# NordLayer NAC alternatives: what AI models name instead, November 2026

Gane Index, November 2026 Edition. 215 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where NordLayer NAC holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://www.gane.ai/index/it/vendors/nordlayer-nac/alternatives

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Portnox Cloud: 57
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: 42
- PacketFence: 16
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: 10
- Portnox CLEAR: 8
- Aruba ClearPass: 7

## Network access control

**Small business**: 62 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer NAC (NordLayer NAC is #3 of 11 at 3%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 27 of those 62
- PacketFence: first choice in 7 of those 62
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 3 of those 62
- Cisco Meraki: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Ubiquiti UniFi: first choice in 2 of those 62
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Cisco Access Manager: first choice in 1 of those 62
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 1 of those 62

**Mid-market**: 72 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer NAC (NordLayer NAC is #4 of 10 at 4%).

- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 19 of those 72
- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 9 of those 72
- PacketFence: first choice in 7 of those 72
- Fortinet FortiNAC: first choice in 4 of those 72
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 3 of those 72
- Forescout: first choice in 2 of those 72
- Foxpass: first choice in 1 of those 72

**Enterprise**: 81 of 84 answers did not name NordLayer NAC.

- Cisco Identity Services Engine: first choice in 33 of those 81
- Portnox Cloud: first choice in 11 of those 81
- HPE Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 10 of those 81
- Aruba ClearPass: first choice in 3 of those 81
- HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass: first choice in 2 of those 81
- PacketFence: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Portnox CLEAR: first choice in 2 of those 81
- Arbiter Cloud NAC: first choice in 1 of those 81

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