We performed a comparison between ExtremeControl and Fortinet FortiNAC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Forescout and others in Network Access Control (NAC)."The company also uses Cisco ISE in other places. I have been told that ExtremeControl is easier to use than ISE. The other reason we prefer ExtremeControl is stability. That's why they chose it for this big hospital in Oslo."
"The solution is easy to use."
"There is information on migrating most of the cloud system's features."
"I can know which end users are using which features."
"Fortinet FortiNAC has good user account customization."
"When it works, it's great. It keeps things off the network which are supposed to be off the network."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to protect devices connected to network service."
"The device fingerprinting feature allowed for easy creation and enforcement of access policies."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are user device management and there are plenty of policies."
"It's a very good solution and one thing I have noted is its simplicity and the ease of the set-up process."
"The initial setup was easy and straightforward."
"Compared to other NAC vendors, Fortinet’s user interface is more user-friendly."
"The installation is easy, it can take between five minutes to four hours depending on the complexity of the environment. The speed of the installation could improve for more complex environments."
"There isn't enough development for the on-premises controller."
"I'd like to have access to more information on the traffic passing through."
"The GUI is a little bit strange — different than other Fortinet products."
"Integration is hard in Fortinet FortiNAC, but they are evolving and getting better. For example, with Cisco, Aruba, Huawei, and Extreme devices, Fortinet FortiNAC is working properly, but some other devices have problems."
"Fortinet's local support could be improved."
"Technical support could improve their response times."
"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."
"Classifications and visibility need to be improved a lot. They have to start work on being agentless. Agentless means they need to have strong integration with Windows."
"The reporting can also use improvement."
"For our organization and our clients, the price is the main concern. They should work to make it more competitive."
ExtremeControl is ranked 11th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 4 reviews while Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 42 reviews. ExtremeControl is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of ExtremeControl writes "It costs less than comparable solutions, and it's highly stable". 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". ExtremeControl is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform and Sophos Network Access Control, whereas Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Sophos Network Access Control.
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