We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and Microsoft Intune based on our users’ reviews in five categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Microsoft Intune comes out on top in this comparison. It is a powerful product with a proven ROI. In addition, according to reviewers, it is easier to deploy than Aruba ClearPass. Aruba ClearPass does come out on top in the Support category, however.
"ClearPass is effortless to use and configure. It's not hard to learn the tool, and it has lots of features."
"The most valuable thing about Aruba ClearPass is its ease of use. It has always been a very reliable and very stable policy management platform."
"I like the integration options with a multitude of other vendors and Aruba applications."
"The visibility and security features are most valuable. We get a clear view. It is a very secure product for educational institutions."
"ClearPass is open to any operating system or mobile app."
"Aruba is a highly scalable product. It just works. We have no issues with scalability."
"It is beneficial from a security perspective because not everyone can connect to our wifi without going through an authentication process."
"A lot of the issues in Forescout are mitigated in Aruba ClearPass, it supports all the expected protocols."
"It is a very stable and scalable cloud-only solution."
"It works well if you have a Microsoft environment."
"Intune can wipe devices. For example, if a disgruntled employee wants to leak the data on their company phone, Intune can terminate their access and wipe the entire device with a click."
"Users can make screenshots, and devices only need the minimal version of iOS."
"The solution is stable."
"Microsoft's cloud comes with a lot of extra features that are free of charge."
"The synchronization of Intune with other Microsoft solutions is a valuable feature."
"Its security is most valuable. It gives us a way to secure devices, not only those that are steady. We do have a few tablets and other devices, and it is a way for us to secure these devices and manage them. We know they're out there and what's their status. We can manage their life cycle and verify that they're updated properly."
"The scalability could improve."
"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."
"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 would like to see better integration with the firewall for zeroing out blacklisted users."
"The user interface could be more polished and modern. It would be useful to have more options for automation."
"The implementation can improve because it is challenging to explain some of the concepts to the client."
"An issue with Aruba ClearPass is the lack of information and poor community support. You can't find the material easily on the internet for any issues. For example, if you're looking for any configuration or exploring any issue, it's not easy to find information, and this is the problem with Aruba ClearPass. Access to helpful information and poor community support could be improved. Another area for improvement in Aruba ClearPass is that some of its advanced features aren't easy to find. For example, my team needed to apply Google single sign-on, but it wasn't easy to find. Aruba ClearPass is a big solution with a lot of capabilities, and it's a very advanced solution, so you need to either have some experience with it or undergo some training. Aruba ClearPass is a very good solution from the network perspective, but the issue is the poor support you get from the community. When you try using the solution, some areas aren't easy. When you search on YouTube, you'll find very few materials about Aruba ClearPass. It isn't like Cisco where you can find information from hundreds of websites, on YouTube, etc. This is bad for Aruba, so this area should be improved. Aruba has a training center, but the usual training offered is only for Aruba Wireless and Aruba Switches. If you have another solution, it's not easy to integrate it with Aruba ClearPass, so this is an area for improvement. You need to do some research to successfully integrate your solution with Aruba ClearPass. We integrated Aruba ClearPass with Ubiquiti WiFi, and it's working fine with no issues. My next project is to start integrating Aruba ClearPass with Cisco Switches. The solution is good, but on the website, there's no book and no video, and you can't find the material on Aruba ClearPass easily. This is one of the issues with Aruba."
"Aruba ClearPass could improve when it comes to troubleshooting, it can be difficult. Some advanced problems are difficult."
"The mobile and tablet-based versions need improvement because they are not completely user-friendly, compared to the web version. Also, data synchronization with our existing asset manager, the synchronization between multiple assets and multiple devices, takes a lot of time due to the security scanning. It should be reduced."
"I'd like some more reporting so that I don't have to delve into PowerShell and I can pull more of the local device information such as memory, apps installed, etc. It would be nice to be able to see the apps that are present there but might not be managed. For example, if they installed 7Zip, it could report that back via an installed program or feature to see what was currently installed."
"From a new user's perspective, it may be a little overwhelming because there are quite a few things to look at in the console, however, once you are sort of acclimated and are familiar with your core functions, it's fairly simple and straightforward."
"The synchronization could be improved."
"It doesn't economize when you scale up. We have over 14,000 employees, and we have between 7,500 and 8,000 city-owned or personal devices being used to conduct city business. Its price can be improved. It is not a cheap solution."
"It would be nice to have a location tracker for the mobile device management tool. I'm not sure if it exists but hasn't been configured or if it's missing, but we've been unable to utilize the location features."
"Could benefit from user having more control over devices."
"More integration with monitoring tools is needed."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 35 reviews while Microsoft Intune is ranked 1st in Configuration Management with 77 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Intune is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba ClearPass writes "Easy to use, integrates well with other Aruba solutions, and offers good performance". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Intune writes "Enables you to use MDM to lock devices and push restrictions, but isn't as stable as other solutions". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, macmon Network Access Control and Ruckus Cloudpath, whereas Microsoft Intune is most compared with VMware Workspace ONE, Jamf Pro, ManageEngine Endpoint Central, IBM MaaS360 and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security.
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