We performed a comparison between Aruba Clearpass vs Fortinet FortiNAC based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba ClearPass seems to be slightly more favorable because users consider it to be more scalable and stable than Fortinet FortiNAC. Aruba ClearPass users are also very satisfied with the technical support, and report an ROI as well.
"Aruba ClearPass has complete NAC features."
"What I like best about Aruba ClearPass is its 802.1X certificate-based authentication feature."
"The interface is very easy to use and the workflow is quite straightforward."
"Aruba ClearPass's most valuable features are simple accessing, operating, and management. Additionally, the dashboard and performance work well."
"Aruba has improved my organization because it supported me on my level of access."
"It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"Aruba ClearPass has improved the security control in our network environment."
"ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is both scalable and stable."
"The network segmentation is the most important part of the solution. The integration with the Zero Trust Access solution is a crucial part of segmenting your network."
"The most valuable features are the ease of deployment and ease of use."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiNAC is compliance, which we can do with the clients and the endpoints on the network."
"Compared to other NAC vendors, Fortinet’s user interface is more user-friendly."
"Version 9.1 has been an improvement on previous versions. It's a good solution for SMB."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to protect devices connected to network service."
"The interface is good and simple to use."
"The user interface could be more polished and modern. It would be useful to have more options for automation."
"The pricing policy could be more flexible."
"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."
"Aruba ClearPass could improve the complexity of the initial usage. It takes some time to be good at it. It's not simple to build and connect the rules to the network you want to deploy them on."
"Aruba ClearPass could improve when it comes to troubleshooting, it can be difficult. Some advanced problems are difficult."
"I would like to see better integration with the firewall for zeroing out blacklisted users."
"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."
"A specific component is part of the solution called ClearPass Onboard, which can sometimes be complex and challenging to set up. If they could simplify the process and make it easier, that would be a benefit."
"The automation in Fortinet FortiNAC could improve."
"FortiNAC could improve integration with other vendors."
"I think the network devices need to give more information."
"Its technical support needs improvement."
"We have some stability issues with the solution, the network drops out too often."
"The GUI in Fortinet FortiNAC could improve."
"Integration is hard in Fortinet FortiNAC, but they are evolving and getting better. For example, with Cisco, Aruba, Huawei, and Extreme devices, Fortinet FortiNAC is working properly, but some other devices have problems."
"The user interface and the product's intuitiveness could be improved."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 44 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiNAC 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 Fortinet FortiNAC writes "I like the solution's native integration with other devices from the same vendor". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune, Ruckus Cloudpath and macmon Network Access Control, whereas Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiClient and Portnox CORE. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. Fortinet FortiNAC report.
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