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Categories and Ranking

BlackBerry Secure [EOL]
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Forescout Platform
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
76
Ranking in other categories
Network Access Control (NAC) (4th), IoT Security (1st), Endpoint Compliance (5th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (17th)
 

Featured Reviews

Consulta5fbd - PeerSpot reviewer
It is flexible on the database and application side
The primary use case is for business Twice, I have seen a measurable decrease in the mean time to detect or respond to threats. Make the back-end installation simpler. I would like integration with other mobile solutions. It is stable, which is good. It is flexible on the database and…
Odai Halawani - PeerSpot reviewer
It's an easy and effective solution, especially for device profiling without agents
Forescout Platform's most valuable aspect is its excellent device profiling for devices without agents, which is crucial for our work due to challenges with agent-based devices. Its isolation and blocking actions are particularly effective for network security. The device compliance feature helps us ensure device compliance through immediate actions like updating antivirus software. We have already integrated Forescout with antivirus and vulnerability assessment tools, allowing it to monitor vulnerability scores and automatically isolate devices if critical vulnerabilities are detected.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is flexible on the database and application side."
"The actions that the agentless visibility, allow us to perform on the endpoint, are really amazing, especially in the way that it is done."
"The visibility is the main benefit. We now know how many devices are connected, what the use for each device is and what kind of devices we have in our environment."
"This is clearly the best product for the NAC use cases in this field for Forescout."
"The user management has been very easy for the most part."
"The most valuable feature of Forescout Platform is that it has everything that Aruba has at significantly less cost."
"Within three or four days, we have complete visibility of your infrastructure on the network. Compared to other solutions, the deployment of the solution is easier and we can close the project quickly."
"Forescout Platform has made it possible to block people working near our construction sites who should not have access to our network."
"Forescout Platform's most valuable features are that it is very granular. We are able to cull out a lot of information about our particular device or endpoint. The configuration and the visibility are very seamless. Overall the solution is very easy to handle and it's very comprehensive."
 

Cons

"I would like integration with other mobile solutions."
"The cost is too high."
"I should be able to integrate my Forescout with any other third party security technology, to build that connected security strategy."
"More detailed analysis during the authentication process, especially for troubleshooting access issues. We have found that troubleshooting RADIUS controls is quite arduous, as it is today. A trace function could easily resolve this by providing a means by which access issues from a certificate to passwords or accounts could easily be identified and remediated."
"This solution is not that easy to scale but this depends on a company's needs."
"Multitenancy should be included in the next version so it could be used as a managed service provider."
"I believe that the overall user experience has not always been preferable."
"The solution should include integration with other firewalls."
"The installation is not secure because it takes high admin privileges."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs are $5000 USD."
"We need to pay for integration for each integration that we want to do and there is an additional license fee. This adds more costs. It is not something that anyone can afford. If you want to integrate this with a lot of other tools, it can be costly."
"The tool's pricing is expensive but reasonable."
"5,000 user licenses will cost you between seven and eight million dollars, compared to 20 million for Aruba."
"The product's pricing is reasonable."
"It's about $160,000, but I'm not sure how long that is for or what it includes. Because we were a test base, we were provided with servers, but now, Forescout wants us to buy servers because those servers are now end-of-life or end-of-service. For our lifecycle management program, in order to get a refresh on those servers, we would have to buy servers or use our own network resources to house Forescout. Forescout takes up about 13 or 14 virtual CPUs."
"They base the license on the number of devices, which is quite misleading."
"The ROI is priceless."
"You can have a flexible license depending on your environment."
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Educational Organization
32%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
 

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What advice do you have for others considering Forescout Platform?
Forescout is a very powerful NAC product that does not rely on port level configuration. It can detect and block unauthorized devices very quickly. But it has a lot of capabilities and really would...
What advice do you have for others considering Forescout Platform?
I would rate the Forescout Device and Visibility Control Platform at a six out of ten.
What advice do you have for others considering Forescout Platform?
I recommend doing a compression demo. If people use it, they will buy it. So they have to see the product in place. That's the main recommendation is to do a proof of concept. If they do, they will...
 

Also Known As

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Forescout Platform, CounterACT for Endpoint Compliance, ForeScout CounterACT
 

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SIRVA, Buddle Findlay, Catholic Church Insurance and Macquarie University
NHS Sussex, SAP, SEGA, Vistaprint, Miami Children's Hospital, Pioneer Investments, New York Law School, OmnicomGroup, Meritrust
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