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| Product | Forescout Platform by Forescout View product | Macmon NAC by Macmon 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. | Try Macmon NAC free: a network access control & centralized device security with dynamic VLAN assignment. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other NAC tools. |
| Product type | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform | Network Access Control (NAC) & Centralized Device Security |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure | Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Education, Government, Financial Services |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid | On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Hardware Appliance; Cloud-Managed (macmon Cloud) |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; On-premises customer data | European Union; Germany; Customer Datacenter Enclave |
| 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 | Enterprise SwitchesRoutersCorporate LANsWi-Fi NetworksIoT Devices |
| Compliance | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria | ISO 27001GDPRBSI IT-GrundschutzBSI Certified |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender | CiscoHPE ArubaExtreme NetworksFortinetCheck PointActive Directory |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more | Enterprise ITHealthcareManufacturingEducationGovernmentFinancial Services |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Forescout | Macmon |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Berlin, Germany |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 51-200 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2003 |
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.Macmon NAC
Try Macmon NAC free: a network access control & centralized device security with dynamic VLAN assignment. See who it suits and how it stacks up against other NAC tools.Product type
Forescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformMacmon NAC
Network Access Control (NAC) & Centralized Device SecurityBest for
Forescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructureMacmon NAC
Enterprise IT, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Education, Government, Financial ServicesPricing
Pricing model
Forescout Platform
Contact VendorMacmon NAC
Contact VendorFree trial
Forescout Platform
Free trial: noMacmon NAC
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Forescout Platform
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Macmon NAC
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
Forescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridMacmon NAC
On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V); Hardware Appliance; Cloud-Managed (macmon Cloud)Data residency
Forescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataMacmon NAC
European Union; Germany; Customer Datacenter EnclaveKey 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
Macmon NAC
- Immediate network device discovery
- 802.1X and non-802.1X NAC support
- Automated rogue device quarantine
- Dynamic VLAN assignment
- Guest portal management
- Network access control
- Rogue device detection and quarantine
- Enterprise Wi-Fi guest management
Platform & access
API access
Forescout Platform
API access: yesMacmon NAC
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Forescout Platform
SSO: yesMacmon NAC
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Forescout Platform
RBAC: yesMacmon NAC
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Forescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesMacmon NAC
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Forescout Platform
Mobile app: noMacmon NAC
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Forescout Platform
IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads
Macmon NAC
Enterprise SwitchesRoutersCorporate LANsWi-Fi NetworksIoT Devices
Compliance
Forescout Platform
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria
Macmon NAC
ISO 27001GDPRBSI IT-GrundschutzBSI Certified
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Forescout Platform
Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender
Macmon NAC
CiscoHPE ArubaExtreme NetworksFortinetCheck PointActive Directory
Industries
Forescout Platform
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more
Macmon NAC
Enterprise ITHealthcareManufacturingEducationGovernmentFinancial Services
Regions
Forescout Platform
Global
Macmon NAC
Global
Vendor
Company
Forescout Platform
ForescoutMacmon NAC
MacmonHeadquarters
Forescout Platform
San Jose, California, USAMacmon NAC
Berlin, GermanyCompany size
Forescout Platform
1,000+Macmon NAC
51-200Founded
Forescout Platform
2000Macmon NAC
2003