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| Product | Portnox Cloud by Portnox View product | Forescout Platform by Forescout View product |
|---|---|---|
| Overview | ||
| What it is | Portnox built Portnox Cloud for zero-trust network access control. Explore Certificate-as-a-Service, review cloud deployment and compare similar Zero Trust products. | Forescout Platform offers agentless device discovery and multi-vendor network access control. Use it for agentless asset discovery. See Network Security alternatives. |
| Product type | Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust Architecture | Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation Platform |
| Best for | Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, Technology | Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical Infrastructure |
| Pricing | ||
| Pricing model | Contact Vendor | Contact Vendor |
| Free trial | Free trial: yes | Free trial: no |
| Deployment | ||
| Deployment options | SaaSCloud | SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise |
| Deployment details | Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based Options | Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; Hybrid |
| Data residency | United States; European Union; AWS Cloud Infrastructure | 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 | Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices | IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads |
| Compliance | SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS | ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria |
| Integrations & coverage | ||
| Integrations | Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki | Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender |
| Industries | Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology | Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more |
| Regions | Global | Global |
| Vendor | ||
| Company | Portnox | Forescout |
| Headquarters | Austin, Texas, USA | San Jose, California, USA |
| Company size | 201-500 | 1,000+ |
| Founded | 2007 | 2000 |
Overview
What it is
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.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
Portnox Cloud
Cloud-Native Network Access Control & Zero-Trust ArchitectureForescout Platform
Unified Device Visibility, Network Access Control & Segmentation PlatformBest for
Portnox Cloud
Enterprise IT, Education, Healthcare, Retail, Financial Services, TechnologyForescout Platform
Financial Services, Healthcare, Government, Manufacturing, Energy, Retail, Critical InfrastructurePricing
Pricing model
Portnox Cloud
Contact VendorForescout Platform
Contact VendorFree trial
Portnox Cloud
Free trial: yesForescout Platform
Free trial: noDeployment
Deployment options
Portnox Cloud
SaaSCloud
Forescout Platform
SaaSCloudHybridOn-Premise
Deployment details
Portnox Cloud
Cloud SaaS; Cloud SaaS; Agentless & Agent-Based OptionsForescout Platform
Cloud SaaS; On-premises; Hybrid; On-premises appliances; Virtual appliances; Cloud-hosted management; HybridData residency
Portnox Cloud
United States; European Union; AWS Cloud InfrastructureForescout Platform
United States; European Union; On-premises customer dataKey features
What it offers
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
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
Portnox Cloud
API access: yesForescout Platform
API access: yesSingle sign-on (SSO)
Portnox Cloud
SSO: yesForescout Platform
SSO: yesRole-based access (RBAC)
Portnox Cloud
RBAC: yesForescout Platform
RBAC: yesMulti-tenant
Portnox Cloud
Multi-tenant: yesForescout Platform
Multi-tenant: yesMobile app
Portnox Cloud
Mobile app: noForescout Platform
Mobile app: noSupported platforms
Portnox Cloud
Corporate Wi-Fi NetworksWired LAN SwitchesVPN GatewaysIoT Devices
Forescout Platform
IT endpointsIoT devicesIoMT medical equipmentOT/ICS controllersCloud workloads
Compliance
Portnox Cloud
SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS
Forescout Platform
ISO 27001SOC 2 Type IIHIPAAPCI DSSNERC CIPCommon Criteria
Integrations & coverage
Integrations
Portnox Cloud
Microsoft Entra IDGoogle WorkspaceOktaCiscoArubaRuckusMeraki
Forescout Platform
Palo Alto NetworksCiscoServiceNowSplunkCrowdStrikeMicrosoft Defender
Industries
Portnox Cloud
Enterprise ITEducationHealthcareRetailFinancial ServicesTechnology
Forescout Platform
Financial ServicesHealthcareGovernmentManufacturingEnergyRetail+1 more
Regions
Portnox Cloud
Global
Forescout Platform
Global
Vendor
Company
Portnox Cloud
PortnoxForescout Platform
ForescoutHeadquarters
Portnox Cloud
Austin, Texas, USAForescout Platform
San Jose, California, USACompany size
Portnox Cloud
201-500Forescout Platform
1,000+Founded
Portnox Cloud
2007Forescout Platform
2000