We performed a comparison between Forescout Platform and Rapid7 InsightVM based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Fortinet and others in Network Access Control (NAC)."I have noticed that in the last year the license model has changed from licensing the whole appliance to licensing the number of devices. It's more simple for a large installation, or a user to have CounterACT as their peripheral site in the company. It's a good choice to have changed the license policy."
"We really like that we get full visibility of devices in the local network."
"Forescout Platform has made it possible to block people working near our construction sites who should not have access to our network."
"The user management has been very easy for the most part."
"Forescout CounterACT has allowed us to better open our access and control wireless access globally from our HQ. This allows us to monitor the network access for every office globally. This has improved overall security, reducing risk and opening up the opportunity to provide greater end user flexibility."
"We think it's simple. We think it's very useful and we really like reports and everything."
"The most valuable feature of Forescout Platform is that it has everything that Aruba has at significantly less cost."
"The threat prevention feature provides complete visibility."
"InsightVM's most valuable feature is risk scoring, a formula based on different vectors like the ease of exploitation and the availability of the machine."
"The most valuable features are its reporting capabilities and the host discovery functionality."
"InsightVM offers a robust platform for identifying, prioritizing, and addressing vulnerabilities across an organization's IT infrastructure."
"The most important aspect of the solution is that it rarely gives false positives, especially compared to other products. It provides very clear reports for our IT teams to look at."
"I have been in contact with technical support and they are not bad."
"You can bring in and get online to do reports fairly quickly,"
"It's easy to use. It's fast, it's a powerful easy to access tool."
"It is stable and scalable."
"The fact that Forescout Platform doesn't have a presence in the South African region is a weakness because of which you can't ask for help from them if you have any problems."
"I believe that the overall user experience has not always been preferable."
"The product needs to improve its support. I know a case that dragged on for about one and a half years. They eventually suggested professional services and closed the ticket. We followed their advice, engaging the account manager and professional service team, only to discover that the issue was a bug. After reopening the case, it's been about six months, and the problem still hasn't been resolved."
"Although Forescout manages endpoints and network devices, there is no capability for user management."
"Better integration with third-party vendors is needed because as it is now, the list of third-party solutions that we can integrate and automate is quite limited."
"More detailed analysis during the authentication process, especially for troubleshooting access issues. We have found that troubleshooting RADIUS controls is quite arduous, as it is today. A trace function could easily resolve this by providing a means by which access issues from a certificate to passwords or accounts could easily be identified and remediated."
"As a user, if I am using a laptop that is Wi-Fi connected, Forescout identifies my port connectivity as one user license, and if I take that same laptop with the same username to a wired network, which is also the same network that is used for the Wi-Fi connection, Forescout detects it as a separate license."
"Can be expensive if it's only being used for one feature."
"InsightVM could be improved by providing passive scanning as an option."
"The drawback is that it is still not a fully SaaS solution, so you must deploy a console."
"Rapid7 InsightVM could be easier to use for those who are using it for the first time."
"Their customer support should be improved, and the effectiveness of scans also needs to be improved."
"In order to be able to properly test the solution and make a decision, I would like to receive the test license code instantly and eliminate the wait time."
"A definite improvement would be to make it easier to run ad-hoc scans without needing to assign the asset to a site or group."
"We have some issues with how it scans patches."
"The solution needs to improve its vulnerability design to include CVC results."
Forescout Platform is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 69 reviews while Rapid7 InsightVM is ranked 4th in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 55 reviews. Forescout Platform is rated 8.4, while Rapid7 InsightVM is rated 8.0. The top reviewer of Forescout Platform writes "We can go granular on each endpoint, quarantine non-compliant machines, and target vulnerabilities through scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Rapid7 InsightVM writes "You can scan a network, and receive recommendations to address vulnerabilities with the click of a button". Forescout Platform is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Nozomi Networks and Armis, whereas Rapid7 InsightVM is most compared with Tenable Nessus, Qualys VMDR, Tenable Security Center, Microsoft Defender Vulnerability Management and Wiz.
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