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As of January 2025, the mindshare of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) in the Network Access Control (NAC) category stands at 28.4%, down from 31.7% compared to the previous year, according to calculations based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
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CategoryNetwork Access Control (NAC)Jan 9, 2025Download
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Educational Organization
27%
Computer Software Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
6%
Healthcare Company
4%
Energy/Utilities Company
3%
University
3%
Retailer
3%
Comms Service Provider
3%
Insurance Company
2%
Construction Company
2%
Real Estate/Law Firm
2%
Non Profit
2%
Media Company
1%
Hospitality Company
1%
Legal Firm
1%
Wholesaler/Distributor
1%
Aerospace/Defense Firm
1%
Transportation Company
1%
Outsourcing Company
1%
Recreational Facilities/Services Company
1%
Pharma/Biotech Company
1%
Consumer Goods Company
1%
Performing Arts
1%
Logistics Company
1%

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Lead Network Engineer at a educational organization with 1,001-5,000 employees
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Aug 8, 2022
Gives us that extra ability to assist the end user and make sure that we are making them happy

Pros

"I really enjoy the live log section. Sometimes, you will have someone who is having issues connecting to the network, and then you have to ask them the dreaded question of, "Did you type a password wrong?" They will probably tell you, "No," but the live log can help sort that out. It gives us that extra ability to assist the end user and make sure that we are making them happy."

Cons

"There is room for improvement in its ability to allow end users to self-enroll their devices. Instead, you should be able to assign that permission by AD group, which is currently not available."
Bill Masci - PeerSpot user
Senior Network Admin at iridium
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Aug 7, 2022
Product discussed: 2.7
Helps across a distributed network, giving you a central way of authenticating everybody

Pros

"When we use ISE, one of the helpful things is that I can go through the dashboard and get every step along the way of how a device was authenticated. If it's failing, why did it fail? Why is it unauthorized? If there's an error, what is the error and how can I fix that error? If it's something that, if they should be passing, why are they failing?"

Cons

"A lot of people tell you the hardware requirements for ISE are pretty substantial. If you're running a virtual environment, you're going to be dedicating quite a bit of resources to an ISE VM. That is something that could be worked on."
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Rohit-Joshi - PeerSpot user
Head of IT Infrastructure at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Aug 9, 2023
Enables us to ensure that any machine that comes into the network is patched and secure

Pros

"The first benefit is that we can implement zero trust architecture because of Cisco ISE. I can assure my CISO in my company that my network is such that nobody can just bring in their laptop, desktop, or any sort of mobile device and can directly get connected to my network. That is a benefit that I can only allow people who I trust on the network. "

Cons

"Cisco ISE integration with Cisco ACI is something that can be done in a less complex way. And the simplification in that area may help us do better. "
Brad Lossing - PeerSpot user
Manager Network Operations at RAND Corporation
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Jun 19, 2023
A reasonably priced tool that improves an organization’s resilience and makes it more secure

Pros

"The solution enables us to do everything from one interface."

Cons

"They should improve the documentation. There tends to be a lot of old text, or the new things aren't always up to what's been released on the code, and sometimes the documentation is inconsistent."
Vergin Mansour - PeerSpot user
Network Engineer at a manufacturing company with 10,001+ employees
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Aug 9, 2023
Improved our security resilience and helped to consolidate different applications

Pros

"My team has gained a lot from Cisco ISE as it does also provide automation, which is a big asset in the eighth hour. After setting it up, it took a lot of the weight off in many ways. We have a co-worker, who we call the ISE Master because he's in charge of the ISE configurations. He's able to save a lot of time by being able to monitor everything from there. So it did take off a lot of time that we would waste by going individually to that different device and trying to figure out what was wrong. "

Cons

"The one main thing that it can improve on is the GUI. As the newest addition to the team, I struggle a little bit to get around it just because it has so many features."
Aaron-Brown - PeerSpot user
Network Engineer at Universal Health Services, Inc.
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Jun 15, 2022
The solution is reliable and the policy sets are really nice and dynamic

Pros

"I love the policy sets, they are really nice and dynamic. "

Cons

"ISE is a little clunky. The front-end feels like it is from the 1980s."
Solomon Okonta - PeerSpot user
Network Architect at Great Canadian Gaming Corp
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Jun 18, 2023
Helps authenticate wired users, can secure wired connections, and saves us time

Pros

"Being able to authenticate wired users through 802.1X is valuable as it enhances our security."

Cons

"The policies could be adjusted to make them more easily implementable."
Laurence Mcbride - PeerSpot user
Senior Business Systems Analyst at a financial services firm with 201-500 employees
Verified user of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Jun 20, 2022
Improved our trust situation, but usability, while improving, still needs work

Pros

"It does what it's supposed to. We use a certificate-based authentication method for corporate-managed devices. That means when a user walks in with their managed laptop and plugs it into the network, it chats with Cisco ISE in the background, allows it on the network, and away they go."

Cons

"A main issue is that the upgrade process, over time, is extraordinarily fragile. Repeatedly, over the past several years, when we've tried to upgrade our Cisco ISE implementation, the upgrade has broken it. Ultimately, we have then had to rebuild it because we need it."