We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and Portnox CORE based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Network Access Control (NAC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Aruba ClearPass's most valuable features are simple accessing, operating, and management. Additionally, the dashboard and performance work well."
"The initial setup was straightforward."
"It's very easy to access support and the documentation is self-explanatory."
"Stable with good QBT technology."
"A lot of the issues in Forescout are mitigated in Aruba ClearPass, it supports all the expected protocols."
"I like the stability and the GUI, which is always improving."
"Aruba ClearPass is a simple solution for customers to see what is happening on their network."
"What I like best about Aruba ClearPass is its 802.1X certificate-based authentication feature."
"I am impressed with the solution's voucher capability and authentication. The tool is integrated with Active Direct storage."
"The most important feature is that this solution is agentless. So, you don't have to install any agents on endpoints."
"The technical support is top-notch."
"The minute people have issues on their network, we can see what is happening right away."
"The Vidahost feature is currently in action, and it appears to be providing valuable data insights."
"It's agentless, and it's scalable."
"This is a self-sufficient network monitoring and security product that saves time and employee resources."
"The product is a valuable solution within zero-trust architecture, enhancing network security and visibility."
"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."
"What needs improvement in Aruba ClearPass is just the endpoint context server, in particular, the indication with the context server because sometimes the daily process isn't as smooth-sailing. Sometimes, the information isn't up-to-date. I'm not sure if that's a vendor limitation, but currently, it's the only tricky part of the current configuration. What I'd like to see in the next release of Aruba ClearPass is a dashboard or a monitoring feature that would allow users to see the integration process with an external server because there's no visibility into that right now."
"We have had some issues with the installation of Aruba ClearPass."
"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."
"There is room for improvement in the support."
"The platform's API integration could be better. Additionally, its pricing could be affordable."
"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."
"ClearPass' interface could be more user-friendly."
"It might be beneficial to improve the ease of integrating the product with firewalls."
"We have been having some issues with it. That's why we're considering migrating to Portnox Clear due to some limitations with CORE."
"The price could be better."
"One of the things for the on-premise is that sometimes you click on it and it takes a while for it to respond."
"The solution did have some stability issues, however, all I had to do was restart it."
"The licensing is based on a per-port price, even when you are not using all of the ports, and this is something that could be improved."
"Now, the way security is viewed, maybe including something like AI, to automate some of the things that are required to be done would be great."
"It would be good to integrate Portnox CORE with CLEAR."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Portnox CORE is ranked 12th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 14 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Portnox CORE is rated 8.2. 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 Portnox CORE writes "Simple UI, easy deployment but slow authentication times for devices". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune and Sophos Network Access Control, whereas Portnox CORE is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Portnox Clear and Sophos Network Access Control. See our Aruba ClearPass vs. Portnox CORE report.
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