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Forescout Platform vs Ivanti NAC comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024
 

Categories and Ranking

Forescout Platform
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
75
Ranking in other categories
IoT Security (1st), Endpoint Compliance (6th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (16th)
Ivanti NAC
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
12th
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.5
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2024, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the mindshare of Forescout Platform is 13.9%, up from 12.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Ivanti NAC is 1.3%, up from 1.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Access Control (NAC)
 

Featured Reviews

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.
Ashish Kumar Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Network access control system that provides security to local networks and provides multiple ways to enforce servers
The initial set up is very simple to understand if you have basic knowledge of networking because the admin guide is very accurate. The admin guide can be found on the internet and provides each step that needs to be followed for the set up. I would rate the setup a four out of five.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Forescout Platform is stable, it is great."
"The plugins are very robust -- the ability scanner, patch management system, and SQL integrator."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of deployment, which does not require the use of an agent."
"This is clearly the best product for the NAC use cases in this field for Forescout."
"It allows for good detection of all the vendor products we have on-site."
"We really like that we get full visibility of devices in the local network."
"When users don't have the required updates, security patches, and antivirus, the tool blocks them from our network."
"The initial setup is easy, taking no more than two or three weeks."
"Integration with other vendors is possible."
"The profiler option allows me to see every detail in a systematic manner from a switch. I can choose the switch and I can see the port NAC address and time."
"Ivanti NAC's most valuable feature is reasonable pricing."
 

Cons

"Forescout Platform would benefit from using AI. Everything has to be set up manually, but AI can learn and suggest rules over time. It also lacks visualization, and some interface configurations need improvement. The visualization seems a couple of years behind compared to other products."
"Can be expensive if it's only being used for one feature."
"When we automate an email to send to a user, sometimes it gets blocked, but that has nothing to do with Forescout. It depends on the mail gateway that we use or integrate with."
"They need to handle their Tier 1 cases differently. The biggest negative regarding Forescout is their support. Not having the ability to get instantly transferred to a support engineer for Tier 1 cases is pretty ridiculous."
"In the next release of the solution, it could benefit from being more flexible to allow for more freedom."
"Logging would be one area for improvement. When we're troubleshooting, there are not a lot of clear things on Google that we can look up for ourselves. When we have an issue with it, we have to call the company to get the vendors involved. The logging of Forescout is horrible compared to other things that we've used."
"The biggest disadvantage is the pricing."
"Forescout Platform sometimes returns false positives, so there's some fine-tuning to be done there."
"The product's performance needs improvement."
"The documentation needs to be improved. There are a lot of details that are missed which makes it confusing."
"At some point, the server got cached and we faced several issues that impacted our customers. We would like to have this resolved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"There are no additional costs that I am aware of."
"The pricing structure should be enhanced."
"Forescout's pricing is noted for its attractiveness, with potential discounts depending on partnership levels."
"The tool's pricing is expensive but reasonable."
"Devices with multiple IP's count multiple times against your license count."
"We might have paid in the ballpark of $20,000 yearly for our licenses. I do not recall there being other fees over and above the standard licensing fee."
"I would rate Forescout Platform's pricing as four out of five."
"The price of Forescout is reasonable when compared to Cisco ISE."
"The product is cost-effective."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
32%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Government
7%
Computer Software Company
18%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Comms Service Provider
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

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...
What do you like most about Pulse Policy Secure?
Ivanti NAC's most valuable feature is reasonable pricing.
What needs improvement with Pulse Policy Secure?
The product's performance needs improvement.
What is your primary use case for Pulse Policy Secure?
Pulse Policy Secure provides security to local networks. They have multiple ways to enforce their NAC servers like SNMP enforcement. They can use either the ACL enforcement, NAC enforcement or .one...
 

Also Known As

Forescout Platform, CounterACT for Endpoint Compliance, ForeScout CounterACT
Pulse Policy Secure
 

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Sample Customers

NHS Sussex, SAP, SEGA, Vistaprint, Miami Children's Hospital, Pioneer Investments, New York Law School, OmnicomGroup, Meritrust
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