Network access control · RankedAruba ClearPass
Aruba ClearPass is a network access control product for enterprises · arubanetworks.com ↗
Read the same way at every company size.
The standing depends on who is buying. Every model is asked the same questions for each company size.
Portnox Cloud is first at 41%.
Portnox Cloud is first at 46%. 0 of 14 models made it the first choice when asked directly.
Cisco Identity Services Engine is first at 39%.
Why models recommend it
“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 question · first choice
“Aruba ClearPass — Consistently praised for reliability and integration”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Negative question · first choice
“Best Overall Choice: Aruba ClearPass”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Paraphrase question · first choice
“ClearPass is the better choice when guest access, BYOD onboarding, and detailed campus-network controls are central requirements.”Perplexity Sonar · Direct question · alternative
What gives them pause
“frequently mentioned as a solution to avoid due to its high cost and steep learning curve”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
“Skip Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, or Forescout”Grok 4.20 · Budget-constrained question · warning
“Outdated or poorly maintained NAC products (e.g., older versions of Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass, or generic 802.1X setups without ongoing updates)”Grok 4.20 · Negative question · warning
“On-Prem/Hybrid (e.g., Cisco ISE, Aruba ClearPass): Powerful, but historically requires dedicated servers and deeper networking expertise.”Qwen 3.7 Flash · Scale-constrained question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Aruba ClearPass, over the 91 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80 | 7 | Compare → | |
| 64 | 40 | Compare → | |
| 35 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 35 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 33 | 8 | Compare → | |
| 20 | 2 | Compare → | |
| 19 | 2 | View → | |
| 16 | 0 | View → | |
| 15 | 2 | View → | |
| 14 | 1 | View → |
What the models named instead of Aruba ClearPass →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Aruba ClearPass's own site, not checked by Gane.
- Customers named
- Norfolk Southern, Everton Football Club
How this is measured
Fourteen AI models from 12 labs are asked the same buying questions six ways, for three company sizes. Standings refresh every edition.
Gane sells AI visibility software. No company can pay to change a result.
Read the method →Sources returned with these answers
Fourteen of the fourteen models returned a source list in this edition: five return the pages they cited and nine the search results they consulted. These counts come from 78 of the 91 answers that named Aruba ClearPass and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
243 of the 270 domain citations in answers naming Aruba ClearPass came from a third party's page. Twenty-seven were to the publisher's own pages (the Gane Index), which the models cite like any other source; they are not counted as a third party.
Pages cited
Pages are listed as the models cited them.
By model
| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
What it publishes
| Kind | Pages | Last 90 days | 2025-11 to 2026-10 | Latest | Categories named |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Comparison | 96 | 0 | 2022-07-01 | ||
| Webinar or virtual event | 51 | undated | SD-WAN | ||
| Glossary or explainer | 28 | 0 | 2022-08-01 | SD-WAN, SASE | |
| Report or ebook | 12 | undated | |||
| Conference or event | 11 | undated | |||
| News or press | 3 | undated | |||
| Template or tool | 2 | undated |
Most recent
- 2022-08-01What is asymmetric routing and does clearpass allow asymmetric routing glossary or explainer
- 2022-08-01What is the default tls version for clearpass version 69 onwards glossary or explainer
- 2022-07-01Aruba os cx switch acl logging output details vs summary comparison
- 2022-07-01What is the maximum number of overlay tunnel ssid that could be created in an aos 10x deployment glossary or explainer
- 2022-07-01What is the maximum number of overlay tunnel ssid that could be created in an aos 10x deployment glossary or explainer
How it is countedHide how it is counted
Every page arubanetworks.com exposes, subdomains included. Kind is read from the address and title. The last 90 days, the latest date and the twelve months count pages by when they were published, from the site's feeds, a date in the address, or the page's own publication date, read from up to a hundred of its most recently changed pages; a page that says only when it last changed is counted in its kind but not in when, so the recent counts are a floor, and a kind none of whose pages gives a publication date reads undated. An event counts as online when its address or title says so (webinar, on demand, virtual or online summit); a conference, summit, trade show, expo or roadshow that does not say so is counted as a conference or event, which on a vendor's site is mostly in person. Read October 5, 2026.