We compared Cisco Identity Services Engine and Fortinet FortiNA (ISE)C based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Cisco ISE seems to be the slightly superior solution because of its expansive integration capabilities.
"Cisco ISE integrates with everything else."
"Cisco offers automation, visibility, and control as well as third party integration capabilities."
"The most valuable features are the ability to retrieve information about Active Directory user names, viewing the log files to see which MAC address tried to connect with the created SSIDs, portal designing for your company, hotspot tools, and creating network rules for WiFi access."
"We found that the most valuable features associated with this tool are posture assessment, policy management, VLAN assignments, guest assignment, and BYOD services. In addition to these services, the Cisco IOS software switch configuration feature is another very valuable aspect of the policy and compliance solution."
"The ability to allow or deny hosts onto the network is valuable. It provides great security to the network environment."
"ISE's most valuable feature is integration between IT and OTs."
"From a configuration point of view, it's simple."
"The profiling model included is the most valuable feature."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is a stable solution."
"The FortiNAC features I found the most valuable are security and the ability to consolidate wireless networks."
"This solution is very easy to implement and use. The interface is user-friendly."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiNAC is compliance, which we can do with the clients and the endpoints on the network."
"Fortinet FortiNAC has good user account customization."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is both scalable and stable."
"Version 9.1 has been an improvement on previous versions. It's a good solution for SMB."
"There should be an easier way to do the upgrades. There are a lot of steps to get to the next version from the previous version which ends up being a bit of the headache with the upgrade."
"When I work with customers to do my knowledge transfer, they're really overwhelmed with the navigation of the product and the number of things you can do with it. From a user interface standpoint, Cisco could focus on making certain tasks a bit more guided and easier for customers to walk through. That is, a user-friendly interface and streamlined workflows would be great."
"Cisco ISE has numerous features that are impractical, and I won't utilize them since they require payment."
"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."
"The tracking mechanism in Cisco ISE is relatively costly, especially its vendor-specific protocol."
"Since we have started, we struggled a lot to implement this solution into our network, and we opened a case a couple of times. Up until this point, nothing else needs to be improved with this product."
"Sometimes, there are instances when Cisco ISE simply fails to function without any apparent reason, and regardless of the investigation we undertake, the logs indicate that everything is functioning properly, making it somewhat inexplicable."
"This product doesn't work in isolation."
"The dashboard needs to improve."
"The user interface and the product's intuitiveness could be improved."
"We have some stability issues with the solution, the network drops out too often."
"I would like to be able to compare the configuration backup before and after."
"Fortinet FortiNAC's device compatibility could be improved, particularly for VoIP devices."
"Keeping the hard disk on the one series will be easier for the distributor and will keep the prices lower for the customer."
"The training documentation needs to be more transparent."
"I think the network devices need to give more information."
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Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is ranked 1st in Network Access Control (NAC) with 135 reviews while Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 3rd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 43 reviews. Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) writes "Gives us that extra ability to assist the end user and make sure that we are making them happy". 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". Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security, whereas Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiClient and Portnox CORE. See our Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) vs. Fortinet FortiNAC report.
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