We compared Cisco Identity Services Engine and Fortinet FortiNA (ISE)C based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison of Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Cisco ISE seems to be the slightly superior solution because of its expansive integration capabilities.
"Cisco ISE now competes with any other product in the space because of its centralized and unified highly secure access control with ISE."
"I like the logging feature."
"The user experience of the solution is great. It's a very transparent system."
"Cisco ISE scales exceptionally well."
"The profiling model included is the most valuable feature."
"I love the policy sets, they are really nice and dynamic."
"It provides client provisions and profiling as well as guest access."
"It's easy to change and add policies."
"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiNAC is the control it offers."
"Provides containment and security and and carries out file analysis for cyber theft."
"The most valuable features are usability and security."
"It's easy to connect to a VPN without any hassles."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are access control, automation, artificial intelligence, analysis, and security, and it is a unified solution. You can combine a lot of features within the solution."
"The product's most valuable feature is its ability to protect devices connected to network service."
"The tool provides us with a list of devices that tries to connect to our network. It offers us a lot of network visibility."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is having visibility over the IoT devices on the network."
"There are always some things that I would request."
"ISE is a little clunky. The front-end feels like it is from the 1980s."
"The software is a little bit complicated to understand in the beginning, meaning the implementation. It needs proper documentation so that we can understand the options more easily."
"This product doesn't work in isolation."
"In order to make it a ten, it should be more user-friendly. You need somebody who is knowledgeable about it to use it. It's not easy to use. We have to rely heavily on technical support."
"I'm working from China currently and the only real issue is that, within the country, there's some concern around Cisco and its ability to offer the solution for the long term. As the United States has banned the Huawei version in their country, we feel there may be retaliation in ours and Cisco will get banned as a countermeasure from the government. The future of Cisco in China is in question. Our local partners are worried about the situation."
"I would like to see them simplify the dashboard. It's very configurable, but, at the same time, it's not easy to maneuver through it. They should "Merakify" it."
"An issue with the product is it tends to have a lot of bugs whenever they release a new release."
"The course content could be improved, it's not that simple to work through."
"For our organization and our clients, the price is the main concern. They should work to make it more competitive."
"This solution could be more agile."
"The deployment of Fortinet FortiNAC could be better. When we are deploying the solution we have some level of dependencies with other vendors for their connection to Fortinet FortiNAC. Without these dependencies, it would be better."
"The product must make its UI similar to other Fortinet products."
"I would like to be able to compare the configuration backup before and after."
"Fortinet's local support could be improved."
"Fortinet FortiNAC's device compatibility could be improved, particularly for VoIP devices."
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Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is ranked 1st in Network Access Control (NAC) with 135 reviews while Fortinet FortiNAC is ranked 4th in Network Access Control (NAC) with 43 reviews. Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is rated 8.2, while Fortinet FortiNAC is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) writes "Gives us that extra ability to assist the end user and make sure that we are making them happy". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Fortinet FortiNAC writes "I like the solution's native integration with other devices from the same vendor". Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator and Microsoft Enterprise Mobility + Security, whereas Fortinet FortiNAC is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiClient and Portnox CORE. See our Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) vs. Fortinet FortiNAC report.
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