2 categories · RankedFortinet FortiNAC
Fortinet FortiNAC is a network access control product from Fortinet, used for device visibility and for enforcing access in zero trust environments · fortinet.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%. 1 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
“Most mid-sized B2B companies find Aruba ClearPass or Fortinet FortiNAC offer the best balance”GLM 4.7 FlashX · Paraphrase question · first choice
“Fortinet FortiNAC - Good balance of features and ease of use”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Direct question · first choice
“I'd suggest looking at Fortinet FortiNAC or Forescout”Claude Haiku 4.5 · Paraphrase question · first choice
What gives them pause
“its legacy software architecture has suffered multiple high-severity unauthenticated Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerabilities”Gemini 3.5 Flash · Negative question · warning
“Fortinet FortiNAC is also mentioned as a solution to be cautious about, especially if you have older network infrastructure”Llama 4 Maverick · Negative question · warning
“Limited value outside the Fortinet ecosystem, reported declining innovation and support, fewer advanced features”DeepSeek V4 Flash · Comparative question · warning
“flagged for potential risks, especially if you have older network infrastructure”Mistral Small · Negative question · warning
Also on the shortlist
The products named in the same answers as Fortinet FortiNAC, over the 82 answers that named it, and how often each was the first choice instead.
| Product | Named together | Picked instead | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 74 | 28 | Compare → | |
| 53 | 24 | Compare → | |
| 43 | 1 | Compare → | |
| 35 | 4 | Compare → | |
| 25 | 6 | Compare → | |
| 25 | 5 | Compare → | |
| 10 | 1 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → | |
| 9 | 0 | Compare → | |
| 9 | 0 | View → |
What the models named instead of Fortinet FortiNAC →
A side-by-side page exists where both products are among a category's top eight.
At a glance
Stated on Fortinet FortiNAC's own site, not checked by Gane.
- For
- enterprise
- Free plan or trial
- Request Free Demo
- Customers named
- Grupo Parvi, Grupo Orenes, DuPage County Sheriff's Office, Capal
- Also from Fortinet
- Fortinet FortiADC, Fortinet FortiAuthenticator, Fortinet FortiClient, Fortinet FortiClient / FortiNAC, Fortinet FortiDeceiver, Fortinet FortiDeceptor and 19 more
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 70 of the 82 answers that named Fortinet FortiNAC and are not a share of its labels.
Domains cited
207 of the 247 domain citations in answers naming Fortinet FortiNAC came from a third party's page. Seventeen 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |