We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiNAC and Sophos Network Access Control 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."Provides containment and security and and carries out file analysis for cyber theft."
"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 feature of Fortinet FortiNAC is compliance, which we can do with the clients and the endpoints on the network."
"The support responds to our queries within two to four hours."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is having visibility over the IoT devices on the network."
"It effectively addresses issues arising from endpoint connections to the network, contributing to an enhanced overall security solution for our clients."
"Compared to other NAC vendors, Fortinet’s user interface is more user-friendly."
"I like FortiNAC's integration with other Fortinet devices. They work together well, but the solution also works with other network devices."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"Sophos has helped us to save time and money and to better manage web activities. It has also helped us to reduce misuse of the network and restrict hacking attempts."
"We have had interactions with the technical support team through the Xnet platform. It's good."
"I am very satisfied with this solution overall. All of the features that we use have been working successfully."
"The pricing is very reasonable and you can negotiate on the price."
"The wifi control is fantastic and makes it very easy to administer."
"There is really good visibility for the appliance."
"Sophos Network Access Control has a useful interface, and I like its dashboard, which is very useful for us to check everything."
"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 training from Fortinet FortiNAC could improve. Fortinet has to plan for better training for its partners. Additionally, device management should have more integration with other devices, such as new and third-party devices."
"The automation in Fortinet FortiNAC could improve."
"Fortinet's local support could be improved."
"The GUI is a little bit strange — different than other Fortinet products."
"The training documentation needs to be more transparent."
"Fortinet FortiNAC's documentation should be improved because there's not much debugging or troubleshooting documentation for the Fortinet FortiNAC."
"The response and resolution time for technical support issues need to be improved."
"What needs to be improved on is the fact that Sophos consumes a lot of processor resources and, once it starts scanning, the RAM utilization is very high."
"It would be good if Sophos Network Access Control had better integration with other devices."
"The solution could offer more useful documentation."
"The interface on the cloud could be a bit better - just to give more performance on it."
"The solution could increase the integration with other platforms or other systems. This would be very useful."
"The solution can improve the for applying policies. They can be complex depending don't the group they are applied to."
"It would be beneficial to consider some improvements regarding the dashboard."
"I would like more details on the incoming connection, like what is the download speed and how it fluctuates. If Sophos can give that information, it would be really good."
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Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 3rd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 43 reviews while Sophos Network Access Control is ranked 7th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 18 reviews. Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6, while Sophos Network Access Control is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiNAC writes "I like the solution's native integration with other devices from the same vendor". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Sophos Network Access Control writes "An affordable solution that provides web protection, URL filtering, and application filtering". Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Ruckus Cloudpath, whereas Sophos Network Access Control is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) and Ruckus Cloudpath. See our Fortinet FortiNAC vs. Sophos Network Access Control report.
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