We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, and Portnox CORE 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)."The continuous server and posturing are valuable."
"The aspect of Aruba ClearPass that I like most is that it has a lot of options, it is very versatile."
"I would rate the stability a nine out of ten."
"Aruba ClearPass has improved the security control in our network environment."
"Authentication capabilities are one of the most valuable features."
"The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the GUI and its ease-to-do configuration. Additionally, we can troubleshoot many things in one window."
"It is beneficial from a security perspective because not everyone can connect to our wifi without going through an authentication process."
"Document authentications allows us to decide which users can connect to an office VLAN and this has been the most valuable feature."
"When it works, it's great. It keeps things off the network which are supposed to be off the network."
"Fortinet FortiNAC offers several valuable features, including data security, 99 percent uptime with VPN connections, MAC filtering, and traffic prioritization."
"Provides good performance, is easy to use and configure."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are user device management and there are plenty of policies."
"The FortiNAC features I found the most valuable are security and the ability to consolidate wireless networks."
"With FortiNAC, we don't need to configure the mass client site or access points. For example, we don't need to configure the switching site for a client's site. With Persistent Agent, it makes it much easier."
"The most valuable features are the ease of deployment and ease of use."
"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiNAC is the control it offers."
"It's agentless, and it's scalable."
"This is a self-sufficient network monitoring and security product that saves time and employee resources."
"The Vidahost feature is currently in action, and it appears to be providing valuable data insights."
"Technical support was very helpful when we needed them."
"It's a stable product."
"The minute people have issues on their network, we can see what is happening right away."
"There is an add-on feature for application control to kill unwanted applications when launched on a user's device."
"I am impressed with the solution's voucher capability and authentication. The tool is integrated with Active Direct storage."
"The initial setup was quite complex, it is not that easy."
"TLS authentication onboarding in Aruba ClearPass needs to be improved. The biggest problem we've seen in our environment is Huawei not being able to get onto Google Play. No Huawei device can be onboarded via Aruba ClearPass easily."
"Aruba ClearPass has a complex pricing scheme, so that's an area for improvement. The process for setting up Aruba ClearPass also needs improvement. It could be easier."
"Licensing cost is extremely high."
"The pricing policy could be more flexible."
"Lacks the ability to handle more than one certificate for both the management process and the Captive Portal."
"ClearPass' GUI could be more user-friendly."
"Some functions could be improved."
"Our users have been asking for simpler documentation and training materials to facilitate the deployment process."
"I hope that Fortinet can add a feature with a remediation mechanism when you find a broken piece so that you can click on something and download the needed update or resolve the firewall issue more easily. Currently, we have to use an external remediation server to download updates."
"The training from Fortinet FortiNAC could improve. Fortinet has to plan for better training for its partners. Additionally, device management should have more integration with other devices, such as new and third-party devices."
"Its technical support needs improvement."
"The reporting can also use improvement."
"The product must make its UI similar to other Fortinet products."
"The user interface and the product's intuitiveness could be improved."
"FortiNAC could be more scalable."
"Portnox CORE can improve on support for unmanaged switches (or hubs) and other brands of network devices. These kinds of devices are still in use in organisations, especially SMEs who cannot afford to buy a managed switch."
"Now, the way security is viewed, maybe including something like AI, to automate some of the things that are required to be done would be great."
"The integration between Portnox CORE and Portnox CLEAR can be better. These are two different systems, and there is no unique console for both devices. Portnox CORE is agentless, whereas Portnox CLEAR is not agentless."
"One of the things for the on-premise is that sometimes you click on it and it takes a while for it to respond."
"It would be good to integrate Portnox CORE with CLEAR."
"The product should consider more integration with vendors like Huawei. It should also improve visibility. The solution should offer a partner portal that can provide customers training on the in and out of the solution."
"The solution did have some stability issues, however, all I had to do was restart it."
"The licensing is based on a per-port price, even when you are not using all of the ports, and this is something that could be improved."