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| Product | Forescout Platform by Forescout View product | ExtremeControl View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives. | ExtremeControl from Extreme Networks focuses on IoT segmentation. Key capabilities: guest onboarding. Compare it with the leading Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform | Network Access Control (NAC) Solution |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure | Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial, Enterprise, Financial Services, Large Enterprise |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | Cloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid | Virtual Appliance; Physical Appliance; Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware / Hyper-V); Physical Appliance |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; On-premises customer data | Customer On-premises / Cloud Datacenter |
| 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 | IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads | Wired SwitchesWireless ControllersCampus Networks |
| Compliance | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria | 802.1XHIPAAPCI DSSISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender | Active DirectoryExtremeCloud IQMicrosoft InTuneCiscoSplunk |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more | Higher EducationHealthcareFinancialEnterpriseFinancial ServicesLarge Enterprise |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Forescout | Extreme Networks |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Morrisville, North Carolina, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 2,500+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 1996 |
Overview
What it is
Forescout Platform
Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives.ExtremeControl
ExtremeControl from Extreme Networks focuses on IoT segmentation. Key capabilities: guest onboarding. Compare it with the leading Network Security alternatives.Product type
Forescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformExtremeControl
Network Access Control (NAC) SolutionBest for
Forescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructureExtremeControl
Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial, Enterprise, Financial Services, Large EnterprisePricing
Pricing model
Forescout Platform
Contact VendorExtremeControl
Contact VendorFree trial
Forescout Platform
Free trial: noExtremeControl
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Forescout Platform
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
ExtremeControl
Cloud
Deployment details
Forescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridExtremeControl
Virtual Appliance; Physical Appliance; Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware / Hyper-V); Physical ApplianceData residency
Forescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataExtremeControl
Customer On-premises / Cloud DatacenterKey features
What it offers
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
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
Platform & access
API access
Forescout Platform
API access: yesExtremeControl
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Forescout Platform
SSO: yesExtremeControl
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Forescout Platform
RBAC: yesExtremeControl
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Forescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesExtremeControl
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Forescout Platform
Mobile app: noExtremeControl
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Forescout Platform
IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads
ExtremeControl
Wired SwitchesWireless ControllersCampus Networks
Compliance
Forescout Platform
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria
ExtremeControl
802.1XHIPAAPCI DSSISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Forescout Platform
Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender
ExtremeControl
Active DirectoryExtremeCloud IQMicrosoft InTuneCiscoSplunk
Industries
Forescout Platform
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more
ExtremeControl
Higher EducationHealthcareFinancialEnterpriseFinancial ServicesLarge Enterprise
Regions
Forescout Platform
Global
ExtremeControl
Global
Vendor
Company
Forescout Platform
ForescoutExtremeControl
Extreme NetworksHeadquarters
Forescout Platform
San Jose, California, USAExtremeControl
Morrisville, North Carolina, USACompany size
Forescout Platform
1,000+ExtremeControl
2,500+Founded
Forescout Platform
2000ExtremeControl
1996