# Forescout alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 214 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Forescout 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/forescout/alternatives/

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

- Portnox Cloud: 63
- PacketFence: 18
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: 14
- Cisco ISE: 10
- Portnox CLEAR: 10
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: 8

## Network access control

**Small business**: 82 of 84 answers did not name Forescout (Forescout is #8 of 9 at 0%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 38 of those 82
- PacketFence: first choice in 9 of those 82
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 4 of those 82
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 3 of those 82
- Foxpass: first choice in 2 of those 82
- SecureW2: first choice in 2 of those 82
- Ubiquiti UniFi: first choice in 2 of those 82

**Mid-market**: 71 of 84 answers did not name Forescout (Forescout is #9 of 10 at 0%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 19 of those 71
- PacketFence: first choice in 9 of those 71
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 6 of those 71
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: first choice in 4 of those 71
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 3 of those 71
- Aruba Central: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 1 of those 71
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 71

**Enterprise**: 61 of 84 answers did not name Forescout (Forescout is #6 of 7 at 2%).

- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 11 of those 61
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 10 of those 61
- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 6 of those 61
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 3 of those 61
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Portnox Cloud NAC: first choice in 2 of those 61
- Cisco: first choice in 1 of those 61
- Fortinet FortiNAC: first choice in 1 of those 61

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