We performed a comparison between Aruba Clearpass vs Fortinet FortiNAC based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Aruba ClearPass seems to be slightly more favorable because users consider it to be more scalable and stable than Fortinet FortiNAC. Aruba ClearPass users are also very satisfied with the technical support, and report an ROI as well.
"It is a robust product."
"It is beneficial from a security perspective because not everyone can connect to our wifi without going through an authentication process."
"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."
"The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is its ease of use and the GUI is user-friendly."
"Aruba ClearPass has improved the security control in our network environment."
"What I like most about Aruba ClearPass is its access tracker that serves as its monitoring feature. The access tracker is really helpful when you want to troubleshoot authentication failures."
"A mature and functional product."
"Stable with good QBT technology."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is both scalable and stable."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is having visibility over the IoT devices on the network."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to protect devices connected to network service."
"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."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is a stable solution."
"The users say that FortiNAC is configurable and easy to use."
"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiNAC is the control it offers."
"It's a very good solution and one thing I have noted is its simplicity and the ease of the set-up process."
"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."
"ClearPass isn't hard to set up, but it takes a long time."
"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."
"In the future, I would like to see plugins for AI and machine learning."
"The GUI of Aruba ClearPass could improve, it is not user-friendly."
"The solution should be more precise for VMs and allow for management of the entire system."
"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."
"The AirWave Dashboard heat maps could be better designed."
"The user interface and the product's intuitiveness could be improved."
"Admin UI could be better matched and easier to use; it cannot work as a RADIUS server."
"I think the network devices need to give more information."
"FortiNAC could be more scalable."
"The course content could be improved, it's not that simple to work through."
"The dashboard needs to improve."
"The GUI in Fortinet FortiNAC could improve."
"They need to change or upgrade the technology in the product."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 42 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Aruba ClearPass writes "Easy to use, multifeatured, and reliable policy management platform for identity authentication and new device onboarding". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiNAC writes "I like the solution's native integration with other devices from the same vendor". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune, Ruckus Cloudpath and macmon Network Access Control, whereas Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiClient and Portnox CORE. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. Fortinet FortiNAC report.
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