We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and Portnox Clear 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 are able to satisfy many different organizational needs because of its flexibility."
"The solution has been working well."
"ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness."
"It is a robust product."
"It's a great solution with multi-vendor support. That's always useful."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is the ease of deployment and integration with other equipment in the network."
"The most valuable feature is flexibility as it supports solutions from multiple vendors."
"It makes it easy to require robust user authentication for both wired and wireless endpoints, including BYODs."
"I like the fact that you can take your device anywhere and still have that visibility from anywhere because it's agent-based."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"The solution has a valuable reporting feature."
"An issue with Aruba ClearPass is the lack of information and poor community support. You can't find the material easily on the internet for any issues. For example, if you're looking for any configuration or exploring any issue, it's not easy to find information, and this is the problem with Aruba ClearPass. Access to helpful information and poor community support could be improved. Another area for improvement in Aruba ClearPass is that some of its advanced features aren't easy to find. For example, my team needed to apply Google single sign-on, but it wasn't easy to find. Aruba ClearPass is a big solution with a lot of capabilities, and it's a very advanced solution, so you need to either have some experience with it or undergo some training. Aruba ClearPass is a very good solution from the network perspective, but the issue is the poor support you get from the community. When you try using the solution, some areas aren't easy. When you search on YouTube, you'll find very few materials about Aruba ClearPass. It isn't like Cisco where you can find information from hundreds of websites, on YouTube, etc. This is bad for Aruba, so this area should be improved. Aruba has a training center, but the usual training offered is only for Aruba Wireless and Aruba Switches. If you have another solution, it's not easy to integrate it with Aruba ClearPass, so this is an area for improvement. You need to do some research to successfully integrate your solution with Aruba ClearPass. We integrated Aruba ClearPass with Ubiquiti WiFi, and it's working fine with no issues. My next project is to start integrating Aruba ClearPass with Cisco Switches. The solution is good, but on the website, there's no book and no video, and you can't find the material on Aruba ClearPass easily. This is one of the issues with Aruba."
"The scalability could improve."
"If you look at the tool's deployment phase from a fine-tuning perspective, I feel it was very complex."
"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."
"The setup of ClearPass can be a bit convoluted at times."
"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."
"Aruba ClearPass could improve when it comes to troubleshooting, it can be difficult. Some advanced problems are difficult."
"ClearPass' GUI could be more user-friendly."
"From a resource perspective, the OEM can do better in terms of resource utilization."
"As there are no agents in Portnox Clear, the customers of the product cannot download any agents on their devices, making them unsure if the product offers proper security."
"I believe there is a lot of room for improvement in terms of integration."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Portnox Clear is ranked 12th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 3 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Portnox Clear is rated 7.6. 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 Portnox Clear writes "An affordable tool to monitor routers and access points". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform and Microsoft Intune, whereas Portnox Clear is most compared with Portnox CORE. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. Portnox Clear report.
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