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| Product | Aruba ClearPass by HPE View product | FortiNAC by Fortinet View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Looking for Network Security software? Aruba ClearPass by HPE provides 802.1X authentication for network access control. Compare features and alternatives. | Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. |
| Product type | Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy Platform | Network access control and device visibility platform |
| Best for | Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Enterprise IT, Retail | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM); Hardware Appliance; Cloud | Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management |
| Data residency | On-premises appliance data sovereignty | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region |
| Key features | ||
| What it offers |
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| Platform & access | ||
| API access | API access: yes | API access: yes |
| Single sign-on (SSO) | SSO: yes | SSO: yes |
| Role-based access (RBAC) | RBAC: yes | RBAC: yes |
| Multi-tenant | Multi-tenant: yes | Multi-tenant: yes |
| Mobile app | Mobile app: no | Mobile app: no |
| Supported platforms | Wired SwitchesWireless LAN ControllersVPN GatewaysIoT Infrastructure | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001 | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Palo Alto NetworksFortinetCheck PointMicrosoft IntuneActive Directory | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs |
| Industries | Higher EducationHealthcareFinancial ServicesGovernmentEnterprise ITRetail | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more |
| Regions | Global deployment options | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | HPE | Fortinet |
| Headquarters | Spring, Texas, USA | Sunnyvale, California, USA |
| Company size | 60,000+ | 10,000+ |
| Founded | 2015 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
Aruba ClearPass
Looking for Network Security software? Aruba ClearPass by HPE provides 802.1X authentication for network access control. Compare features and alternatives.FortiNAC
Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Product type
Aruba ClearPass
Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy PlatformFortiNAC
Network access control and device visibility platformBest for
Aruba ClearPass
Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Enterprise IT, RetailFortiNAC
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersPricing
Pricing model
Aruba ClearPass
Contact VendorFortiNAC
Contact VendorFree trial
Aruba ClearPass
Free trial: yesFortiNAC
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Aruba ClearPass
CloudOn-Premise
FortiNAC
Cloud
Deployment details
Aruba ClearPass
On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM); Hardware Appliance; CloudFortiNAC
Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized managementData residency
Aruba ClearPass
On-premises appliance data sovereigntyFortiNAC
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionKey features
What it offers
Aruba ClearPass
- Network access control (NAC)
- Automated device profiling
- 802.1X authentication
- Guest onboarding portal
- Endpoint health posture
- Dynamic policy enforcement
- Network access control
- IoT segmentation
FortiNAC
- Device discovery
- Network access control
- Endpoint profiling
- Policy enforcement
- Segmentation
- Guest access
- IoT visibility
- Quarantine
Platform & access
API access
Aruba ClearPass
API access: yesFortiNAC
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Aruba ClearPass
SSO: yesFortiNAC
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Aruba ClearPass
RBAC: yesFortiNAC
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Aruba ClearPass
Multi-tenant: yesFortiNAC
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Aruba ClearPass
Mobile app: noFortiNAC
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Aruba ClearPass
Wired SwitchesWireless LAN ControllersVPN GatewaysIoT Infrastructure
FortiNAC
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure
Compliance
Aruba ClearPass
FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001
FortiNAC
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Aruba ClearPass
Palo Alto NetworksFortinetCheck PointMicrosoft IntuneActive Directory
FortiNAC
FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs
Industries
Aruba ClearPass
Higher EducationHealthcareFinancial ServicesGovernmentEnterprise ITRetail
FortiNAC
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Regions
Aruba ClearPass
Global deployment options
FortiNAC
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Vendor
Company
Aruba ClearPass
HPEFortiNAC
FortinetHeadquarters
Aruba ClearPass
Spring, Texas, USAFortiNAC
Sunnyvale, California, USACompany size
Aruba ClearPass
60,000+FortiNAC
10,000+Founded
Aruba ClearPass
2015FortiNAC
2000