Aruba ClearPass Reviews

We mainly use it for 802.1X authentication.

Our customers like its ability to authenticate using not just certificates but also MAC addresses is very helpful in mitigating unauthenticated access on networks and switches.

There is room for improvement in terms of scalability. 

I have experience with Aruba ClearPass for five to six years.

I would rate the stability a nine out of ten.

I would rate the scalability an eight out of ten. Our customers are mostly medium-sized businesses.

I have some years of experience with FortiGate, Fortinet Firewalls, and Fortinet switches. Mostly with FortiSwitch models 6450, 548, and 124F.

I didn't set it up myself. I'm involved in operating the system.

Overall, I would rate the solution an eight out of ten.

My company uses Aruba ClearPass mainly for the initial goal we set during the initial setup of the solution, which includes Network Access Server (NAS) and backup. We use the application in our company with almost all the features it provides.

I have found all of the features of the solution to be valuable. One of the most important features of the solution is that you can have downloadable user roles for authentication in the solution, which I think is pretty good.

The initial setup phase of the solution was really very difficult, owing to which the setup phase can be considered as an area that can be improved.

I have been using Aruba ClearPass for three years. I am a customer of the solution.

It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

My organization has about 3,000 users of the solution.

I contacted the solution's technical support team since I had some questions related to the product and not due to any particular issues related to the solution.

My company has a huge infrastructure, because of which we have to deal with a multi-vendor environment that includes Arista, Cisco, Juniper, and Fortinet.

The initial setup of Aruba ClearPass was really very difficult.

The solution is deployed on-premises.

Aruba ClearPass' deployment process that involves the configuration from scratch can take up to a couple of weeks, especially if you are not familiar with the product.

Though I don't remember the pricing model of the solution, I can say that the package or licensing model offered for the solution is a permanent one.

I recommend those planning to use the solution to use it, but they need to consider that it comes across as a really complex solution. It is important to have some past experience with the solution.

I rate the overall product a ten out of ten.

I use this solution for securing company-wide logs.

I'm using the latest version. It's deployed on the public cloud. Microsoft Azure is the cloud provider.

Everyone in our organization uses this solution. It's about 300 people. There are four people who specifically operate the solution, do daily checks, check for errors, and help users who are having trouble with their login sessions.

I like that it's usable in both an on-premise and hybrid and cloud native environment. I like the integration options with a multitude of other vendors and Aruba applications.

The user interface could be more polished and modern. It would be useful to have more options for automation.

I would like to have more collaboration between different security platforms. For instance, the Fortinet portfolio, which we also use extensively.

I have used this solution for about one year.

It's very stable. We did have some issues with under provisioning the underlying resources, so that needs to be taken into account. If you do, then it is very stable.

The scalability is very high. You just need to add extra nodes. I would rate the scalability as eight out of ten.

Technical support is only approached by our third party network service provider.

Deployment took one day.

Implementation was done through a third party. We outsourced the deployment to our network vendor.

Maintenance is also outsourced. For the application itself, maintenance takes about four hours a month. For the actual usage of the applications on a day-to-day basis, we do that ourselves.

Compared to the functionality, the pricing is very favorable. It's affordable and provides good value for the money.

I would rate the pricing as three out of ten.

We evaluated other on-premises solutions, but they aren't very comparable to Aruba.

I would rate this solution as nine out of ten.

I would recommend Aruba ClearPass to others.

If for example, a user in my office received a particular VLAN for the USA and relocated to the UK, they will not get the same access. This is the challenge that we are trying to achieve through the CPPM. 

Document authentications allows us to decide which users can connect to an office VLAN and this has been the most valuable feature. It is dependent upon the policies that we have created on CPPM. If a domain laptop needs a Windows update, the device is updated. 

This solution could be improved by making it possible to use it across different territories. Currently, if a user moves from the US to the UK, their usage and access will be restricted. 

I have been using this solution for one year. 

This is a stable solution.

This is a scalable solution. 

The initial setup is straightforward. 

The suitability of this solution is dependent upon the requirements of the business. You need to consider if you want authentications for every network devices like switch, routers, firewalls and wireless. This can depend on the type of projects you are running. 

We needed the enterprise authentication because we needed the wifi dot certification. Using this, we can access network devices and policies. 

I would rate this solution a seven out of ten because the Aruba dashboard is quite simple compared to other solutions.

We use ClearPass for access points. We are primarily working on hospitality projects, including some major hotels in Saudi Arabia. They only allow Aruba and Cisco, so we need this product.

I joined this company a few days ago, but they've been dealing with Aruba for a long time. They use it for specific projects with a local partner in Saudi Arabia that requires Aruba.

We haven't had any issues with stability so far .

Aruba is a highly scalable product. It just works. We have no issues with scalability.

The technical support has some room for improvement. It takes them a long time to respond sometimes. I rate Aruba support six out of 10. 

Aruba is a little more expensive than other products in the market here.

I rate Aruba eight out of 10. I would recommend it. Our company prefers Aruba because it has an attractive design that can decorate a hospitality area. 

We recently implemented ClearPass for a ministerial-level government agency with 2,500 users.

ClearPass prevents hackers from accessing the network. No one can get inside without authentication. It provides a lot of features we are missing. It's incredibly powerful and stable.

I have been using Aruba ClearPass for seven years.

Like most security products, ClearPass is difficult to deploy. You need to use the CLI to implement security products from any vendor, so configuring the authentication is complicated. Some have a GUI, but the CLI is more powerful. However, after you get the authentication protocols set up, you can forget about this device. It's stable.

I rate Aruba ClearPass 10 out of 10. I recommend ClearPass. You'll get a lot of benefits.

We are a system integrator, and we are a prized reseller and a partner of Aruba and Fortinet. Usually, our clients send a request for network access control type of issues. So, we are fulfilling these types of requirements with the help of Aruba ClearPass and Fortinet FortiNAC.

We are mainly using Aruba ClearPass for our clients for securing access to their on-premise assets. As per customer expectations, we are trying our best to track the complete user activity in the network. This is the main and the core feature we require.

The user interface of Aruba ClearPass should be user-friendly like Fortinet FortiNAC.

In the next version, I would like to see some enhancement or extension on the tracking side. For example, when any user enters the network, it should be more visible in the graphical form.

I have been using this solution for almost two years.

It is a very stable solution.

It is a completely scalable solution.

Aruba's technical support is much better than other vendors.

It is not easy, but it is also not complex. Anyone with some amount of implementation expertise can easily implement it.

The number of people required depends on the requirement. If the requirement is not big and the customer is an SMB, then one or two implementation engineers are enough for implementation. If the customer is an enterprise customer with a big network, you might need more than two or three implementation engineers.

The deployment duration depends on a client's assets. For a client with 400 or 500 assets, two to three weeks would be required. If the network is very big, it can take one month.

To all those who plan on using Aruba ClearPass, I would advise having clear expectations in terms of solution capability and functionality. They should include all the features that are available by default in Aruba ClearPass. These are very interesting features.

I would rate it an eight out of 10.

ClearPass provides authentication solutions for endpoints. 

ClearPass is effortless to use and configure. It's not hard to learn the tool, and it has lots of features.

ClearPass' interface could be more user-friendly. 

I've used ClearPass for more than four years.

ClearPass is stable. In my opinion, it's the best solution of its kind.

ClearPass is highly scalable.

ClearPass support is fine because we have a good relationship with the vendor, so we can call them whenever we have questions. 

Deploying ClearPass is very straightforward. We are an Aruba integrator, and we've installed ClearPass for more than 10 clients. You can deploy it with two or three engineers, and the time needed for deployment depends on the client. Installing ClearPass for a larger client will take about one week, but a smaller client takes only about three days. 

We pay a yearly subscription.

I rate Aruba ClearPass eight out of 10.