Impulse Point SafeConnect vs Sophos Network Access Control comparison

Impulse Point and Sophos are both solutions in the Network Access Control (NAC) category. Impulse Point is ranked #16, while Sophos is ranked #9 with an average rating of 7.5. Impulse Point holds a 1.1% mindshare in NAC, compared to Sophos’s 2.3% mindshare. Additionally, 100% of Impulse Point users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 95% of Sophos users who would recommend it.

Impulse Point SafeConnect

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100% willing to recommend

Sophos Network Access Control

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95% willing to recommend

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Executive Summary

We performed a comparison between Impulse Point SafeConnect and Sophos Network Access Control based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Categories and Ranking

Impulse Point SafeConnect

Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)

16th

Average Rating

8.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sophos Network Access Control

Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)

9th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.2

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the mindshare of Impulse Point SafeConnect is 1.1%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Network Access Control is 2.3%, up from 1.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Access Control (NAC) Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Sophos Network Access Control	2.3%
Impulse Point SafeConnect	1.1%
Other	96.6%

Network Access Control (NAC)

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Chong Dan

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.

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HirenPatel2

Manager at rspl

Have faced delays in support despite strong multi-layer policy configuration

I have observed some disadvantages as we have experienced one particular problem. We were facing an issue of synchronization of the endpoint with our firewall with help on a cloud for heartbeat syncing. However, it was not syncing as per our requirement. The user has to connect our firewall with the help of VPN. We were supposed to assume a solution on a cloud, which has good synchronization on a cloud with Sophos Central. It will sync with our firewall as well with the help of Sophos Central. Endpoint and firewall synchronization is not as smooth as we are expecting from Sophos Network Access Control. We have to connect with VPN. We are expecting that if we have already installed an endpoint on our system and it is connected to the internet, then it must be synchronized on a cloud with Sophos Central. Through Sophos Central, it must connect with our firewall. If the endpoint is configured on Sophos Central and the firewall is also configured in Sophos Central, then there should be no need to connect to VPN.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"It is very easy to scale the product."

"The installation is very straightforward."

"The most valuable features of Sophos Network Access Control are the quick response times to threats and reliable security."

"There is really good visibility for the appliance."

"We have had interactions with the technical support team through the Xnet platform. It's good."

"The initial setup is very easy."

"Sophos Network Access Control has many valuable features: for access controls, MAC binding is available, the authentication page is useful, and continuous device assessments have a positive impact on our network security management."

"Sophos' technical support is great, very fast and responsive, and they always know how to fix the problem."

"The user interface makes it easy to configure and use."

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Cons

"The solution would be much better if it offered self-service onboarding."

"The solution could increase the integration with other platforms or other systems. This would be very useful."

"Continuous development in specific areas might be required."

"The difficult thing was finding the metrics."

"The solution could offer more useful documentation."

"In order to provide better management, it would be ideal with they offered better plugins for their firewall."

"The interface on the cloud could be a bit better - just to give more performance on it."

"I would like more details on the incoming connection, like what is the download speed and how it fluctuates. If Sophos can give that information, it would be really good."

"The solution can improve the for applying policies. They can be complex depending don't the group they are applied to."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"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."

"Sophos Network Access Control is an expensive solution."

"It provides a moderate pricing option for all of its features and benefits."

"Sophos Network Access Control is very cheap compared to other solutions like Cisco, Barracuda, and Palo Alto."

"I rate the price of Sophos Network Access Control a five out of ten."

"Sophos Network Access Control is costly but has a similar price range as CrowdStrike and Check Point. The product can get more market share if Sophos can play around with Sophos Network Access Control pricing and improve it."

"It is quite expensive."

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Government

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Company Size

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By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	16
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	3

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Also Known As

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Overview

SafeConnect provides the ability to automate the enforcement of security compliance and network access control policies (based on identity, device type, location, and ownership), and gathers a wealth of real-time and historical context-aware device data so you can make more informed and intelligent decisions.

Impulse Point

Sophos NAC Provides comprehensive, easy-to-deploy network access control that protects enterprise networks from the threats posed by non-compliant, compromised, or misconfigured endpoint computers. The software solution is vendor-neutral and works with existing network infrastructure and security applications. Computers are permitted or denied access to the network, based on a centrally defined, policy-driven assessment - and isolated, quarantined for remediation, automatically remediated, or sent alerts. Administrators can define and manage policies uniquely for managed and guest computers, including checking their security status and ensuring that no unwanted applications are run.

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