Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) as a companion for your company
February 10, 2026

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) as a companion for your company

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

Overall Satisfaction with Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

In our organization, we use Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) for nis2 (network and information security directive) requirements, security insight aaa (authentication, authorization, accounting)

Pros

  • visibility of ecosystem of clients
  • policy creation is simple
  • modularity with the features

Cons

  • tacacs license is hard to sell to clients
  • complexity to upgrade
  • lots of useful features are blocked behind license tiers
  • nis2 compliance
  • accountability
  • visibility and asset management

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?

No

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

Yes

If asked, I think I am likely to recommend Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) to a colleague for integration with DNA (digital network architecture) complex ecosystems.

In my experience, Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is less indicated with small and medium business

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