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Fortinet FortiNAC vs Impulse Point SafeConnect comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiNAC
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
5th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Impulse Point SafeConnect
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
16th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiNAC is 11.5%, down from 17.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Impulse Point SafeConnect is 1.8%, up from 0.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Access Control (NAC) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiNAC11.5%
Impulse Point SafeConnect1.8%
Other86.7%
Network Access Control (NAC)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohamed Fouad - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Team Leader at EMAK For Computer Manufacturing (ECM)
Network access control has centralized device profiling and automated user isolation
The best features Fortinet FortiNAC offers include great integration with other Fortinet products. We have most of the cybersecurity products from Fortinet, including FortiMail, FortiGate, and FortiManager, among many Fortinet products. The best feature is the integration with these products. Fortinet FortiNAC can also integrate with any switching vendor using SSH to manage switches. This integration capability is very beneficial. The integration with other Fortinet products and managing switches from different vendors has helped my workflow by providing automation that makes it easy to run actions. We execute and trigger actions through Fortinet FortiNAC on FortiGate. We set up trigger actions on FortiGate to be run through Fortinet FortiNAC directly. Whenever an action happens, it is triggered on Fortinet FortiNAC, allowing us to disable and isolate a user if that machine is infected. The automation and response functionality is powerful, and the integration is very good. Fortinet FortiNAC has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to control our network and save time. We manage multiple switches that allow many users, including guest users and corporate users. We have saved time and secured our resources while accomplishing a lot with Fortinet FortiNAC.
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Director of Computer Information Services at a university with 5,001-10,000 employees
Easy to scale, enforces policies well, and has responsive technical support
A lot of campuses use SafeConnect. It gives us good visibility and enforces policies. It helps enforce network security by scanning devices, making sure they have current and valid antivirus solutions with up-to-date antivirus definitions, and steers our end users by enforcing policy groups and steering them to the right access. Technical support is responsive. The stability is pretty good. It is very easy to scale the product.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"There are some features that are working well."
"The solution provides good performance, is easy to use and easy to configure."
"FortiNAC has enhanced our network visibility because FortiNAC monitors MAC addresses and other network devices, like Cisco, Catalyst, or HPE switches."
"Version 9.1 has been an improvement on previous versions. It's a good solution for SMB."
"When it works, it's great, and it keeps things off the network which are supposed to be off the network."
"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."
"It's easy to connect to a VPN without any hassles."
"The device fingerprinting feature allowed for easy creation and enforcement of access policies."
"It is very easy to scale the product."
"It gives us good visibility and enforces policies, helps enforce network security by scanning devices, making sure they have current and valid antivirus solutions with up-to-date antivirus definitions, and steers our end users by enforcing policy groups and steering them to the right access."
 

Cons

"Customer Service leaves a lot to be desired. Most times the engineers blame the customer’s network even before they collect the necessary data regarding an issue."
"I would like to be able to compare the configuration backup before and after."
"The tool's dashboard can have some more features and visibility options."
"Support requires improvement as it has declined over time."
"Fortinet FortiNAC's price is expensive compared to other products."
"The training documentation needs to be more transparent."
"The initial set-up of an AP doubled as a result of using this product."
"When you compare the solution to other NAC solutions like ISE and Portnox, you realize that it is not able to work as a single sign-on device."
"The solution would be much better if it offered self-service onboarding."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"It is a reasonable product."
"The price of Fortinet FortiNAC is less than Cisco's solution. However, the price could improve by being reduced."
"I rate Fortinet FortiNAC's pricing an eight out of ten."
"I would rate the price of Fortinet FortiNAC seven out of ten with ten being the most expensive."
"The price is fair and reasonable for our clients."
"The solution is expensive. However, it is not as expensive as other solutions, such as Cisco ISE."
"It's a pricey solution."
"For the projects that we do the Fortinet FortiNAC is affordable."
"For our tier group, for one year, the cost is probably around $10,000 for the license. If you do multi-year, you could get two years, and you could get it for about $8,000 per year. If you do three years, you get it around $7,000 a year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Outsourcing Company
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
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Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business31
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise13
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

FortiNAC, Bradford Networks, Bradford Networks Sentry, Network Sentry Family
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Sample Customers

Isavia, Pepperdine University, Medical University of South Carolina, Columbia University Medical Center, Utah Valley University
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