Best AAA solution
Updated December 18, 2025

Best AAA solution

Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

We use ISE for every possible network authentication scenario from VPN to securing all the network ports across the enterprise. Though it has some flows, it's clearly the best AAA solution available on the market currently, especially if you use Cisco network gear on access layer too. If you can afford it, the best solution in industry.

Pros

  • authentication
  • authorization
  • accounting

Cons

  • GUI
  • bugs
  • security
  • visbility
  • access control

Do you think Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) delivers good value for the price?

Yes

Are you happy with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)'s feature set?

Yes

Did Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) live up to sales and marketing promises?

Yes

Did implementation of Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) go as expected?

Yes

Would you buy Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) again?

Yes

It makes sense mostly for larger enterprises, where cost can be accepted and features above open source solutions are worth the money. Obviously it's not your product for a SOHO environment.

Cisco Security

This is the main identity source
Best integration to diffeent ecosystems
More features
We are anyway a Cisco shop and there's no better product on the market
AI could help to analyze rulesets etc and find accidentally too open rules etc
Yes
Well, ideally we shouldn't know :)

Using Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Once you understand menu structure, it's very easy to work with the GUI and for most regular tasks API is available.
ProsCons
Like to use
Relatively simple
Easy to use
Technical support not required
Well integrated
Consistent
Convenient
Feel confident using
Lots to learn
  • Endpoint management
  • Policy builder
  • No option to automate policy edit

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