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HPE Aruba Networking SSE vs. Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

A side-by-side comparison based on G2 review data.

MetricHPE Aruba Networking SSE

by Aruba, a Hewlett Packard Enterprise company

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

by Cisco

Overall rating4.34.5
Review count4463
Ease of use8.88.3
Ease of setup8.08.0
Quality of support8.99.1
Meets requirements9.59.4
NPS66.66666767.307692
Small Business6.8%9.5%
Mid-Market45.5%38.1%
Enterprise47.7%52.4%
Total page views8731,248
Total LLM citations5,59110,973

HPE Aruba Networking SSE

Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager is a comprehensive network access control solution designed to provide secure, role- and device-based access for employees, contractors, and guests across multi-vendor wired, wireless, and VPN infrastructures. It features a context-based policy engine, supports RADIUS and TACACS+ protocols, and offers device profiling, posture assessment, onboarding, and guest access capabilities. ClearPass simplifies network security by enabling organizations to enforce consistent policies, ensuring that only authorized users and devices can access network resources.

Pros

  • Ease of Use
  • Performance Efficiency
  • Implementation Ease
  • Intuitive
  • Reliability
  • Time-saving

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)

Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) is a comprehensive network access control (NAC) solution that serves as the cornerstone of a zero-trust security framework. It enables organizations to enforce security policies, manage endpoints, and ensure that only trusted users and devices can access network resources. By integrating intelligence from across the network stack, ISE provides real-time contextual information, allowing for precise control over who and what connects to the network.

Pros