Fortinet FortiNAC vs HPE Aruba ClearPass
One of fourteen models named Fortinet FortiNAC first on the direct prompt; zero named HPE Aruba ClearPass. Fortinet FortiNAC was named by fourteen of the fourteen models and HPE Aruba ClearPass by ten and Fortinet FortiNAC carries 31 labels and HPE Aruba ClearPass 17, so the shares are not directly comparable.
Named in two categories this edition.
HPE Aruba ClearPass
accepted challengerNamed in one category this edition.
Share is the count of first choices across the direct, paraphrase, budget and scale prompts over all fourteen models, for a mid-market B2B company; rank is within the category; every quote names the model and the prompt it came from. Both figures come from the network access control page.
By framing
Fortinet FortiNACFirst choices, of fourteen modelsHPE Aruba ClearPassAcross every category in the November 2026 Edition, Fortinet FortiNAC and HPE Aruba ClearPass were named in the same answer twenty-five times, of the 82 answers naming Fortinet FortiNAC and the 53 naming HPE Aruba ClearPass. In those answers HPE Aruba ClearPass took the first choice six times and Fortinet FortiNAC zero.
Every model, every framing
| Model | DirectHA | ParaphraseHA | ComparativeHA | Budget-constrainedHA | Scale-constrainedHA | NegativeHA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | | | | |||
| GPT-5.4 mini | HA | | ||||
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | HA | | HA | | ||
| Perplexity Sonar | HA | HA | ||||
| Grok 4.20 | HA | HA | HA | | ||
| Mistral Small | | |||||
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | | HA | | | ||
| Llama 4 Maverick | | |||||
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | HA | HA | | | ||
| Kimi K2 | | |||||
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | | | ||||
| MiniMax M2.5 | HA | HA | ||||
| GPT-6 Luna | HA | HA | ||||
| Muse Glimmer 30B | HA | | | |
Fortinet FortiNACHA HPE Aruba ClearPass first choice named as an alternative argued againstblank: not namedEach cell is one answer, Fortinet FortiNAC on the left and HPE Aruba ClearPass on the right.The direct prompt
Fortinet FortiNAC first, HPE Aruba ClearPass not the choice
1 of 14 modelsHPE Aruba ClearPass was named in the answer but not as the choice, or not at all.Neither was the first choice, one was named
6 of 14 modelsThe answer put something else first and named one of the two as an alternative.Neither was named
7 of 14 modelsThe answer made no first choice from these two in this category.Bold names in an answer are the products the judge labeled a first choice; a model naming several gives each of them that label. The full answer text for every row is in the record.
By buyer segment
Fortinet FortiNAC0%#9 of 11Fortinet FortiNAC6%#3 of 10Fortinet FortiNAC0%#6 of 7What the models said about Fortinet FortiNAC
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Six of eight in this category shown.
“its legacy software architecture has suffered multiple high-severity unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities” Gemini 3.5 Flash · negative prompt · soft negative
“Fortinet FortiNAC is also mentioned as a solution to be cautious about, especially if you have older network infrastructure” Llama 4 Maverick · negative prompt · soft negative
“Limited value outside the Fortinet ecosystem, reported declining innovation and support, fewer advanced features” DeepSeek V4 Flash · comparative prompt · soft negative
“For most modern organizations, FortiNAC, Aruba ClearPass, or Palo Alto Prisma Access offer the best balance of features and flexibility.” GLM 4.7 FlashX · comparative prompt · first choice
“Most mid-sized B2B companies find Aruba ClearPass or Fortinet FortiNAC offer the best balance” GLM 4.7 FlashX · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“Fortinet FortiNAC - Good balance of features and ease of use” Claude Haiku 4.5 · direct prompt · first choice
What the models said about HPE Aruba ClearPass
Every negative label with a quote, up to three, then the highest-weighted positives, up to three. Three of four in this category shown.
“I'd usually recommend HPE Aruba ClearPass as the default NAC choice” GPT-5.4 mini · paraphrase prompt · first choice
“For large enterprises: Start with Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass” Grok 4.20 · comparative prompt · first choice
“Best for Complex Environments (Incumbents) Recommendation: Cisco ISE or HPE Aruba ClearPass” Qwen 3.7 Flash · paraphrase prompt · alternative
Comparisons are drawn for the top eight products in each category, each against each. The output is the models' output; nothing here is a recommendation by the index.