# HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager: how AI models rank it, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 3 judge labels across 1 category by 3 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hpe-aruba-clearpass-policy-manager

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 0% | 72 | 33% | 3 |

## What the models said for it

- "Choose Aruba ClearPass if you need enterprise-grade NAC across multiple switch vendors." (Kimi K2, NAC)
- "Aruba ClearPass is the strongest multi-vendor alternative to Cisco ISE" (DeepSeek V4 Flash, NAC)

## And against it

- "Unpatched instances of ISE or ClearPass with known 2026 authentication / RCE CVEs" (Muse Glimmer 30B, NAC)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Grok 4.20 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mistral Small | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| DeepSeek V4 Flash | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Llama 4 Maverick | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Qwen 3.7 Flash | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HPE Aruba ClearPass Policy Manager, from 4 of the 5 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cybersecuritynews.com: 3
- elisity.com: 3
- g2.com: 3
- peerspot.com: 3
- portnox.com: 3
- softwareadvice.com: 3
- cloudnuro.ai: 2
- grandmetric.com: 2
- linkedin.com: 2
- wifihotshots.com: 2

### Pages cited

- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-nac-solutions: 3
- https://portnox.com/solutions/network-access-control: 3
- https://softwareadvice.com/network-access-control: 3
- https://cloudnuro.ai/blog/top-10-network-access-control-nac-solutions-for-zero-trust-implementation: 2
- https://elisity.com/microsegmentation/cisco-ise-alternatives: 2
- https://grandmetric.com/knowledge-base/research/nac-comparison: 2
- https://linkedin.com/posts/saud-alanazi-486836234_networksecurity-cybersecurity-nac-activity-7483831377176584193-Ebjc: 2
- https://peerspot.com/products/comparisons/aruba-clearpass_vs_cisco-identity-services-engine-ise_vs_forescout-platform: 2

## Record

- Method: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/methodology
- License: CC BY 4.0. Cite as Gane Index, November 2026 Edition, www.gane.ai/index/it.