We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and Microsoft Intune based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Intune comes out on top in this comparison. It is a powerful product with a proven ROI. In addition, according to reviewers, it is easier to deploy than Aruba ClearPass. Aruba ClearPass does come out on top in the Support category, however.
"Aruba ClearPass has complete NAC features."
"The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the GUI and its ease-to-do configuration. Additionally, we can troubleshoot many things in one window."
"It's very easy to access support and the documentation is self-explanatory."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"Stable with good QBT technology."
"Aruba ClearPass has improved the security control in our network environment."
"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."
"The most valuable thing about Aruba ClearPass is its ease of use. It has always been a very reliable and very stable policy management platform."
"We already use a lot of Microsoft products in our company, and therefore, it made sense to also use this product."
"At the moment, Autopilot is the most valuable feature."
"The most valuable feature is probably mobile device management. Small businesses are coming under greater scrutiny and requirements for compliance as time goes on. We don't have to worry about a VPN because we can manage these devices, control company data, and lock users out. If needed, we can remotely wipe devices and deadman-switch them."
"The most valuable feature is the policy CSPs."
"The most valuable feature is the UEM capabilities."
"It provides control over all mobile devices that are being connected to the corporate network."
"It is very easy to use. It has a very easy interface."
"We can securely manage both company-owned devices and personal devices enrolled in our BYOD program."
"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."
"One area for improvement would be the possibility of using social media providers for user authentication."
"The GUI of Aruba ClearPass could improve, it is not user-friendly."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"Licensing cost is extremely high."
"I can't think of an area where the solution is lacking a feature or a capability."
"It needs incorporation of Knox, ZeroTouch, etc."
"The reporting and cost have room for improvement."
"We faced issues with macOS support. The product should have better inventory and asset management."
"There are a lot of small use cases where we realized that some technical solution was missing in Microsoft in comparison to other products. For example, it lacks something similar to sensing or location-based rules and configurations."
"Regarding mobile devices, Intune is good, but there are other services that I would say are ahead of Intune from an administration and reporting point of view."
"There can be some added features, such as an improved dashboard. Any new feature that could be a benefit to our customers would be good."
"Intune has limited integration with non-Microsoft solutions."
"It would be helpful if there was proactive remediation."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Microsoft Intune is ranked 1st in Unified Endpoint Management (UEM) with 165 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Intune is rated 8.0. 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 Microsoft Intune writes "We can manage all aspects of our devices from a single console, easy to scale, and quick to deploy". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Ruckus Cloudpath and macmon Network Access Control, whereas Microsoft Intune is most compared with Jamf Pro, VMware Workspace ONE, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, Microsoft Entra ID and SOTI MobiControl.
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