Aruba ClearPass vs BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management

Likelihood to Recommend

We have quite a few visitors to our campus and we don't want to have a set PSK for the wireless so we have configured a guest network where visitors can create an account and gain access to the internet and we don't have to "manage" it since the accounts will expire after a certain time. We have RF scanners in our warehouses and we want them to be allowed on the network and be put into its own VLAN. ClearPass can do this flawlessly by keying off of the MAC address when it comes online and putting it into the correct VLAN. This makes it so we don't have to add each device individually to the system. The only time ClearPass would not be appropriate is in a small deployment where the cost to value wouldn't make sense.

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Administrator in Engineering

Computer & Network Security Company, 1001-5000 employees

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It is an absolute must in all organizations where security is taken seriously. For organizations where there is a tendency among the users' end to abuse access privileges, this tool comes in handy. It has features that would enable the administrator to look through video logs to see what was done by a specific user. Also has the capability to terminate or lock users/ user sessions.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Non-Profit Organization Management Company, 501-1000 employees

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Pros

wide range of compatible devices
have an easy-to-understand and hierarchical rule-writing structure
easy-to-use interface and extensive documentation
seamless MS AD integration

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Mehmet Fatih Onal

Technical Architect

Vakıf KatılımBanking, 1001-5000 employees

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Reporting capabilities for user activities, including complete session recordings
Integration with SAML for SSO and secure LDAP authentication
Jump point servers for central isolated access from outside the network

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Professional in Information Technology

Mining & Metals Company, 5001-10,000 employees

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Cons

More intuitive upgrade process.
Add in-service software upgrades.
Use common syntax across the various systems within Clearpass. For instance, monitoring view and guest view use different syntax's.

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Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

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design
user experience
software functionality

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Engineer in Engineering

Information Technology and Services Company, 10,001+ employees

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Pricing Details

General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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General

Free Trial

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Free/Freemium Version

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Premium Consulting/Integration Services

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Entry-level set up fee?

No

Starting Price

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Usability

Aruba ClearPass 7.0

Based on 1 answer

Aruba Clearpass is straight forward in terms of day to day use for monitoring and basic user connectivity issues. The system is very robust on the back end, therefore some larger configuration changes may not be the most intuitive. System upgrades and license management are not the most intuitive either.

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Manager in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 201-500 employees

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No score

No answers yet

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Support Rating

Aruba ClearPass 8.9

Based on 10 answers

We had some issues with ClearPass integration with AirGroup on Aruba Controller Clusters. Basically, it was tough to get coordinated between the controller support and the ClearPass support.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Higher Education Company, 1001-5000 employees

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BeyondTrust Endpoint Privilege Management 8.2

Based on 2 answers

The product performed to the level of our requirements.

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Employee in Information Technology

10,001+ employees

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Alternatives Considered

From my experience, ClearPass has been the best NAC server of all I've seen. Even though configuration is somewhat hard and it's hard to get training, once you learn how to configure it it works very well. The policies are very granular and scalable and the interface is a well-done web GUI that does not need any extra plugins installed, as some of Cisco's product require. There are many more options than with FortiNAC, and many more integration options. Also, troubleshooting and logging is good.

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Engineer in Information Technology

Publishing Company, 1001-5000 employees

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n/a as we skipped doing a compare

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Verified User

Engineer in Information Technology

Financial Services Company, 1001-5000 employees

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