# Fortinet FortiNAC alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 205 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Fortinet FortiNAC 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/fortinet-fortinac/alternatives/

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

- Portnox Cloud: 59
- PacketFence: 18
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: 11
- Cisco ISE: 10
- Portnox CLEAR: 9
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: 6

## Network access control

**Small business**: 76 of 84 answers did not name Fortinet FortiNAC (Fortinet FortiNAC is #6 of 9 at 2%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 34 of those 76
- PacketFence: first choice in 9 of those 76
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 3 of those 76
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Foxpass: first choice in 2 of those 76
- SecureW2: first choice in 2 of those 76
- Ubiquiti UniFi: first choice in 2 of those 76

**Mid-market**: 65 of 84 answers did not name Fortinet FortiNAC (Fortinet FortiNAC is #6 of 10 at 0%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 17 of those 65
- PacketFence: first choice in 9 of those 65
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 6 of those 65
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: first choice in 3 of those 65
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 2 of those 65
- Aruba Central: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 1 of those 65
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 65

**Enterprise**: 64 of 84 answers did not name Fortinet FortiNAC (Fortinet FortiNAC is #7 of 7 at 2%).

- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 11 of those 64
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 8 of those 64
- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 8 of those 64
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 5 of those 64
- Portnox Cloud NAC: first choice in 2 of those 64
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cisco: first choice in 1 of those 64
- Cisco Identity Services Engine - ISE: first choice in 1 of those 64

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