# Aruba ClearPass alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 218 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Aruba ClearPass holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/aruba-clearpass/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Portnox Cloud: 55
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: 31
- PacketFence: 16
- Cisco ISE: 14
- Portnox CLEAR: 8
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: 6

## Network access control

**Small business**: 66 of 84 answers did not name Aruba ClearPass (Aruba ClearPass is #3 of 9 at 5%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 30 of those 66
- PacketFence: first choice in 7 of those 66
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 3 of those 66
- Foxpass: first choice in 2 of those 66
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: first choice in 2 of those 66
- SecureW2: first choice in 2 of those 66
- Ubiquiti UniFi: first choice in 2 of those 66
- macmon NAC: first choice in 2 of those 66

**Mid-market**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Aruba ClearPass (Aruba ClearPass is #4 of 10 at 2%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 18 of those 76
- PacketFence: first choice in 9 of those 76
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 7 of those 76
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 5 of those 76
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 4 of those 76
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: first choice in 4 of those 76
- Aruba Central: first choice in 1 of those 76
- Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: first choice in 1 of those 76

**Enterprise**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Aruba ClearPass (Aruba ClearPass is #5 of 7 at 6%).

- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 24 of those 76
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 10 of those 76
- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 7 of those 76
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 6 of those 76
- Cisco Identity Services Engine - ISE: first choice in 2 of those 76
- HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Portnox Cloud NAC: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Cisco: first choice in 1 of those 76

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