"The integration with Active Directory is the most valuable feature for us."
"Stable network administration solution that can be installed easily, and comes with fast technical support."
"Typically, the installation is pretty simple."
"The best features are the scalability and the license structure."
"We were originally a Cisco shop and Cisco ISE integrated well with our other Cisco switches and networks."
"The most valuable feature is 801.1x and another very good feature is the TACACS."
"So far, we have had no issues with the stability."
"Technical support is okay."
"For the information security team, the security level was improved because it helped to manage and prevent rogue devices from connecting to the corporate network. The reporting was granular, and reports we scheduled for delivery on Portnox were useful during investigations and audits, especially in cases where the IP address changed."
"It's a stable product."
"It's so easy to set up, you don't need outside assistance."
"There is an add-on feature for application control to kill unwanted applications when launched on a user's device."
"Technical support was very helpful when we needed them."
"The most important feature is that this solution is agentless. So, you don't have to install any agents on endpoints."
"It does a good job of establishing trust for every access request. We have had a little bit of a challenge with profiling, but we are probably about 80% there."
"The price could be better. I would like to see more integration with third-party solutions in the next release. This is because many of my clients don't have Cisco."
"An issue with the product is it tends to have a lot of bugs whenever they release a new release."
"The initial setup was a little bit complex. It's not that simple because it requires a lot of prerequisites for the solution to get a hold on."
"The licensing documentation needs to be better."
"Whenever we see the authentication logs, we can't see what device we're logging into... We can see who logged in, but we can't see the IP address of the device... I'm sure that's available. We just haven't figured out how to properly deploy it."
"The pricing is fair."
"It is too complex. It should be easy to use. We are not such a big team. We only have three engineers to work with this, and we don't use all of the functionality of the product. Its range of functionality is too wide for us, and this is the reason why we are thinking of switching to a more simple product. We have shortlisted a Microsoft solution. We have a big footprint for Microsoft products, especially in security. As a global strategy, we try to leverage to the maximum what is possible around Microsoft."
"Portnox CORE can improve on support for unmanaged switches (or hubs) and other brands of network devices. These kinds of devices are still in use in organisations, especially SMEs who cannot afford to buy a managed switch."
"The integration between Portnox CORE and Portnox CLEAR can be better. These are two different systems, and there is no unique console for both devices. Portnox CORE is agentless, whereas Portnox CLEAR is not agentless."
"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."
"The solution did have some stability issues, however, all I had to do was restart it."
"One of the things for the on-premise is that sometimes you click on it and it takes a while for it to respond."
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Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is ranked 1st in Network Access Control (NAC) with 60 reviews while Portnox CORE is ranked 7th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 5 reviews. Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is rated 8.0, while Portnox CORE is rated 8.8. The top reviewer of Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) writes "Secures devices and has good support, but needs a better interface". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Portnox CORE writes "Great dashboards, easy to set up, and very scalable". Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiNAC, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Symantec Privileged Access Manager, whereas Portnox CORE is most compared with Fortinet FortiNAC, Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Portnox Clear and Sophos Network Access Control. See our Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) vs. Portnox CORE report.
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