We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) 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."We can double verify whether a machine is compliant with our policy on the one hand, and on the other hand if it's one of our machines we let it into the network."
"ClearPass is effortless to use and configure. It's not hard to learn the tool, and it has lots of features."
"The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the authentication mechanisms and the integration with Active Directory(AD)."
"Aruba has improved my organization because it supported me on my level of access."
"Stable with good QBT technology."
"It eliminated the management of 10 different individual discrete RADIUS servers."
"ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness."
"Aruba ClearPass is a simple solution for customers to see what is happening on their network."
"This is a product that is easy to install and integrate, and it is simple to use."
"F5 BIG-IP APM is relatively easy to use."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The portal access was very good."
"The most valuable feature is the virtual IP creation. It's our most frequently used feature."
"Our customers have never complained about the stability"
"The load balancing features are valuable."
"The product allows us to create customized portals for your users."
"The product's graphical user interface (GUI) could use an update and better integration between the guest management and policy management interfaces."
"The improvement can be in the cloud area. They can improve it for the cloud so that we can deploy it on the cloud."
"It would be good if ClearPass made it a SaaS solution."
"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."
"In the future, I would like to see plugins for AI and machine learning."
"The user interface should be improved. The logs and how the logging mechanism works can also use an upgrade."
"The initial setup phase of the solution was really very difficult, owing to which the setup phase can be considered as an area that can be improved."
"Configuration should be more easy to understand between the link of two topics."
"The solution’s GUI looks very old."
"F5 BIG-IP APM disconnects when you leave it for long enough, but that is natural for IT solutions to do. That's a little bit frustrating."
"The technical support’s response time must be improved."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The operational deployment is not great."
"Cloud services are something that F5 Access Policy Manager could do better"
"F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager has room for improvement in integration with other products."
"The price of this product can be improved."
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Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is ranked 7th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 13 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is rated 8.2. 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 F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) writes " Facilitates packet inspection, modification, and offloading and offers visibility and troubleshooting capabilities, allowing for pre-production server testing". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune and Sophos Network Access Control, whereas F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) is most compared with Citrix Gateway, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Ivanti Connect Secure, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) and Cisco IOS SSL VPN. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) report.
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