# OPSWAT MetaAccess alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 232 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OPSWAT MetaAccess 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/opswat-metaaccess/alternatives/

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

- Portnox Cloud: 60
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: 34
- PacketFence: 18
- Cisco ISE: 16
- Portnox CLEAR: 10
- Aruba ClearPass: 6

## Network access control

**Small business**: 73 of 84 answers did not name OPSWAT MetaAccess (OPSWAT MetaAccess is #4 of 9 at 4%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 34 of those 73
- PacketFence: first choice in 9 of those 73
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 4 of those 73
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Foxpass: first choice in 2 of those 73
- SecureW2: first choice in 2 of those 73
- Ubiquiti UniFi: first choice in 2 of those 73
- macmon NAC: first choice in 2 of those 73

**Mid-market**: 75 of 84 answers did not name OPSWAT MetaAccess (OPSWAT MetaAccess is #3 of 10 at 7%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 17 of those 75
- PacketFence: first choice in 9 of those 75
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 8 of those 75
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 6 of those 75
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 5 of those 75
- Aruba Central: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 1 of those 75
- Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: first choice in 1 of those 75

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name OPSWAT MetaAccess.

- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 26 of those 84
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 11 of those 84
- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 9 of those 84
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 3 of those 84
- Cisco Identity Services Engine - ISE: first choice in 2 of those 84
- HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Portnox Cloud NAC: first choice in 2 of those 84

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