We performed a comparison between Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) and UserLock based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Fortinet and others in Network Access Control (NAC)."Cisco ISE's integration with other external identity servers like Duende is very simple and easy."
"We have seen ROI. It has done its job. It has protected us when we needed it to."
"After the product was installed, no one could access the secure connection network. In order for any laptop or any endpoint device to attach to my network, it needs to be authorized or be certified to be connected."
"Visitors can be granted access to the wifi network using their cellphones, notebooks or tablets in a very easy way. The ease of accessibility that anyone can have to the network is very quick and is a big improvement in our network."
"One of the advantages is that you can easily find rogue endpoints. For example, if you don't want to allow any endpoints where you don't know the people plugging into what kind of devices, ISE can give you a big, clear picture, e.g., what kind of endpoints are getting connected to your network. That is one of the advantages."
"The user experience of the solution is great. It's a very transparent system."
"We were originally a Cisco shop and Cisco ISE integrated well with our other Cisco switches and networks."
"I like the automation of the collection of information."
"We mainly implemented UserLock for multi-factor authentication, but the user login insights are also nice."
"The most valuable features are two-factor authentication and real-time logon monitoring."
"The UI is not as intuitive as some other products, even products inside of Cisco's wheelhouse."
"I believe that Cisco can improve the way its policies are built because it's a little complex."
"The pricing is fair."
"The UI and UX could be more seamless and easier to use."
"I'm frustrated by the resource consumption and how many resources it needs to run. It takes a lot of RAM. It takes a lot of space and a lot of IO power. It's frustrating to do upgrades because it takes a long time."
"Some of the reporting could be improved."
"There should be an easier way to do the upgrades. There are a lot of steps to get to the next version from the previous version which ends up being a bit of the headache with the upgrade."
"ISE is a little clunky. The front-end feels like it is from the 1980s."
"The product and service are already great as it is but if I could add one feature, I guess it would be nice to have another factor of authentication (two additional factors) like your phone and a token for example, for when people forget their phone at home."
"I would like to see UserLock add the ability to automatically create a group policy in Active Directory. That might streamline the setup process."
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Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is ranked 1st in Network Access Control (NAC) with 138 reviews while UserLock is ranked 20th in Authentication Systems. Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is rated 8.2, while UserLock is rated 10.0. 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 UserLock writes "Affordable, easy to use, and integrates well with Active Directory". Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, whereas UserLock is most compared with Cisco Duo, Microsoft Entra ID, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Silverfort and AlertEnterprise Enterprise Guardian.
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