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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 | FortiNAC by Fortinet View product | Aruba ClearPass by HPE View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare. | Looking for Network Security software? Aruba ClearPass by HPE provides 802.1X authentication for network access control. Compare features and alternatives. |
| Product type | Network access control and device visibility platform | Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providers | Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Enterprise IT, Retail |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: no | Free trial: yes |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | Cloud | CloudOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management | On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM); Hardware Appliance; Cloud |
| Data residency | Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/region | On-premises appliance data sovereignty |
| 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 | Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure | Wired SwitchesWireless LAN ControllersVPN GatewaysIoT Infrastructure |
| Compliance | Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment | FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001 |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs | Palo Alto NetworksFortinetCheck PointMicrosoft IntuneActive Directory |
| Industries | EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more | Higher EducationHealthcareFinancial ServicesGovernmentEnterprise ITRetail |
| Regions | GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region | Global deployment options |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Fortinet | HPE |
| Headquarters | Sunnyvale, California, USA | Spring, Texas, USA |
| Company size | 10,000+ | 60,000+ |
| Founded | 2000 | 2015 |
Overview
What it is
FortiNAC
Evaluating FortiNAC? See how this NAC tool handles device discovery, network access control and endpoint profiling, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.Aruba ClearPass
Looking for Network Security software? Aruba ClearPass by HPE provides 802.1X authentication for network access control. Compare features and alternatives.Product type
FortiNAC
Network access control and device visibility platformAruba ClearPass
Network Access Control (NAC) & Policy PlatformBest for
FortiNAC
Enterprise, SMB, Financial services, Healthcare, Government, Education, Manufacturing, Retail, Technology, Service providersAruba ClearPass
Higher Education, Healthcare, Financial Services, Government, Enterprise IT, RetailPricing
Pricing model
FortiNAC
Contact VendorAruba ClearPass
Contact VendorFree trial
FortiNAC
Free trial: noAruba ClearPass
Free trial: yesDeployment
Deployment options
FortiNAC
Cloud
Aruba ClearPass
CloudOn-Premise
Deployment details
FortiNAC
Physical/virtual appliance and centralized management; Physical/virtual appliance and centralized managementAruba ClearPass
On-premises Appliance; Virtual Appliance; Private Cloud; Virtual Appliance (VMware/Hyper-V/KVM); Hardware Appliance; CloudData residency
FortiNAC
Depends on deployment, service region, cloud architecture and customer configuration; verify the applicable Fortinet service/regionAruba ClearPass
On-premises appliance data sovereigntyKey features
What it offers
FortiNAC
- Device discovery
- Network access control
- Endpoint profiling
- Policy enforcement
- Segmentation
- Guest access
- IoT visibility
- Quarantine
Aruba ClearPass
- Network access control (NAC)
- Automated device profiling
- 802.1X authentication
- Guest onboarding portal
- Endpoint health posture
- Dynamic policy enforcement
- Network access control
- IoT segmentation
Platform & access
API access
FortiNAC
API access: yesAruba ClearPass
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
FortiNAC
SSO: yesAruba ClearPass
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
FortiNAC
RBAC: yesAruba ClearPass
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
FortiNAC
Multi-tenant: yesAruba ClearPass
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
FortiNAC
Mobile app: noAruba ClearPass
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
FortiNAC
Hardware applianceVMware ESXiMicrosoft Hyper-VKVMAWSMicrosoft Azure
Aruba ClearPass
Wired SwitchesWireless LAN ControllersVPN GatewaysIoT Infrastructure
Compliance
FortiNAC
Supports security controls used in common regulated environmentsexact certifications depend on product, model, release and deployment
Aruba ClearPass
FIPS 140-2Common CriteriaPCI-DSSHIPAAISO 27001
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
FortiNAC
FortiGateFortiSwitchFortiAPFortiClientFortiAuthenticatorFortiManagerthird-party switches/APs
Aruba ClearPass
Palo Alto NetworksFortinetCheck PointMicrosoft IntuneActive Directory
Industries
FortiNAC
EnterpriseSMBFinancial servicesHealthcareGovernmentEducation+4 more
Aruba ClearPass
Higher EducationHealthcareFinancial ServicesGovernmentEnterprise ITRetail
Regions
FortiNAC
GlobalAvailability varies by product, deployment and service region
Aruba ClearPass
Global deployment options
Vendor
Company
FortiNAC
FortinetAruba ClearPass
HPEHeadquarters
FortiNAC
Sunnyvale, California, USAAruba ClearPass
Spring, Texas, USACompany size
FortiNAC
10,000+Aruba ClearPass
60,000+Founded
FortiNAC
2000Aruba ClearPass
2015