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Put two or three cybersecurity products side by side and see how they differ on deployment, pricing, features, integrations and compliance.
| Product | Aruba ClearPass by HPE View product | Portnox Cloud by Portnox 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. | Portnox built Portnox Cloud for zero-trust network access control. Explore Certificate-as-a-Service, review cloud deployment and compare similar Zero Trust products. |
| Product type | Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy Platform | Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust Architecture |
| Best for | Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Enterprise IT, Retail | Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | CloudOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM); Hardware Appliance; Cloud | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based Options |
| Data residency | On-premises appliance data sovereignty | United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure |
| 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 | Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices |
| Compliance | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001 | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Palo Alto NetworksFortinetCheck PointMicrosoft IntuneActive Directory | Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki |
| Industries | Higher EducationHealthcareFinancial ServicesGovernmentEnterprise ITRetail | Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology |
| Regions | Global deployment options | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | HPE | Portnox |
| Headquarters | Spring, Texas, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 60,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2015 | 2007 |
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.Portnox Cloud
Portnox built Portnox Cloud for zero-trust network access control. Explore Certificate-as-a-Service, review cloud deployment and compare similar Zero Trust products.Product type
Aruba ClearPass
Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy PlatformPortnox Cloud
Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust ArchitectureBest for
Aruba ClearPass
Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Enterprise IT, RetailPortnox Cloud
Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
Aruba ClearPass
Contact VendorPortnox Cloud
Contact VendorFree trial
Aruba ClearPass
Free trial: yesPortnox Cloud
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Aruba ClearPass
CloudOn-Premise
Portnox Cloud
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Aruba ClearPass
On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM); Hardware Appliance; CloudPortnox Cloud
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based OptionsData residency
Aruba ClearPass
On-premises appliance data sovereigntyPortnox Cloud
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey 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
Portnox Cloud
- Cloud-delivered 802.1X RADIUS
- Certificate-as-a-Service (PKI)
- Continuous endpoint posture checks
- Automated IoT device profiling
- Cloud identity integration
- Zero-trust network access control (NAC)
- Passwordless certificate Wi-Fi authentication
- Endpoint security posture validation
Platform & access
API access
Aruba ClearPass
API access: yesPortnox Cloud
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Aruba ClearPass
SSO: yesPortnox Cloud
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Aruba ClearPass
RBAC: yesPortnox Cloud
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Aruba ClearPass
Multi-tenant: yesPortnox Cloud
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Aruba ClearPass
Mobile app: noPortnox Cloud
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Aruba ClearPass
Wired SwitchesWireless LAN ControllersVPN GatewaysIoT Infrastructure
Portnox Cloud
Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices
Compliance
Aruba ClearPass
FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001
Portnox Cloud
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Aruba ClearPass
Palo Alto NetworksFortinetCheck PointMicrosoft IntuneActive Directory
Portnox Cloud
Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki
Industries
Aruba ClearPass
Higher EducationHealthcareFinancial ServicesGovernmentEnterprise ITRetail
Portnox Cloud
Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology
Regions
Aruba ClearPass
Global deployment options
Portnox Cloud
Global
Vendor
Company
Aruba ClearPass
HPEPortnox Cloud
PortnoxHeadquarters
Aruba ClearPass
Spring, Texas, USAPortnox Cloud
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Aruba ClearPass
60,000+Portnox Cloud
201-500Founded
Aruba ClearPass
2015Portnox Cloud
2007