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Fortinet FortiNAC vs Impulse Point SafeConnect comparison

 

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiNAC
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
3rd
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.0
Number of Reviews
55
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Impulse Point SafeConnect
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
17th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of April 2025, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiNAC is 18.8%, up from 15.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Impulse Point SafeConnect is 0.3%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Access Control (NAC)
 

Featured Reviews

Boaz Katabazi - PeerSpot reviewer
Seamless device discovery with integration and discovery capabilities
FortiNAC is very good in terms of device discovery and integration. I appreciate the feature where it can connect with different vendor equipment, regardless of the network devices from other vendors. That's something I appreciate about it, particularly in terms of adaptability. Despite the complexity of its interface, its discovery capabilities are commendable.
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Easy to scale, enforces policies well, and has responsive technical support
A lot of campuses use SafeConnect. It gives us good visibility and enforces policies. It helps enforce network security by scanning devices, making sure they have current and valid antivirus solutions with up-to-date antivirus definitions, and steers our end users by enforcing policy groups and steering them to the right access. Technical support is responsive. The stability is pretty good. It is very easy to scale the product.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Fortinet FortiNAC is a stable solution."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiNAC is compliance, which we can do with the clients and the endpoints on the network."
"The solution is good at giving a deep dive into each product. It tells you, for example, what is connected to the network. It gives us good reporting tools."
"It's easy to connect to a VPN without any hassles."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is both scalable and stable."
"Fortinet FortiNAC has good user account customization."
"The integration between switches, access points, management, analyzer, and other components is excellent. Everything is stable and can be managed from one place."
"What I like best about Fortinet FortiNAC's solution is its strong security measures. They're very strong compared to other firewalls. It has good threat detection and strong protection features."
"It is very easy to scale the product."
 

Cons

"This solution could be more agile."
"The user interface is quite complicated. It requires significant mastery to use effectively."
"The reporting can also use improvement."
"The deployment of Fortinet FortiNAC could be better. When we are deploying the solution we have some level of dependencies with other vendors for their connection to Fortinet FortiNAC. Without these dependencies, it would be better."
"Fortinet needs to look for integration with all the OEMs."
"The training from Fortinet FortiNAC could improve. Fortinet has to plan for better training for its partners. Additionally, device management should have more integration with other devices, such as new and third-party devices."
"There could be better integration with legacy equipment. It integrates perfectly with all Fortinet solutions, but if you look at other third-party integrations—not on the networking part; but more on the security infrastructure part—it's more limited."
"Keeping the hard disk on the one series will be easier for the distributor and will keep the prices lower for the customer."
"The solution would be much better if it offered self-service onboarding."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product pricing is reasonable."
"The licensing fees are a little bit high."
"It's a subscription-based license, which is based on the usage and number of concurrent users."
"It is a reasonable product."
"The price of the license required is based on how many users are going to be using the solution. If you want more users you can upgrade your license."
"FortiNAC's price has gone up in the last year. However, compared to other solutions, such as Cisco ISE, it is cheaper."
"The solution is expensive. However, it is not as expensive as other solutions, such as Cisco ISE."
"It's a pricey solution."
"For our tier group, for one year, the cost is probably around $10,000 for the license. If you do multi-year, you could get two years, and you could get it for about $8,000 per year. If you do three years, you get it around $7,000 a year."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Educational Organization
31%
Computer Software Company
11%
Manufacturing Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
6%
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Also Known As

FortiNAC, Bradford Networks, Bradford Networks Sentry, Network Sentry Family
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Sample Customers

Isavia, Pepperdine University, Medical University of South Carolina, Columbia University Medical Center, Utah Valley University
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