ideal with they offered better plugins for their firewall."
"The interface on the cloud could be a bit better - just to give more performance on it."
"I would like to see mobile administration capabilities in the next release so that we can administer the device from a mobile device."
"It would be good if Sophos Network Access Control had better integration with other devices."
"Sophos Network Access Control needs improvement regarding its slow interface, loading time, and reporting."
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Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Sophos Network Access Control is ranked 7th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 18 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Sophos Network Access Control is rated 8.6. 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 Sophos Network Access Control writes "Reliable with good security capabilities and an easy setup". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune and Ivanti NAC, whereas Sophos Network Access Control is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Ruckus Cloudpath and Twingate. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. Sophos Network Access Control report.
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