Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) Competitors and Alternatives

What is most valuable?

The biggest value of ISE is that it can get so granular with gaming systems, versus IoT and BYOD.

What needs improvement?

I'd like to see an easier way to upgrade to larger versions, as well as more best practices that are easier to locate on their support page.

If you previously used a different solution, which one did you use and why did you switch?

We were very late adopters in the education arena of wireless. We didn't adopt until about five years ago. We had a great relationship with our partner and got to see this demo several times. It was really good.

What other advice do I have?

My advice to someone considering this solution would be to seek the most comprehensive solution for residence halls. I would rate this solution as eight out of ten. I would like the flow of authentication and authorization metrics to be… more»

Which other solutions did I evaluate?

Cisco was the only one that we evaluated. There was also Aruba, but Cisco was really the top choice.