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

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. Named in 17 judge labels across 1 category by 10 of 14 models. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/hpe-aruba-clearpass

## Standing by category

| Category | Share | Rank | Negative rate | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [Network access control](https://www.gane.ai/index/it/network/network-access-control/index.md) | 2% | 7 | 0% | 17 |

## What the models said for it

- "I'd usually recommend HPE Aruba ClearPass as the default NAC choice" (GPT-5.4 mini, NAC)
- "For large enterprises: Start with Cisco ISE or Aruba ClearPass" (Grok 4.20, NAC)
- "Best for Complex Environments (Incumbents)
Recommendation: Cisco ISE or HPE Aruba ClearPass" (Qwen 3.7 Flash, NAC)
- "Choose Aruba ClearPass for a multi-vendor campus or complex BYOD/guest environment." (Perplexity Sonar, NAC)

## By model

| Model | First choice | Alternative | Mention | Warning | Labels |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claude Haiku 4.5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GPT-5.4 mini | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Gemini 3.5 Flash | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Perplexity Sonar | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Grok 4.20 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 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 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Kimi K2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GLM 4.7 FlashX | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| MiniMax M2.5 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| GPT-6 Luna | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Muse Glimmer 30B | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |

## Sources returned with these answers

The sites and pages cited by the answers that named HPE Aruba ClearPass, from 51 of the 53 answers that named it (only the models that return a source list).

### Domains cited

- cybersecuritynews.com: 30
- peerspot.com: 22
- portnox.com: 22
- cyberpress.org: 20
- fortinet.com: 15
- softwareadvice.com: 14
- cloudnuro.ai: 12
- guideflow.com: 12
- purple.ai: 12
- cisco.com: 11

### Pages cited

- https://cybersecuritynews.com/best-nac-solutions: 30
- https://cyberpress.org/nac-solutions-by-business-size: 20
- https://peerspot.com/categories/network-access-control-nac: 15
- https://fortinet.com/products/network-access-control: 14
- https://softwareadvice.com/network-access-control: 13
- https://cloudnuro.ai/blog/top-10-network-access-control-nac-solutions-for-zero-trust-implementation: 12
- https://guideflow.com/blog/network-access-control-software: 12
- https://geekflare.com/cybersecurity/best-nac-software: 11

## 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.