Aruba ClearPass Reviews

I mostly use ClearPass for network separation.

I would like to see better integration with the firewall for zeroing out blacklisted users.

I've been using Aruba solutions for almost 20 years.

When working with a virtual solution, it's always the same image when you do the initial installation, but you need to have a picture of the scale you want to achieve. 

For example, let's say you are switching from a medium-sized solution to a larger-scale solution. Suppose you overestimate and wind up with too many endpoints. In that case, you'll need to reinstall the solution because it reserves resources of your virtual infrastructure, depending on the type of installation that you do. 

Say, for instance, I want my next solution to service 5,000 endpoints, and in the end, you have 12,000. That means you needed the bigger version. The license is the same, but the installation reserves the resources of the virtual infrastructure.

We handle all our support in-house. Our engineers have the highest certifications.

Generally speaking, setting up a network access control solution is complex. You have to integrate the use cases.

I rate Aruba ClearPass eight out of 10. It's a great solution with multi-vendor support. That's always useful. My advice is to take advantage of Aruba's identification solution called ClearPass Insight in addition to the network access control.

I use this solution when I need deep authentication regarding security issues, passwords and so on. ClearPass is also available on the Captive Portal. We're also finding that customers with many IOT devices are interested in the product. We are customers of Cisco and deploy this solution for our customers. 

ClearPass works, it's quite stable and the solution is NAC and will stay that way. The QBT technology is very good.  

There is an issue on the technical side with ClearPass. Many devices work with SSL certificates but Aruba ClearPass only has the ability to handle one certificate for both the management process and also for the Captive Portal. I would like Aruba to permit the use of different certificates for the Captive Portal and for the management interfaces.

The solution is stable. 

There is scalability but it's linked to the licensing model and is quite inferior to other solutions like Cisco ISE or Macmon.

When we sell this solution to our customers it's always with a really, really high SLA. The support engineers at Aruba are knowledgeable and they provide good support.

If you know what you're doing, deployment doesn't take much time. It requires first deploying a V-LAN schema so you have to keep that in mind. 

I would recommend this solution and rate it nine out of 10. 

All of the features work in concert to provide secure on-boarding for guests and bring-your-own-device users.

I implement this for other companies and they all greatly benefit. It's worked well in many sectors, such healthcare, financial, corporate, and transportation.

Helping streamline the setup and more in-depth tutorials would be helpful. The product is very complex and therefore the more info and tools that are available the better.

I've been using it for three years.

I feel the product is stable.

I feel the product is scalable.

Customer service is top notch.

Very technical. The techs always help until resolution and will escalate quickly when you ask.

It's the first AAA security product of its kind.

Whether the setup is straightforward or complex will depend on how you need to apply the product. It can be streamlined or be quite intricate.

I am the consultant who installs this for end-users.

Can come from the security or the ease of management it provides

It may be a little expensive or complex for very small clients.

It's very powerful, but the individual needs to have a lot of knowledge across several IT disciplines.

• Open standards-based Networks Access Control, 802.1x
• Excellent API/third party integration module
• Radius server features
• Visibility reporting (see who accessed the network with which device, etc.)
• Onboarding solution for BYOD

• Security of wired and wireless network increased significantly without any complexity for our user community.
• Integration with existing tooling/databases improved efficiency and visibility.
• Less components to manage (we phased out MS NPS, Cisco ACS).
• Guest experience improved while "load" on IT lowered.

How the licenses-in-use counting works in educational environments could be improved.

Also, appliance sizing could be improved, as the gaps from 500 to 5,000 and from 5,000 to 250,000 is too large. There should be 2,500 and 10,000 appliances as well.

No issues with deployment.

No issues with stability.

No issues of scalability.

Our primary use case for Aruba ClearPass is network access control at various levels, from the base to the highest level. Most of our customers deploy it on-premises.

Because of the stability of Aruba ClearPass, most of our customers are okay with the price. It is very stable and provides a good balance between cost and functionality, leading to cost savings and efficiency gains.

The most valuable feature of Aruba ClearPass is its ease of use.

In my opinion, the price of Aruba ClearPass could be better. Additionally, since other vendors sometimes offer more competitive pricing, it may influence customers' decisions.

I have been working with Aruba ClearPass for about ten years.

I rate the stability of Aruba ClearPass as nine out of ten. It is very stable.

I would rate the scalability of Aruba ClearPass as nine out of ten.

I rate the technical support from Aruba as nine out of ten.

Positive

The initial setup of Aruba ClearPass is very easy.

Because of the stability, the main concern for customers is the price, but the solution works really fine. This implies a return on investment based on performance.

I think that the pricing is relatively high, and I rate it a seven on a scale where one is cheap and ten is expensive.

Based on my experience, I recommend Aruba ClearPass to others because it is user-friendly and effective.

I would rate it an eight out of ten.

We use the platform to improve network security.

Aruba ClearPass's most valuable feature is dynamic segmentation. It assigns the right wired or wireless connections to the right user. We don't have to run the process manually.

The platform's API integration could be better. Additionally, its pricing could be affordable.

We have been using Aruba ClearPass for three years.

It is a stable product.

It is scalable for a small company.

The technical support team could work on a better process while escalating the issues from one engineer to another. Sometimes, we have to explain the issues from the beginning all over again.

Positive

The initial setup is straightforward and takes two months to complete.

The product is quite expensive. I rate its pricing a seven out of ten.

I rate Aruba ClearPass an eight out of ten. It has useful technology and good performance. It needs improvement in terms of pricing and support.

We are using Aruba ClearPass for network access, such as system authentication, user authentication, and some post-checking.

Aruba ClearPass has complete NAC features.

The GUI of Aruba ClearPass could improve, it is not user-friendly.

In a feature release, asset tracking could be easier.

I have been using Aruba ClearPass for approximately two years.

 Aruba ClearPass is a stable solution.

The scalability of Aruba ClearPass is very good.

The support from Aruba ClearPass is great.

The initial installation is straightforward, but creating the services is sometimes a bit complex.

The time of deployment depends on the customer's use case, but the typical duration is approximately 10 days.

My advice to others before they implement Aruba ClearPass is for them to check their infrastructure compatibility. We've had some issues with unsupported switches.

I rate Aruba ClearPass a nine out of ten.

We used ClearPass for wireless 802.1x Authentication in a large campus deployment (more than 10,000 access points). 

We are also going to use it for our guest WiFi access solution. I would like to promote its use for wired network authentication as well.

• It eliminated the management of 10 different individual discrete RADIUS servers. 
• We are able to satisfy many different organizational needs because of its flexibility.

The ClearPass clustering model saved us staff time and reduced errors by eliminating the need to manage individual RADIUS servers. The mulit-vendor capability is also valuable.

The product's graphical user interface (GUI) could use an update and better integration between the guest management and policy management interfaces.

I'd also like to make sure there is support for Juniper switches.

It has been pretty stable, except sometimes when we go to upgrade to a different version - it hasn't been user-impacting - but we've had some issues.

We were using a different vendor's wireless infrastructure, and we switched to the Aruba platform - and ClearPass, that was part the package.

The most important criterion when selecting the vendor in this particular case was integration with a wireless infrastructure product because it was the same vendor.

There were two in total, Cisco and Aruba. We chose Aruba because their technical support was more responsive and knowledgeable than we had with Cisco.

Do a proof of concept. Actually get your hands on the product and don't just look at the brochure, the glossy about the product.

I rate it a nine out of 10 because it's done everything that we've been able to ask it to do.