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Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

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Overview

What it is

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: context-aware network access control and RADIUS/TACACS+ engine. Built for dynamic VLAN assignment. Compare Network Security alternatives.

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Product type

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy Enforcement System

FortiNAC

Network access control and device visibility platform

Best for

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Healthcare, Higher Education, Financial, Government

FortiNAC

Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers

Pricing

Pricing model

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

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FortiNAC

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Free trial

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Free trial: no

FortiNAC

Free trial: no

Deployment

Deployment options

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

CloudOn-Premise

FortiNAC

Cloud

Deployment details

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Virtual Appliance; Hardware Appliance; Cloud; Hardware Appliance; VMware ESXi; Hyper-V; AWS; Azure

FortiNAC

Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management

Data residency

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Customer On-Premises / Private Cloud

FortiNAC

Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region

Key features

What it offers

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

  • Context-aware network access control
  • RADIUS/TACACS+ engine
  • Dynamic role-based microsegmentation
  • Guest access portal
  • EDR quarantine
  • Dynamic VLAN assignment
  • Guest network onboarding

FortiNAC

  • Device discovery
  • Network access control
  • Endpoint profiling
  • Policy enforcement
  • Segmentation
  • Guest access
  • IoT visibility
  • Quarantine

Platform & access

API access

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

API access: yes

FortiNAC

API access: yes

Single sign-on (SSO)

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

SSO: yes

FortiNAC

SSO: yes

Role-based access (RBAC)

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

RBAC: yes

FortiNAC

RBAC: yes

Multi-tenant

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Multi-tenant: yes

FortiNAC

Multi-tenant: yes

Mobile app

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Mobile app: no

FortiNAC

Mobile app: no

Supported platforms

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Enterprise Wired, Wireless & Remote VPN Networks

FortiNAC

Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure

Compliance

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaISO 27001SOC 2

FortiNAC

Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Active DirectoryLDAPOktaCrowdStrikePalo Alto NetworksSplunk

FortiNAC

FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs

Industries

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

HealthcareHigher EducationFinancialGovernment

FortiNAC

EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more

Regions

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Global

FortiNAC

GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region

Vendor

Company

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

HPE

FortiNAC

Fortinet

Headquarters

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

Spring, Texas, USA

FortiNAC

Sunnyvale, California, USA

Company size

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

60,000+

FortiNAC

10,000+

Founded

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager

2015

FortiNAC

2000

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