We performed a comparison between Aruba Clearpass vs Fortinet FortiNAC based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba ClearPass seems to be slightly more favorable because users consider it to be more scalable and stable than Fortinet FortiNAC. Aruba ClearPass users are also very satisfied with the technical support, and report an ROI as well.
"ClearPass is open to any operating system or mobile app."
"Aruba has improved my organization because it supported me on my level of access."
"Aruba ClearPass's most valuable features are simple accessing, operating, and management. Additionally, the dashboard and performance work well."
"Gives us network access control, visibility, scalability, security, and control in what is becoming an uncontrollable, inundated BYOD and IoT world."
"The web dashboard and the policy manager are very intuitive and very easy for the engineers to use."
"A lot of the issues in Forescout are mitigated in Aruba ClearPass, it supports all the expected protocols."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is its ease of use and the GUI is user-friendly."
"It is a robust product."
"The device fingerprinting feature allowed for easy creation and enforcement of access policies."
"The features are more expandable."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is both scalable and stable."
"Compared to other NAC vendors, Fortinet’s user interface is more user-friendly."
"There are some features that are working well."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is having visibility over the IoT devices on the network."
"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 most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are user device management and there are plenty of policies."
"ClearPass isn't hard to set up, but it takes a long time."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"The solution should be more precise for VMs and allow for management of the entire system."
"Some functions could be improved."
"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 terms of scalability."
"The platform's API integration could be better. Additionally, its pricing could be affordable."
"They should include SMP functionalities."
"Fortinet FortiNAC's device compatibility could be improved, particularly for VoIP devices."
"The dashboard needs to improve."
"Our users have been asking for simpler documentation and training materials to facilitate the deployment process."
"Keeping the hard disk on the one series will be easier for the distributor and will keep the prices lower for the customer."
"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 course content could be improved, it's not that simple to work through."
"Technical support could improve their response times."
"FortiNAC could be more scalable."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 42 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Aruba ClearPass writes "Easy to use, multifeatured, and reliable policy management platform for identity authentication and new device onboarding". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiNAC writes "I like the solution's native integration with other devices from the same vendor". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune, Ruckus Cloudpath and macmon Network Access Control, whereas Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiClient and Portnox CORE. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. Fortinet FortiNAC report.
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