We performed a comparison between Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) 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."Member Access Control and the ability to integrate all Cisco wireless, Cisco networking, switches, routers, and firewalls."
"From a configuration point of view, it's simple."
"The best feature of the Cisco ISE platform is that it is compatible with Microsoft products."
"The most valuable thing in ISE is the adoption of EAP deep that came in [version] 2.7, so we can do authentication based on user and machine certificates in one authentication."
"The best features are the scalability and the license structure."
"At the moment, ISE seems to integrate very well with a number of other technologies."
"The interconnection with the ecosystem and the ability to force rules all over the network are the most important features."
"The interface is pretty easy to use."
"The solution has a valuable reporting feature."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"I like the fact that you can take your device anywhere and still have that visibility from anywhere because it's agent-based."
"The installation is not straightforward, it took us approximately one month."
"The solution can lag somewhat as we have a large database."
"If you have someone taking care of it, it can be quite easy to manage the solution. Otherwise, if you don't look after it and take care of it day-to-day, then it will become more complex to run."
"Cisco could improve the GUIs on their hardware."
"Cisco ISE is very complex and not very easy to deploy."
"In a future release, I would like to see network access control. That is something that customers seem to be looking for."
"Profiling is a really good feature. However, it sometimes is a challenge for customers when there are issues with the remediation part. I would add a built-in remediation solution. That would be a very nice feature."
"The interface is not very user-friendly and it is not simple to use."
"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."
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Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is ranked 1st in Network Access Control (NAC) with 136 reviews while Portnox Clear is ranked 12th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 3 reviews. Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is rated 8.2, while Portnox Clear is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) writes "Gives us that extra ability to assist the end user and make sure that we are making them happy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Portnox Clear writes "An affordable tool to monitor routers and access points". Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, whereas Portnox Clear is most compared with Portnox CORE and Aruba ClearPass. See our Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) vs. Portnox Clear report.
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