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Aruba ClearPass
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
2nd
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
NordLayer
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
13th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
Secure Web Gateways (SWG) (29th), Internet Security (9th), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (25th), ZTNA as a Service (16th), ZTNA (13th), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (14th), Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) (22nd)
 

Featured Reviews

SvenVenables - PeerSpot reviewer
Apr 25, 2022
Easy to use, multifeatured, and reliable policy management platform for identity authentication and new device onboarding
The only area that really needs improvement in Aruba ClearPass is the onboarding for doing TLS authentication. The biggest problem we've seen in our environment is Huawei not being able to get onto Google Play. No Huawei device can be onboarded via Aruba ClearPass easily. An additional feature we'd like to see in the next release of Aruba ClearPass is for its OnGuard function, its health check function. We'd like it to have the functionality for installing or copying files that are required for remediation on health checks. For example: if you're using Aruba ClearPass and you do a health check, if the client is missing a file or a particular product such as an antivirus product, we would like the opportunity to have the files copied or installed in the platform, because currently there are some limitations when you want to do remediation. If the client is missing a file and you want them to install a specific application, we have to provide an HTTP download so they can download the file for the remediation to work. What I would like to see is a bigger storage area in Aruba ClearPass so we can upload those files in the platform, rather than having those files in an external server for downloading, because we've had huge problems with doing remediation to locations that require an HTTP download. What we'd like is having the ability to put the applications on Aruba ClearPass directly, to make the remediation steps for clients when they're missing software, to get those directly from the platform, because currently, you can't put a big file onto Aruba ClearPass as there are size limitations.
Christophe Derdeyn - PeerSpot reviewer
Sep 19, 2023
A convenient and easy tool with an incredibly high number of dialing points
I use the product to make sure my laptop is seen as being in a specific location. It is sometimes required within the context of specific accesses or content access. VPN also makes sure that our connections are much more secure. If we have an open connection to the Internet, we make ourselves much…

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Pros

"The customized modules for guests, the self-registration and login, one license for all, no license for guest users, and the self-integration of sandbox integration are the most valuable features."
"It makes it easy to require robust user authentication for both wired and wireless endpoints, including BYODs."
"Aruba has improved my organization because it supported me on my level of access."
"ClearPass is open to any operating system or mobile app."
"I like the stability and the GUI, which is always improving."
"ClearPass's best feature is its comprehensiveness."
"What I like best about Aruba ClearPass is its 802.1X certificate-based authentication feature."
"The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the GUI and its ease-to-do configuration. Additionally, we can troubleshoot many things in one window."
"The solution is convenient and easy."
 

Cons

"Aruba ClearPass could improve when it comes to troubleshooting, it can be difficult. Some advanced problems are difficult."
"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."
"The interface could be made easier and more intuitive."
"We have had some issues with the installation of Aruba ClearPass."
"The platform's API integration could be better. Additionally, its pricing could be affordable."
"The GUI of Aruba ClearPass could improve, it is not user-friendly."
"The product's technical support services need improvement."
"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."
"The tool is not perfectly stable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"​Cost is important. I switched because Aruba's costs were well below Cisco's."
"Aruba ClearPass has permanent licenses. You purchase it one time and this license is yours. You don't need to refresh it for five years, et cetera. They have a couple of licenses for enabled features with not only one license."
"There is a license to use Aruba ClearPass."
"The solution is costly."
"The starting price of Aruba ClearPass is 200k Hong Kong dollars. The licensing is based on the endpoints. For example, 100 - 500 end points."
"The pricing model for Aruba ClearPass is complex. Customers only pay for the license fees, with no additional costs."
"On a scale of one to ten, where one is cheap, and ten is too expensive, I rate the solution's pricing a six out of ten."
"The solution has a licensing model."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
10%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Educational Organization
7%
Computer Software Company
31%
Legal Firm
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Real Estate/Law Firm
6%
 

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Questions from the Community

Which is better - Aruba Clearpass or Cisco ISE?
Aruba ClearPass is a Network Access Control tool that gives secure network access to multiple device types. You can adapt the policies to VPN access, wired, or wireless access. You can securely ...
What is the biggest difference between Aruba ClearPass and FortiNAC?
I've done quite a lot of work with ClearPass, and not a lot with FortiNAC/Bradford. ClearPass incorporates a number of different functions including ClearPass Guest for creating complex wireless g...
What do you like most about Aruba ClearPass?
If you are looking at the base installation, then it was a very straightforward process, which I would rate an eight or nine out of ten.
 

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