FortiNAC vs. Sophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
FortiNAC
Score 9.0 out of 10
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FortiNAC is a zero-trust access solution that oversees and protects all digital assets connected to the enterprise network, covering devices ranging from IT, IoT, OT/ICS, to IoMT. With network access control that enhances the Fortinet Security Fabric, FortiNAC delivers visibility, control, and automated response for everything that connects to the network. FortiNAC provides protection against IoT threats, extends control to third-party network devices, and orchestrates automatic response to a…N/A
Sophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)
Score 5.2 out of 10
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UK-based Sophos provided Network Access Control technology. Sophos NAC Advanced has been discontinued since 2013.N/A
Pricing
FortiNACSophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
FortiNACSophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
FortiNACSophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)
Top Pros
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FortiNACSophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)
Small Businesses

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Medium-sized Companies
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Score 8.8 out of 10
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Score 8.8 out of 10
Enterprises
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Score 8.8 out of 10
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
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User Ratings
FortiNACSophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.0
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User Testimonials
FortiNACSophos NAC Advanced (discontinued)
Likelihood to Recommend
Fortinet
If you have a mid/large enterprise network and you need to comply with any of the IT security standards, FortiNAC will help you as it provides complete protection and will provide you needed reports, like logins, times, tries of unauthorized connections. All that can be passed to your existing siem or integrated with other forti products.
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Discontinued Products
Sophos Network Access Control would be most effective in an enterprise environment where there are many different groups of users, including guest users because it has the ability to block unauthorized users and control the access of guest users. It would not be well suited for an environment with less than 1000 users because as far as I know, the license requires at least that many users.
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Pros
Fortinet
  • Protects network
  • Provides reports
  • Easy to configure and maintain
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  • Provides enforcement of security policies for Windows PCs
  • As part of the Sophos Security Suite provides outstanding protection from viruses
  • Uses a very nice web-based GUI
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Cons
Fortinet
  • Updates sometimes a bit buggy
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Discontinued Products
  • Customer support was basically non-existent during the time we needed it the most. This should be #1 priority for any company.
  • Lack of support for Linux servers and Mac OS
  • The reporting system relies on information provided by the agents
  • Wide scale removal process needs some vast improvements. When using a batch removal script, it wrecks the NIC drivers to the point that they have to be removed and reinstalled.
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Alternatives Considered
Fortinet
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Discontinued Products
I have used Mcafee Antivirus Suite, Trend Micro, and Vipre Antivirus. I actually had more experience with Vipre than anything else so that is the one that I will be comparing it too. From what I remember, Vipre was more expensive but had better customer support. Other than that, they both do pretty much thing as well as what all the others do. I personally do not believe that any enterprise level antivirus solution is better than any other, it boils down to which one can your company afford, and which one fits best with your needs.
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Return on Investment
Fortinet
  • ROI was great as this not so expensive tool delivers so much more than a simple network authentication
  • Got Fully compliant with our internal IT policies in network access area
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  • Positive -- We were able to control guest users access
  • Positive -- Using the entire Sophos Security Suite I only remember one major virus while I was with the company which saves on downtime, and IT man hours
  • Negative -- The time we spent removing this, and reinstalling NIC drivers because the removal process crashed them cost the company in IT man hours.
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