We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and ExtremeCloud IQ based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Access Control (NAC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Its clustering model saved us staff time and reduced errors by eliminating the need to manage individual RADIUS servers."
"The solution has been working well."
"Support is decent."
"The solution is highly stable."
"It has an easy to learn web GUI and command lines."
"ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness."
"It's a great solution with multi-vendor support. That's always useful."
"The most valuable feature, I would say, is the cost-effectiveness of the solution when compared to others."
"ExtremeCloud IQ is an intuitive platform. The tool's ability to streamline network operations depends on the end customer. Sometimes it's quicker, and sometimes it takes much longer. It helps me to address network problems."
"The feature that I like to most is unified management in a multitenant environment, where we can manage all our customers with thousands of devices (routers, switches, VPNs, and APs)."
"This solution's most valuable feature is its short deployment time."
"The dashboards are great and the user interface is quite intuitive."
"The most valuable feature is the centralized management capability."
"App and firewall security at the AP."
"The support organization behind this product is extremely professional."
"Extreme is transitioning to 802.11ax facilities running the 2G and the 5G cloud, allowing for higher density in education use cases, and ExtremeCloud IQ provides you with novel ways to manage everything. In the old days, you used to have a controller on-site for your access points, but everything is easier now."
"The monitoring of Aruba ClearPass needs improvement. For example, they have monitoring for TECHx and you can find out what the administrator did. However, if Aruba ClearPass is managing GUI devices, you do not know what the administrator is doing."
"The user interface could be more polished and modern. It would be useful to have more options for automation."
"Configuration should be more easy to understand between the link of two topics."
"The interface could be made easier and more intuitive."
"The licensing model could be improved."
"One area for improvement would be the possibility of using social media providers for user authentication."
"Aruba ClearPass has fewer deployment scenarios and flexibility than Forescout."
"The technical support has some room for improvement. It takes them a long time to respond sometimes. I rate Aruba support six out of 10."
"The certification costs from suppliers are getting out of control, and it's not just Extreme. We have the same problem with Cisco and Huawei."
"Certain features only exist or work in certain versions."
"ExtremeCloud should invest in an SD-WAN solution or integration with SD-WAN."
"I would like to see more security features such as NAC integrated to the solution. This would allow customers to be able to control all other users under one dashboard."
"Having a wizard for customers who are just starting might be helpful."
"Need port aggregation on the 2384 switches to take full advantage of ac on the APs. I understand that is on their product road map."
"Lacks cyber asset tracking."
"Their firewall configuration gets funky and it can be difficult to understand."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while ExtremeCloud IQ is ranked 5th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 73 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while ExtremeCloud IQ 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 ExtremeCloud IQ writes "Robust stability for maximizing network efficiency and security". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune and Ruckus Cloudpath, whereas ExtremeCloud IQ is most compared with Cisco Meraki Wireless LAN, Ubiquiti Wireless, Mist AI and Cloud, Aruba Wireless and Cisco DNA Center. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. ExtremeCloud IQ report.
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