Aruba ClearPass Reviews

We use the platform to improve network security.

Aruba ClearPass's most valuable feature is dynamic segmentation. It assigns the right wired or wireless connections to the right user. We don't have to run the process manually.

The platform's API integration could be better. Additionally, its pricing could be affordable.

We have been using Aruba ClearPass for three years.

It is a stable product.

It is scalable for a small company.

The technical support team could work on a better process while escalating the issues from one engineer to another. Sometimes, we have to explain the issues from the beginning all over again.

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward and takes two months to complete.

The product is quite expensive. I rate its pricing a seven out of ten.

I rate Aruba ClearPass an eight out of ten. It has useful technology and good performance. It needs improvement in terms of pricing and support.

We use Aruba ClearPass for Nutanix and TECHx.

Aruba ClearPass's most valuable features are simple accessing, operating, and management. Additionally, the dashboard and performance work well.

The monitoring of Aruba ClearPass needs improvement. For example, they have monitoring for TECHx and you can find out what the administrator did. However,   if Aruba ClearPass is managing GUI devices, you do not know what the administrator is doing.

I have been using Aruba ClearPass for approximately three years.

The stability of Aruba ClearPass is good.

Aruba ClearPass can scale.

I have to use the support from Aruba ClearPass a few times and I had a good experience.

I have used Cisco solutions and they have nice but complex. If you do not have a good experience, it is complex to set up and operate. Aruba ClearPass is easy for everybody and better than Cisco. I would recommend Aruba ClearPass but I would not recommend Cisco.

The initial setup of Aruba ClearPass is very easy.

I feel this solution is the best on the market.

I rate Aruba ClearPass a nine out of ten.

Our primary use case for Aruba ClearPass is to use it in IoT services.

Aruba has improved my organization because it supported me on my level of access. I hope to see Aruba add routers to their portfolio. 

A very important feature for me is its support of a multi-tenant solution on deliverables. For instance, I have three customers, or three users, and I want each customer to have his own portal and his own database to manage their subscriber for reporting and for provision. 

Aruba needs to improve and the processes must be clear. I also believe the marketing is very important, as well as to split the database to be more specific, like having a user name, access point name or site name. 

In general, Aruba is very stable and it supports me every time I have issues related to my database. 

The scalability is good. We currently have about 100 users but we expect this to grow to 10,000 by the end of the year. So we plan to increase our usage. We won't need to employ extra staff because the support from Aruba is very good.

The technical support from Aruba is very good.

Before we started using Aruba we worked on Cisco, which has the same setup. They had the same access layer, access points, access controller and management at Cisco. We were, however, looking for a wireless solution.

The deployment took about two years, and then it took about two weeks for the configurations to be activated. 

We've invested in Aruba to increase our customers to 10,000 by the end of the year so we hope to see a good return on investment. 

We pay an annual licensing fee for Aruba and there are no additional costs.

I can recommend this solution for anyone in terms of guest management or from a security perspective. I will rate this a nine out of ten.

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.

We use this solution for controlling the security of our wireless network.

Aruba ClearPass has improved the security control in our network environment.

The most valuable feature for our network environment is the identification of discovered devices. 

Configuration should be more easy to understand between the link of two topics.

OnBoard, OnGuard, SSO and IntroSpect UEBA, including Palo Alto integration. These are valuable from engineer to C-level executives, who want visibility, performance, statistics, and a platform which can take action for them without manual intervention, saving time and money.

Gives us network access control, visibility, scalability, security, and control in what is becoming an uncontrollable, inundated BYOD and IoT world.

Aruba is always finding better, innovative ways to make their products easier and more friendly. It is always being improved, but what I would like to see is “AAS”. Not only Aruba APs with central, but NAC/ClearPass, AirWave, and everything licensed as a Service. This way, like AWS, they can spin up what they need when they need it and vice versa.

None.

None.

Awesome tech support when needed. Each customer is given a customer number and TAC will follow through until all issues are resolved, whether it be a flaw in the product or a customer misconfiguration.

I did not personally use a previous solution.

Initial setup is straightforward. It is recommended to read the manual before implementation.

I provide straight answers. Licensing and pricing are extremely straightforward.

Run a 90 day free Proof of Concept (PoC) for each product by implementing and using it fully in your environment. This way you will be educated on its features, functionality, and manageability.

No.

I use ClearPass for network access control, profiling, and security.

ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness.

It would be useful if a free trial was available for customers to see if ClearPass is suitable for them before purchasing.

I've been using ClearPass for two years.

ClearPass is stable.

ClearPass is scalable.

ClearPass's technical support is okay.

ClearPass isn't hard to set up, but it takes a long time.

I'd advise anybody thinking of implementing ClearPass to go for it, it's a good solution. I would rate ClearPass as eight out of ten.

I am using Aruba ClearPass for 802.1X and backup indication.

Aruba ClearPass improved security across a diverse network, which is countrywide. It provides extra security so that anybody that gets on the network, belongs there, we know those that have allowed access to the network, get access to the network.

The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the authentication mechanisms and the integration with Active Directory(AD).

Aruba ClearPass could improve the user interface, it is a bit chunky.

I have been using Aruba ClearPass for approximately 18 months.

Aruba ClearPass is stable in my usage.

I have found Aruba ClearPass to be scalable.

We have hundreds of users in different locations using this solution.

I have not used the support from Aruba ClearPass.

I have not used a previous solution.

Aruba ClearPass was installed into the cloud and had the resiliency working. Then we had a test lab environment where we rolled out the configurations, to test it, and then we rolled out the overall configuration for all of the switches and access points around the network. The whole process was straightforward. The whole process took approximately three months from start to finish.

The implementation was done in-house. We used three people for the process.

I felt we did not get a return on investment.

The price of Aruba ClearPass is expensive. When you want to build redundant systems it can be seen as necessary, so the enterprise will manage all of those costs.

There are additional costs because we have implemented it into a cloud environment, there are costs associated with the cloud environment. We didn't go with appliances.

I did some research before choosing Aruba ClearPass. I looked at open NAC and some of the other proprietary systems.

There are additional features that we haven't used, such as fingerprinting and guest reception type scenarios. There are other features we haven't implemented and there's no reason to implement them at this stage.

Planning is the most important aspect of getting started before implementing Aruba ClearPass. Don't jump into it, you need to plan. You need to understand what you're trying to do and plan it and then start off in a small, safe environment for rollout. Once you've tested all the scenarios and it works completely for each one, then roll it out over a long period of time to ensure that the user experience is good.

I rate Aruba ClearPass a seven out of ten.