We performed a comparison between Fortinet FortiNAC and Portnox CORE 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."The most valuable features are usability and security."
"Provides containment and security and and carries out file analysis for cyber theft."
"The tool provides us with a list of devices that tries to connect to our network. It offers us a lot of network visibility."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are access control, automation, artificial intelligence, analysis, and security, and it is a unified solution. You can combine a lot of features within the solution."
"I like FortiNAC's integration with other Fortinet devices. They work together well, but the solution also works with other network devices."
"Fortinet FortiNAC has good user account customization."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiNAC is its integration with all other Fortinet solutions."
"The network segmentation is the most important part of the solution. The integration with the Zero Trust Access solution is a crucial part of segmenting your network."
"It's so easy to set up, you don't need outside assistance."
"Technical support was very helpful when we needed them."
"For the information security team, the security level was improved because it helped to manage and prevent rogue devices from connecting to the corporate network. The reporting was granular, and reports we scheduled for delivery on Portnox were useful during investigations and audits, especially in cases where the IP address changed."
"The Vidahost feature is currently in action, and it appears to be providing valuable data insights."
"This is a self-sufficient network monitoring and security product that saves time and employee resources."
"The product is a valuable solution within zero-trust architecture, enhancing network security and visibility."
"I am impressed with the solution's voucher capability and authentication. The tool is integrated with Active Direct storage."
"The minute people have issues on their network, we can see what is happening right away."
"The reporting capability needs to be improved."
"Fortinet FortiNAC's documentation should be improved because there's not much debugging or troubleshooting documentation for the Fortinet FortiNAC."
"We have some stability issues with the solution, the network drops out too often."
"The GUI is a little bit strange — different than other Fortinet products."
"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 deployment of Fortinet FortiNAC could be better. When we are deploying the solution we have some level of dependencies with other vendors for their connection to Fortinet FortiNAC. Without these dependencies, it would be better."
"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."
"Our users have been asking for simpler documentation and training materials to facilitate the deployment process."
"The product should consider more integration with vendors like Huawei. It should also improve visibility. The solution should offer a partner portal that can provide customers training on the in and out of the solution."
"One of the things for the on-premise is that sometimes you click on it and it takes a while for it to respond."
"The integration between Portnox CORE and Portnox CLEAR can be better. These are two different systems, and there is no unique console for both devices. Portnox CORE is agentless, whereas Portnox CLEAR is not agentless."
"Now, the way security is viewed, maybe including something like AI, to automate some of the things that are required to be done would be great."
"It might be beneficial to improve the ease of integrating the product with firewalls."
"It would be good to integrate Portnox CORE with CLEAR."
"Portnox CORE can improve on support for unmanaged switches (or hubs) and other brands of network devices. These kinds of devices are still in use in organisations, especially SMEs who cannot afford to buy a managed switch."
"The solution did have some stability issues, however, all I had to do was restart it."
Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 3rd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 44 reviews while Portnox CORE is ranked 10th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 14 reviews. Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6, while Portnox CORE is rated 8.2. 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 Portnox CORE writes "Simple UI, easy deployment but slow authentication times for devices". Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and ExtremeControl, whereas Portnox CORE is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Portnox Clear and Sophos Network Access Control. See our Fortinet FortiNAC vs. Portnox CORE report.
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