We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiNAC 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 most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are access control, automation, artificial intelligence, analysis, and security, and it is a unified solution. You can combine a lot of features within the solution."
"It is a good product."
"The most valuable features of the solution are the user-friendliness, the graphical interface, and the technical support. The interface is very nice and the customization is good."
"The initial setup was easy and straightforward."
"There are some features that are working well."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is both scalable and stable."
"The solution is good at giving a deep dive into each product. It tells you, for example, what is connected to the network. It gives us good reporting tools."
"Fortinet FortiNAC offers several valuable features, including data security, 99 percent uptime with VPN connections, MAC filtering, and traffic prioritization."
"The solution offers very good visibility."
"Sophos Network Access Control has a useful interface, and I like its dashboard, which is very useful for us to check everything."
"The user interface makes it easy to configure and use."
"The pricing is very reasonable and you can negotiate on the price."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"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 wifi control is fantastic and makes it very easy to administer."
"There could be better integration with legacy equipment. It integrates perfectly with all Fortinet solutions, but if you look at other third-party integrations—not on the networking part; but more on the security infrastructure part—it's more limited."
"The reporting capability needs to be improved."
"The platform must enable troubleshooting."
"FortiNAC could improve integration with other vendors."
"For our organization and our clients, the price is the main concern. They should work to make it more competitive."
"The training documentation needs to be more transparent."
"The dashboard needs to improve."
"The GUI in Fortinet FortiNAC could improve."
"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 good if Sophos Network Access Control had better integration with other devices."
"An area that could be improved is the information about licensing, which is fairly confusing at present."
"In order to provide better management, it would be ideal with they offered better plugins for their firewall."
"The solution can improve the for applying policies. They can be complex depending don't the group they are applied to."
"Sophos Network Access Control requires a lot of resources to work, which is an area for improvement. Pricing could also be improved because it's costly."
"There is room for improvement in pricing."
"The solution could increase the integration with other platforms or other systems. This would be very useful."
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Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 3rd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 44 reviews while Sophos Network Access Control is ranked 7th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 18 reviews. Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6, while Sophos Network Access Control is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiNAC writes "I like the solution's native integration with other devices from the same vendor". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Network Access Control writes "Reliable with good security capabilities and an easy setup". Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), whereas Sophos Network Access Control is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, Ruckus Cloudpath and Twingate. See our Fortinet FortiNAC vs. Sophos Network Access Control report.
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