We performed a comparison between Forescout Platform and Ivanti NAC based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Access Control (NAC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."We really like that we get full visibility of devices in the local network."
"We use the Forescout Platform for device visibility and control in our network. It's very helpful for tracking malicious or unusual activity. We use it to track which ports are open, which machines are running specific services, and to identify vulnerabilities. For example, there was a vulnerability related to SMB, and we could use the product to determine which machines inside our organization were allowing SMB traffic."
"The most valuable features are remote access and administration scripts."
"You can quickly filter your view of devices and zero in on the ones you want using a variety of tools, such as what subnet it is on or what it has been classified as."
"We think it's simple. We think it's very useful and we really like reports and everything."
"This is clearly the best product for the NAC use cases in this field for Forescout."
"Forescout CounterACT has allowed us to better open our access and control wireless access globally from our HQ. This allows us to monitor the network access for every office globally. This has improved overall security, reducing risk and opening up the opportunity to provide greater end user flexibility."
"Emergency response, risk assessment information to get a view of the of the vulnerability."
"Ivanti NAC's most valuable feature is reasonable pricing."
"The profiler option allows me to see every detail in a systematic manner from a switch. I can choose the switch and I can see the port NAC address and time."
"Integration with other vendors is possible."
"The fact that Forescout Platform doesn't have a presence in the South African region is a weakness because of which you can't ask for help from them if you have any problems."
"Forescout needs to improve its cloud management and remote connectivity."
"The licensing costs are quite high. With the amount of hardware we have, we need too many licenses to make the product effective and it's ultimately just too costly."
"Better integration with third-party vendors is needed because as it is now, the list of third-party solutions that we can integrate and automate is quite limited."
"The initial setup was complex."
"The cost is too high."
"Forescout Platform isn't flexible with connections to devices like printers and forces you to re-enter details like the MAC address after any breakdowns."
"The installation is not secure because it takes high admin privileges."
"The documentation needs to be improved. There are a lot of details that are missed which makes it confusing."
"At some point, the server got cached and we faced several issues that impacted our customers. We would like to have this resolved."
"The product's performance needs improvement."
Forescout Platform is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 69 reviews while Ivanti NAC is ranked 14th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 3 reviews. Forescout Platform is rated 8.4, while Ivanti NAC is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Forescout Platform writes "We can go granular on each endpoint, quarantine non-compliant machines, and target vulnerabilities through scripting". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti NAC writes "Affordable product with an easy initial setup process". Forescout Platform is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Nozomi Networks and Genian NAC, whereas Ivanti NAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass and Fortinet FortiNAC. See our Forescout Platform vs. Ivanti NAC report.
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