Pros and Cons of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) 2025

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What is Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)?

The Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) offers a network-based approach for adaptable, trusted access everywhere, based on context. It gives the user intelligent, integrated protection through intent-based policy and compliance solutions.

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Rating: 9 out of 10

June 16, 2025

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We use it for 802.1x to secure switch ports. We also use them for Meraki Access Point connections. The goal is to stop non employee devices from being plugged into the network...

Mikayel Mansuryan

Analyst - Information Technology

IT Analyst

City of Huntington Beach

1 year of experience

From A Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) User

Rating: 8 out of 10

June 16, 2025

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My company uses Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for identity verification and device security/authentication

Richard Rotmi

Engineer - Information Technology

Network Engineer

Medstar

10 years of experience

Cisco Identity Services Engine Rocks

Rating: 9 out of 10

June 13, 2025

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We use Cisco Identity Services Engine for authentication for all our endpoints and network devices, we also use it for guest wireless connectivity. Currently, the product does...

Alicia Faria

Engineer - Corporate

Network engineer

PSEG

6 years of experience

Cisco Identity Services Engine - go to solution for network security

Rating: 10 out of 10

June 12, 2025

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Cisco Identity Services Engine is an integral part of securing wireless and wired networks. I use Cisco Identity Services Engine primarily as a partner/consultant to secure K1...

Joshua Williams

Engineer - Engineering

Network Security Engineer

Network Solutions INC

5 years of experience

Why choose Cisco ISE for your Business

Rating: 10 out of 10

April 30, 2025

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My use case is a huge Financial Institution, with a very large and heterogeneous Network Environment that was looking to provide Zero Trust Access to their Employees, Contract...

Marcelo Morais

Engineer - Professional Services

Collab & Security Specialist

Caixa Economica Federal

7 years of experience

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What is Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)?

The Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) offers a network-based approach for adaptable, trusted access everywhere, based on context. It gives the user intelligent, integrated protection through intent-based policy and compliance solutions.

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What is Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)?

A critical component of any zero-trust strategy is securing the workplace that everyone and everything connects to. So the vendor presents the Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) as a solution that enables a dynamic and automated approach to policy enforcement that simplifies the delivery of highly secure network access control. ISE empowers software-defined access and automates network segmentation within IT and OT environments.

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The Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) offers a network-based approach for adaptable, trusted access everywhere, based on context. It gives the user intelligent, integrated protection through intent-based policy and compliance solutions.

Aruba ClearPass, Forescout Platform, and Trellix Endpoint Security ENS are common alternatives for Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE).

Reviewers rate Availability and Implementation Rating highest, with a score of 9.

The most common users of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) are from Enterprises (1,001+ employees).

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Cisco Identity Services Engine - go to solution for network security

Rating: 10 out of 10

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June 12, 2025

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Joshua Williams

Network Security Engineer

Network Solutions INC (Information Technology & Services, 51-200 employees)

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5 years of experience

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Pros

Wired and wireless 802.1x
Guest portals and easy redirection mechanism
Flexible ways to build matching policies for all different types of traffic

Cons

Trustsec needs more documentation and configuration best practice examples
The licensing model can be difficult to explain and understand for customers
Difficult to get an accurate benchmark to know exactly how many Cisco Identity Services Engine nodes and the size of the deployment should be