Ruckus Cloudpath vs Sophos Network Access Control comparison

Ruckus Cloudpath vs. Sophos Network Access Control

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Ruckus Cloudpath

Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)

11th

Average Rating

7.8

Reviews Sentiment

6.4

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Sophos Network Access Control

Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)

6th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

7.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2025, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the mindshare of Ruckus Cloudpath is 2.1%, up from 1.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sophos Network Access Control is 1.5%, down from 1.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Network Access Control (NAC)

Featured Reviews

Xander Janse Van Rensburg

Head Of Technical Services at Emtelle

Helps to onboard corporate users based on certificate-based authentication

The tool's most valuable features include the phenomenal functionality of DPSK. The ease of use, particularly when it is correctly set up, is remarkably simple. Tracking users is straightforward and dynamic. This allows us to identify where a user might encounter issues within the process. Its most valuable feature is CA certification. You cannot get access without this. The tool's device policy enforcement feature has had a positive impact on customer network security. Customers are now more at ease, knowing that their employees connect to a secure network, and unauthorized individuals cannot easily access the corporate network. Overall, it has positively influenced their security measures. The user experience when connecting to networks via Ruckus Cloudpath is seamless. I would highly recommend it to anyone in need of an onboarding system for multiple users. Whether you want to move away from the standard connection, Active Directory, or even free keys, it is a reliable choice. Additionally, the product's licensing is user-based, not device-based. This means that regardless of the number of devices, the licensing is per-user.

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Abdul Basit

Assistant Manager IT at Asia Petroleum Limited

An affordable solution that provides web protection, URL filtering, and application filtering

Web protection, URL filtering, and application filtering are the most valuable features of Sophos Network Access Control Sophos Network Access Control needs improvement regarding its slow interface, loading time, and reporting. Big companies with 1,000 or 1,500 users might face difficulties using…

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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

"I have found it easy to use with no significant issues once the small initial problems were resolved."

"The tool's most valuable features include the phenomenal functionality of DPSK. The ease of use, particularly when it is correctly set up, is remarkably simple. Tracking users is straightforward and dynamic. This allows us to identify where a user might encounter issues within the process."

"The solution is easy to use, well designed, robust, and has good traffic capacity."

"The wireless devices are used to control access, transmit messages, and integrate with the main system."

"Ruckus technical support is very good and helpful whenever we need them."

"Ruckus Cloudpath is very stable."

"The ease of use is great, and the automation wizards can do a lot."

"The solution has good features for authentication, policies, and allowing users to self-provision devices for network access via their logins."

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

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

"The installation is very straightforward."

"There is really good visibility for the appliance."

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

"I am very satisfied with this solution overall. All of the features that we use have been working successfully."

"What Sophos has done is integrate almost the entire OSI layer infrastructure. It gives me visibility across my infrastructure. It gives me visibility into all the mobile devices that are on my network and into the security I have on those mobile devices."

"The pricing is very reasonable and you can negotiate on the price."

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Cons

"The solution could improve by adding more detailed information that customers have available on the dashboards."

"The setup process is a bit complex."

"There is room for improvement in deployment."

"The tool needs to support multi-vendor environments. Currently, my experience with it has been primarily within Ruckus environments. However, I haven't explored it for multi-vendor scenarios. It would be great to see newer builds that are multi-vendor capable of full integration."

"The scalability could be better."

"The hardest part we've had to deal with is trying to find some physical product recently as everything is going like hotcakes."

"The setup had a few initial small problems, however, everything was resolved and it is very good now."

"There is room for improvement in deployment. I would like to see more effort put into troubleshooting."

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"It would be good if Sophos Network Access Control had better integration with other devices."

"One area in which the product could be improved is the user interface. While functional, it can be somewhat cluttered and unintuitive, especially for new users."

"I would like to be able to fully customize the reports."

"It would be beneficial to consider some improvements regarding the dashboard."

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

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

"The user interface, in terms of managing the product, could be better."

"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."

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Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing of the solution is user-based and the price is good."

"I would rate the tool's pricing as a seven on a scale of one to ten. Compared to others, it's not overly expensive, but it does come with a cost. Since it's a licensed-based product, it can become expensive, especially if there is a need for additional licenses."

"The pricing is a little bit high."

"The cost was somewhere around $700 for the access points, however, there was a discount."

"Sophos Network Access Control is an expensive solution."

"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."

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

"It is quite expensive."

"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."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Comms Service Provider

16%

Computer Software Company

12%

Construction Company

Financial Services Firm

Computer Software Company

15%

Government

Educational Organization

Real Estate/Law Firm

Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Ruckus Cloudpath?

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Ruckus Cloudpath?

The pricing of Ruckus Cloudpath is on the expensive side. I would rate the pricing as an eight out of ten, with ten being very expensive.

What needs improvement with Ruckus Cloudpath?

Ruckus Cloudpath needs more API features and enhanced automation capabilities. I would like to improve the automation aspect, ensuring that if any issues arise or alerts are detected, the cloud pla...

What do you like most about Sophos Network Access Control?

Sophos Network Access Control has a useful interface, and I like its dashboard, which is very useful for us to check everything.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Sophos Network Access Control?

I am not able to say much on the financial specifics as it pertains to the sales unit.

What needs improvement with Sophos Network Access Control?

For now, I may not be able to say exactly what needs improvement. However, continuous development in specific areas might be required.

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Overview

Cloudpath Enrollment System is a software/SaaS platform that delivers secure wired and wireless network access for BYOD, guest users and IT-owned devices. It streamlines getting devices on the network and secures every connection with powerful encryption. Cloudpath software gives you granular policy control over what network resources users can access. It lets you deliver a great end-user experience and virtually eliminates helpdesk tickets related to network access. Choose from cloud-based or virtualized on-premises deployment. Cloudpath software supports any user, any device, and any network infrastructure.

Ruckus

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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Rushmoor Borough Council

Ruckus Cloudpath vs. Sophos Network Access Control