We performed a comparison between Forescout Platform and Sophos Network Access Control 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."The plugins are very robust -- the ability scanner, patch management system, and SQL integrator."
"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."
"We use the Forescout Platform for device visibility and control in our network. It's very helpful for tracking malicious or unusual activity. We use it to track which ports are open, which machines are running specific services, and to identify vulnerabilities. For example, there was a vulnerability related to SMB, and we could use the product to determine which machines inside our organization were allowing SMB traffic."
"Forescout Platform has made it possible to block people working near our construction sites who should not have access to our network."
"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."
"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 is easy to integrate with a lot of end systems."
"It allows for good detection of all the vendor products we have on-site."
"Web protection, URL filtering, and application filtering are the most valuable features of Sophos Network Access Control."
"Sophos has helped us to save time and money and to better manage web activities. It has also helped us to reduce misuse of the network and restrict hacking attempts."
"The user interface makes it easy to configure and use."
"I am very satisfied with this solution overall. All of the features that we use have been working successfully."
"The most valuable features of Sophos Network Access Control are the quick response times to threats and reliable security."
"We have had interactions with the technical support team through the Xnet platform. It's good."
"Sophos Network Access Control has a useful interface, and I like its dashboard, which is very useful for us to check everything."
"I found all Sophos Network Access Control features valuable, but IP blocking is the most useful."
"Forescout Platform's technical support is slow to respond and could be more knowledgeable."
"The ability to block external devices in Mac is lacking and needs to be added."
"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 initial setup is a bit complex."
"Search - needs boolean functionality (or pseudo operand now working)."
"Initially, the implementation of the Forescout Platform took some time to figure out. The reason is we are a manufacturing unit and we have certain silos that are insulated areas where certain systems will not connect to the internet or to the LAN. Since there are many parts of it, we have to have an inclusive view of all those systems. It took a while for us to initially implement, but after a few months, everything worked well."
"We have found that the agent-based authentication, available within this solution could be improved."
"The reporting feature needs improvement."
"What needs to be improved on is the fact that Sophos consumes a lot of processor resources and, once it starts scanning, the RAM utilization is very high."
"It would be beneficial to consider some improvements regarding the dashboard."
"The user interface, in terms of managing the product, could be better."
"The difficult thing was finding the metrics."
"In order to provide better management, it would be ideal with they offered better plugins for their firewall."
"An area that could be improved is the information about licensing, which is fairly confusing at present."
"The solution can improve the for applying policies. They can be complex depending don't the group they are applied to."
"The solution could increase the integration with other platforms or other systems. This would be very useful."
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Forescout Platform is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 69 reviews while Sophos Network Access Control is ranked 7th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 18 reviews. Forescout Platform is rated 8.4, while Sophos Network Access Control is rated 8.6. 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 Sophos Network Access Control writes "Reliable with good security capabilities and an easy setup". Forescout Platform is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Nozomi Networks and Armis, whereas Sophos Network Access Control is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Ruckus Cloudpath and Twingate. See our Forescout Platform vs. Sophos Network Access Control report.
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