Aruba ClearPass vs Portnox Clear comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

Aruba ClearPass
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Portnox Clear
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
12th
Average Rating
7.6
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Market share comparison

As of June 2024, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the market share of Aruba ClearPass is 23.4% and it decreased by 18.0% compared to the previous year. The market share of Portnox Clear is 0.7% and it increased by 173.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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Featured Reviews

MN
Dec 8, 2022
Easy to use, integrates well with other Aruba solutions, and offers good performance
After HP, their support is the worst. When you come into the production part, you want to know how easily you can do the updates or how you can easily you can do the patching. Once it comes to the support, if it is in the middle of the day when you are having some issues, and you don't get it, that's where you start thinking this is not the right product. For me, I mean, overall, it's not the pre-sales experience that needs improvement. It's post-sales. I know Aruba is one of the two products that I always like; however, it's the whole life cycle of the product that makes something good. For example, Cisco is not a good product. No one can beat their support. Aruba is a good product, yet if you need technical assistance, it's not good at all.
Afeez Adeyemo - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 29, 2023
An affordable tool to monitor routers and access points
A lot of our company's customers who use Portnox Clear feel that since it is an agentless solution, it is not well-equipped enough to cover all the devices in their environment. Sometimes, our company has to explain things to our customers and spend extra time trying to convince them that there are no problems with the solution. I don't know if Portnox can introduce agents for Clear or come up with some other values that would make selling the product easier for our company while ensuring that the customers are more open to receiving Portnox Clear in their environment. As there are no agents in Portnox Clear, the customers of the product cannot download any agents on their devices, making them unsure if the product offers proper security. The aforementioned area can be considered for improvement in the solution. The features that are offered by the product are great. If there is progress in security concerns, then Portnox Clear might have to add new features. The features that the product provides are the standard ones that are in line with the other network assistant tools or solutions in the market.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are its ease of use and the general network access controls."
"The aspect of Aruba ClearPass that I like most is that it has a lot of options, it is very versatile."
"The continuous server and posturing are valuable."
"ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness."
"The web dashboard and the policy manager are very intuitive and very easy for the engineers to use."
"Aruba ClearPass is a simple solution for customers to see what is happening on their network."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It makes it easy to require robust user authentication for both wired and wireless endpoints, including BYODs."
"The solution has a valuable reporting feature."
"The product's initial setup phase was straightforward."
"I like the fact that you can take your device anywhere and still have that visibility from anywhere because it's agent-based."
 

Cons

"This solution could be improved by making it possible to use it across different territories. Currently, if a user moves from the US to the UK, their usage and access will be restricted."
"Aruba ClearPass has fewer deployment scenarios and flexibility than Forescout."
"The solution should be more precise for VMs and allow for management of the entire system."
"The implementation can improve because it is challenging to explain some of the concepts to the client."
"The GUI of Aruba ClearPass could improve, it is not user-friendly."
"The user interface could be more polished and modern. It would be useful to have more options for automation."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"I can't think of an area where the solution is lacking a feature or a capability."
"I believe there is a lot of room for improvement in terms of integration."
"From a resource perspective, the OEM can do better in terms of resource utilization."
"As there are no agents in Portnox Clear, the customers of the product cannot download any agents on their devices, making them unsure if the product offers proper security."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The solution has a licensing model."
"The product is very costly."
"There is a license to use Aruba ClearPass."
"I can say that the package or licensing model offered for the solution is a permanent one."
"The solution is costly."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is too expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."
"There are three types of licenses."
"Compared to the functionality, the pricing is very favorable. It's affordable and provides good value for the money."
"The cost of Portnox Clear is reasonable."
"Pricing is quite reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
6%
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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Aruba Clearpass or Cisco ISE?
Aruba ClearPass is a Network Access Control tool that gives secure network access to multiple device types. You can adapt the policies to VPN access, wired, or wireless access. You can securely ...
What is the biggest difference between Aruba ClearPass and FortiNAC?
I've done quite a lot of work with ClearPass, and not a lot with FortiNAC/Bradford. ClearPass incorporates a number of different functions including ClearPass Guest for creating complex wireless g...
What do you like most about Aruba ClearPass?
If you are looking at the base installation, then it was a very straightforward process, which I would rate an eight or nine out of ten.
What do you like most about Portnox Clear?
The product's initial setup phase was straightforward.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Portnox Clear?
The cost of Portnox Clear is reasonable. Portnox should get customers to reach out to Portnox Clear in the Nigerian market by offering the product at competitive prices. Portnox can also opt for th...
What needs improvement with Portnox Clear?
A lot of our company's customers who use Portnox Clear feel that since it is an agentless solution, it is not well-equipped enough to cover all the devices in their environment. Sometimes, our comp...
 

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Sample Customers

Consulate Health Care, Los Angeles Unified School District, Science Applications International Corp (SAIC), San Diego State University, KFC, ACTS Retirement-Life Communities
Data Realty, Royal London, Wales Millennium Centre, McLaren Construction Group, EL AL Israeli Airlines, 
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