We performed a comparison between Aruba ClearPass and Tenable Security Center based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, HPE Aruba Networking, Fortinet and others in Network Access Control (NAC)."It is a very stable solution. Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"It is beneficial from a security perspective because not everyone can connect to our wifi without going through an authentication process."
"The most valuable features of Aruba ClearPass are the GUI and its ease-to-do configuration. Additionally, we can troubleshoot many things in one window."
"The web dashboard and the policy manager are very intuitive and very easy for the engineers to use."
"ClearPass is open to any operating system or mobile app."
"The setup is simple."
"Aruba ClearPass has complete NAC features."
"Access Tracker is invaluable for troubleshooting access control incidents and quickly getting to the root cause."
"The tool gives us fewer false positives. Compared to its competitors, the solution’s reports are more accurate."
"The most valuable features in Tenable SC are scanning and analysis."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is the vulnerability assessment."
"This product has the best results in terms of the lowest number of false-positives and false-negatives."
"Feature-wise, Tenable Security Center is a very fast tool with many dashboards and reports, and it covers all our systems."
"Tenable SC's most valuable features are the low number of false positives and the strong capability of providing prioritization for the vulnerabilities detected."
"We use Tenable to scan all of our environments and plugins for vulnerabilities. Tenable helps us discover network vulnerabilities to threats and piracy."
"This solution has a much lower rate of false positives compared to competing products."
"If you look at the tool's deployment phase from a fine-tuning perspective, I feel it was very complex."
"In the next version, I would like to see some enhancement or extension on the tracking side. For example, when any user enters the network, it should be more visible in the graphical form."
"The initial setup phase of the solution was really very difficult, owing to which the setup phase can be considered as an area that can be improved."
"A specific component is part of the solution called ClearPass Onboard, which can sometimes be complex and challenging to set up. If they could simplify the process and make it easier, that would be a benefit."
"It should be clearer in the pre-sales stage that clear, documented, executive-supported InfoSec policy is the key to success."
"We have had some issues with the installation of Aruba ClearPass."
"I can't think of an area where the solution is lacking a feature or a capability."
"The setup of ClearPass can be a bit convoluted at times."
"The product should provide risk-based vulnerability management."
"We experienced some difficulties with the solution’s support."
"Tenable SC can improve by adding more integrations with HCI-type tools and more accurate vulnerability detection."
"Tenable SC could improve by making the creation of the initial reports easier that correspond to our network."
"The product could be user-friendly, and they could enhance the web application's security features."
"It's good at creating information, it's good creating dashboards, it's good at creating reports, but if you want to take that reporting metadata and put it into another tool, that is a little bit lacking."
"In terms of configuration, there is some level of flexibility that we are not able to achieve."
"I will say it's a lot slower compared to an MS scan. It takes so much longer, so the performance could definitely be worked on."
Aruba ClearPass is ranked 2nd in Network Access Control (NAC) with 75 reviews while Tenable Security Center is ranked 1st in Risk-Based Vulnerability Management with 48 reviews. Aruba ClearPass is rated 8.6, while Tenable Security Center is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Aruba ClearPass writes "Easy to use, multifeatured, and reliable policy management platform for identity authentication and new device onboarding". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Tenable Security Center writes "A security solution for vulnerability assessment with automated scans". Aruba ClearPass is most compared with Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, Microsoft Intune and Portnox Clear, whereas Tenable Security Center is most compared with Tenable Vulnerability Management, Qualys VMDR, Rapid7 InsightVM, Tenable Nessus and Horizon3.ai.
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