# Portnox Cloud alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 131 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where Portnox Cloud 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/portnox-cloud/alternatives/

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

- Cisco Identity Services Engine: 16
- Portnox CLEAR: 11
- PacketFence: 9
- Cisco ISE: 7
- Aruba ClearPass: 3
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: 3

## Network access control

**Small business**: 36 of 84 answers did not name Portnox Cloud (Portnox Cloud is #1 of 9 at 45%).

- PacketFence: first choice in 4 of those 36
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 4 of those 36
- OPSWAT MetaAccess: first choice in 3 of those 36
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 2 of those 36
- Ubiquiti UniFi: first choice in 2 of those 36
- Cisco Access Manager / Cisco Secure Access: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 36
- Cisco Meraki: first choice in 1 of those 36

**Mid-market**: 45 of 84 answers did not name Portnox Cloud (Portnox Cloud is #1 of 10 at 35%).

- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 7 of those 45
- PacketFence: first choice in 5 of those 45
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 2 of those 45
- Aruba Central: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cisco Duo: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cisco Meraki: first choice in 1 of those 45
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 1 of those 45

**Enterprise**: 50 of 84 answers did not name Portnox Cloud (Portnox Cloud is #3 of 7 at 18%).

- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 14 of those 50
- Cisco ISE: first choice in 6 of those 50
- Portnox Cloud NAC: first choice in 2 of those 50
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Cisco: first choice in 1 of those 50
- Cisco Identity Services Engine - ISE: first choice in 1 of those 50
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 1 of those 50
- HPE Aruba EdgeConnect: first choice in 1 of those 50

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