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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 | ExtremeControl View product | Forescout Platform by Forescout View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | ExtremeControl from Extreme Networks focuses on IoT segmentation. Key capabilities: guest onboarding. Compare it with the leading Network Security alternatives. | Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Network Access Control (NAC) Solution | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform |
| Best for | Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial, Enterprise, Financial Services, Large Enterprise | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Virtual Appliance; Physical Appliance; Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware / Hyper-V); Physical Appliance | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid |
| Data residency | Customer On-premises / Cloud Datacenter | United States; European Union; On-premises customer data |
| 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 ControllersCampus Networks | IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads |
| Compliance | 802.1XHIPAAPCI DSSISO 27001 | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Active DirectoryExtremeCloud IQMicrosoft InTuneCiscoSplunk | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender |
| Industries | Higher EducationHealthcareFinancialEnterpriseFinancial ServicesLarge Enterprise | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Extreme Networks | Forescout |
| Headquarters | Morrisville, North Carolina, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 2,500+ | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 1996 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
ExtremeControl
ExtremeControl from Extreme Networks focuses on IoT segmentation. Key capabilities: guest onboarding. Compare it with the leading Network Security alternatives.Forescout Platform
Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives.Product type
ExtremeControl
Network Access Control (NAC) SolutionForescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformBest for
ExtremeControl
Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial, Enterprise, Financial Services, Large EnterpriseForescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructurePricing
Pricing model
ExtremeControl
Contact VendorForescout Platform
Contact VendorFree trial
ExtremeControl
Free trial: noForescout Platform
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
ExtremeControl
Cloud
Forescout Platform
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
ExtremeControl
Virtual Appliance; Physical Appliance; Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware / Hyper-V); Physical ApplianceForescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridData residency
ExtremeControl
Customer On-premises / Cloud DatacenterForescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataKey features
What it offers
ExtremeControl
- Zero-trust network access control
- Automated IoT device profiling
- Dynamic VLAN assignment
- Posture assessment
- Guest onboarding
- IoT segmentation
- Guest Wi-Fi onboarding
- Policy enforcement
Forescout Platform
- Agentless device discovery
- Multi-vendor network access control
- Automated microsegmentation
- Continuous posture assessment
- Dynamic threat containment
- Unified IT/IoT/OT inventory
- Agentless asset discovery
- Zero-trust network access control
Platform & access
API access
ExtremeControl
API access: yesForescout Platform
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
ExtremeControl
SSO: yesForescout Platform
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
ExtremeControl
RBAC: yesForescout Platform
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
ExtremeControl
Multi-tenant: yesForescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
ExtremeControl
Mobile app: noForescout Platform
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
ExtremeControl
Wired SwitchesWireless ControllersCampus Networks
Forescout Platform
IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads
Compliance
ExtremeControl
802.1XHIPAAPCI DSSISO 27001
Forescout Platform
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
ExtremeControl
Active DirectoryExtremeCloud IQMicrosoft InTuneCiscoSplunk
Forescout Platform
Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender
Industries
ExtremeControl
Higher EducationHealthcareFinancialEnterpriseFinancial ServicesLarge Enterprise
Forescout Platform
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more
Regions
ExtremeControl
Global
Forescout Platform
Global
Vendor
Company
ExtremeControl
Extreme NetworksForescout Platform
ForescoutHeadquarters
ExtremeControl
Morrisville, North Carolina, USAForescout Platform
San Jose, California, USACompany size
ExtremeControl
2,500+Forescout Platform
1,000+Founded
ExtremeControl
1996Forescout Platform
2000