We performed a comparison between Forescout Platform and Skybox Security Suite 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)."I can integrate Forescout with products from multiple vendors in my environment, and also, the integration is searchable. It can be used with 802.1X and non-802.1X to integrate with my existing network. I don't need to upgrade any existing networks in my system, and I don't need to replace existing devices to integrate with Forescout. I find value in not having to spend money upgrading existing devices and networks."
"The most valuable feature of Forescout Platform is that it has everything that Aruba has at significantly less cost."
"The best parts of Forescout Platform are its orchestration features, discovery capabilities, classification buckets, and flexibility in creating policies."
"The initial setup is easy, taking no more than two or three weeks."
"I have noticed that in the last year the license model has changed from licensing the whole appliance to licensing the number of devices. It's more simple for a large installation, or a user to have CounterACT as their peripheral site in the company. It's a good choice to have changed the license policy."
"Forescout has a feature that blocks the endpoint at the point of collection. It sets preconditions and will block the system if those aren't met."
"The visibility is the main benefit. We now know how many devices are connected, what the use for each device is and what kind of devices we have in our environment."
"The plugins are very robust -- the ability scanner, patch management system, and SQL integrator."
"The most valuable feature is firewall management."
"We use Network Assurance for network visualisation and troubleshooting."
"The most valuable features are Firewall Assurance and Vulnerability Control."
"The solution's simplicity of use is its most valuable feature."
"The way that it's built with three-tier architecture, it makes it very horizontally scalable, so I can have multiple fallbacks. If one machine does fall offline, there are four other machines that are doing the exact same job to pick it up"
"The most impressive feature is optimization and clean-up."
"I am impressed with the tool's change management, firewall and network assurance."
"The solution's most valuable and unique assets are the vulnerability management and change management solutions because they identify mistakes in the network before implementation which reduces risks."
"Forescout Platform needs to improve how the device works in preventing rogue servers."
"The installation is not secure because it takes high admin privileges."
"The initial setup was complex."
"Custom integrations need to be better."
"The reporting feature needs improvement."
"Search - needs boolean functionality (or pseudo operand now working)."
"Better integration with third-party vendors is needed because as it is now, the list of third-party solutions that we can integrate and automate is quite limited."
"They should improve features related to IT security. ForeScout should analyze behavior to see if the behavior is malicious behavior and block this device. They should develop the ability to analyze the behavior of the device in my environment."
"The solution does not support certain devices or vendors in some regions or countries due to regulations."
"The solution was quite technical. It would be easier to manage if the solution was more specific about aspects of the solution and provided more advisory around how to use it effectively. It would help users a lot if they were more clear about everything."
"The price is costly, and I hope they can reduce the cost."
"Modifications and the deletion of existing policies are currently unavailable."
"There is room for improvement in the technical support."
"Reporting. A lot of the reports, out of the box, are limited to a certain number of either configuration violations or access rule violations. So when you first set up a new firewall to be monitored by Skybox, you don't get a real full report. You have to really tweak it to get everything."
"The Network Assurance, which helps to create the network model, is not so rich."
"The most recent update was not tested with all of the vendors before it was released, so some of the features are misbehaving."
Forescout Platform is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 69 reviews while Skybox Security Suite is ranked 19th in Vulnerability Management with 34 reviews. Forescout Platform is rated 8.4, while Skybox Security Suite is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Forescout Platform writes "We can go granular on each endpoint, quarantine non-compliant machines, and target vulnerabilities through scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Skybox Security Suite writes "Efficient in vulnerability management, stable and easy to use ". Forescout Platform is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Nozomi Networks and Armis, whereas Skybox Security Suite is most compared with AlgoSec, Tufin Orchestration Suite, FireMon Security Manager, Palo Alto Networks Panorama and RedSeal.
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