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| Product | Forescout Platform by Forescout View product | Portnox Cloud by Portnox 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. | 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 | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform | Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust Architecture |
| Best for | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure | Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, Technology |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise | SaaSCloud |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based Options |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; On-premises customer data | 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 | IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads | Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices |
| Compliance | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender | Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki |
| Industries | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more | Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Forescout | Portnox |
| Headquarters | San Jose, California, USA | Austin, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 1,000+ | 201-500 |
| Founded | 2000 | 2007 |
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.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
Forescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformPortnox Cloud
Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust ArchitectureBest for
Forescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructurePortnox Cloud
Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, TechnologyPricing
Pricing model
Forescout Platform
Contact VendorPortnox Cloud
Contact VendorFree trial
Forescout Platform
Free trial: noPortnox Cloud
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
Forescout Platform
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Portnox Cloud
SaaSCloud
Deployment details
Forescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridPortnox Cloud
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based OptionsData residency
Forescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataPortnox Cloud
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureKey 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
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
Forescout Platform
API access: yesPortnox Cloud
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Forescout Platform
SSO: yesPortnox Cloud
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Forescout Platform
RBAC: yesPortnox Cloud
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Forescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesPortnox Cloud
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Forescout Platform
Mobile app: noPortnox Cloud
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Forescout Platform
IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads
Portnox Cloud
Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices
Compliance
Forescout Platform
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria
Portnox Cloud
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Forescout Platform
Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender
Portnox Cloud
Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki
Industries
Forescout Platform
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more
Portnox Cloud
Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology
Regions
Forescout Platform
Global
Portnox Cloud
Global
Vendor
Company
Forescout Platform
ForescoutPortnox Cloud
PortnoxHeadquarters
Forescout Platform
San Jose, California, USAPortnox Cloud
Austin, Texas, USACompany size
Forescout Platform
1,000+Portnox Cloud
201-500Founded
Forescout Platform
2000Portnox Cloud
2007