Portnox Cloud vs Aruba ClearPass
Six of fourteen models named Portnox Cloud first on the direct prompt; one named Aruba ClearPass. Portnox Cloud was named by thirteen of the fourteen models and Aruba ClearPass by eleven and Portnox Cloud carries 45 labels and Aruba ClearPass 21, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in one category this edition.
Named in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the network access control page.
By framing
Portnox CloudFirst choices, of fourteen modelsAruba ClearPass
Across every category in the October 2026 Edition, Portnox Cloud and Aruba ClearPass were named in the same answer fifty-two times, of the 140 answers naming Portnox Cloud and the 79 naming Aruba ClearPass. In those answers Aruba ClearPass took the first choice four times and Portnox Cloud twenty-eight.
Every model, every framing
| Model | Direct | Paraphrase | Comparative | Budget-constrained | Scale-constrained | Negative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | |||||
| GPT-5.4 mini | | |||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | | | | | | |
| Perplexity Sonar | | | | | ||
| Grok 4.1 Fast | | | | |||
| Mistral Small | | | ||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | | | | | |
| Llama 4 Maverick | | | ||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | | |||||
| Kimi K2 | | | | | | |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | | | ||
| MiniMax M2.5 | | | | | ||
| GPT-6 Luna | | | | |||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | | | | |
Portnox Cloud Aruba ClearPass first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Portnox Cloud on the left and Aruba ClearPass on the right.The direct prompt
Portnox Cloud first, Aruba ClearPass an alternative
6 of 14 modelsAruba ClearPass was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Aruba ClearPass first, Portnox Cloud an alternative
1 of 14 modelsPortnox Cloud was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
1 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Portnox Cloud45%#1 of 9Aruba ClearPass5%#3 of 9Portnox Cloud35%#1 of 10Aruba ClearPass2%#4 of 10Portnox Cloud18%#3 of 7Aruba ClearPass6%#5 of 7What the models said about Portnox Cloud
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of seven in this category shown.
“Users experience performance issues with Portnox, finding it misrepresented and encountering frequent authentication problems.” Muse Glimmer 30B · negative prompt · soft negative
“Performance issues, misrepresented capabilities, frequent authentication failures, poor UI, non‑intuitive workflows.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · negative prompt · soft negative
“Caution if you need rock-solid RADIUS or have complex identity federation.” DeepSeek V4 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best budget-friendly dedicated NAC: Portnox Cloud, because it is cloud-native and emphasizes continuous access control without heavy deployment burden.” Perplexity Sonar · budget prompt · first choice
“Portnox Cloud or OPSWAT MetaAccess give you device profiling, posture enforcement and guest/BYOD without standing up dedicated appliances.” Muse Glimmer 30B · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Modern Alternatives: Agentless, cloud-native, or microsegmentation-focused (e.g., Portnox, Elisity for quick deploys without 802.1X pain)” Grok 4.1 Fast · negative prompt · first choice
What the models said about Aruba ClearPass
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“What to Avoid - Cisco ISE and Aruba ClearPass – While excellent solutions, they are typically expensive and complex” Kimi K2 · budget prompt · hard negative
“Avoid Cisco/Aruba/Forescout – these are enterprise-priced” DeepSeek V4 Flash · budget prompt · hard negative
“Support ticket resolution delays; challenging to identify responsible support teams; additional costs for maintenance and regional service” Kimi K2 · negative prompt · soft negative
“Best overall: Aruba ClearPass” GPT-5.4 mini · direct prompt · first choice
“Choose Aruba ClearPass for multi-vendor flexibility with mature policy capabilities” Kimi K2 · comparative prompt · alternative
“ClearPass is famous for its flexibility and ability to handle complex BYOD” Qwen 3.7 Flash · comparative prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.