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Categories and Ranking

BlackBerry Secure [EOL]
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Forescout Platform
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
78
Ranking in other categories
Network Access Control (NAC) (5th), IoT Security (4th), Endpoint Compliance (4th), Extended Detection and Response (XDR) (21st)
 

Featured Reviews

Consulta5fbd - PeerSpot reviewer
Consultant at a tech services company with 11-50 employees
It is flexible on the database and application side
The primary use case is for business Twice, I have seen a measurable decrease in the mean time to detect or respond to threats. Make the back-end installation simpler. I would like integration with other mobile solutions. It is stable, which is good. It is flexible on the database and…
AshishKumar Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Comprehensive visibility has strengthened endpoint control and automated threat response across networks
When it comes to improving Forescout Platform, I have faced some issues recently, particularly with the switch integration part. When integrating a switch, it asks for the vendor type, and often it does not match. For example, one series of HP switches may not be found in that vendor list. This leads to frustration because you have to check again with different HP models, and once you integrate a switch, you cannot edit the vendor list without removing it. Other issues are being worked on, particularly related to switch integration. I believe they will be fixed in the next upgrade or patch fix. There are no major issues, but the configuration changes needed for the switch model are necessary, and I think it would help if during integration, an admin user could check the password or credential used, as they currently cannot see the password after it is entered and saved.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is flexible on the database and application side."
"Forescout Platform has many features, and my favorite feature is that it has multiple methods to identify or discover the endpoints in your network, rather than focusing on only one technique or one method to identify the endpoints."
"Being able to sort on device types or devices with open ports is helpful when narrowing down assets of possible misconfigured devices that may be vulnerable on the network. We can take action on those devices based off of corporate policy."
"The most valuable feature is the blocking of USB devices."
"The platform enables automated policy enforcement, allowing us to simulate and test policies before enforcement, streamlining our security operations."
"The standout strength of this solution lies in its unique capability to effectively manage unmanaged switches."
"The stability is amazing for the Forescout Platform. We have been using Forescout for four years, and no one complained about the stability."
"The solution's implementation and operation are very easy."
"Obtaining visibility into the network and connected devices is very simple with this tool. It takes me three minutes to do a base deployment when all the parameters are available."
 

Cons

"I would like integration with other mobile solutions."
"Forescout Platform could improve the costs of integrations."
"We experienced some detection issues when checking compliance for the Sophos agent."
"Search - needs boolean functionality (or pseudo operand now working)."
"When we automate an email to send to a user, sometimes it gets blocked, but that has nothing to do with Forescout. It depends on the mail gateway that we use or integrate with."
"The biggest disadvantage is the pricing."
"The console is a fat client, and a web interface would be preferable."
"The reporting feature needs improvement."
"Forescout Platform isn't flexible with connections to devices like printers and forces you to re-enter details like the MAC address after any breakdowns."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing costs are $5000 USD."
"The price of Forescout is reasonable when compared to Cisco ISE."
"The solution’s pricing is fine."
"The cost of the solution depends on the customer's requirement because the customer is asking for different integration with a different product. Forescout Platform's price would start to get a bit higher. However, overall the price is a little expensive. It's can fit within the customer budget."
"We paid between $20,000 and $25,000 for a three-year license with maintenance."
"The fact that we were allowed to spin up as many servers as we had need of to support our geographic requirements while paying for licensing as an enterprise truly set Forescout apart from the crowd and improved the way we could design our access."
"The tool's pricing is expensive but reasonable."
"We went with the virtual appliance option. The biggest cost to running these types of appliances would be to either have multiple virtual appliances at every data center or running Remote SPAN hardware to provide you the real-time network visibility."
"Forescout is more expensive than Cisco because Cisco gives high discounts."
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Manufacturing Company
12%
Financial Services Firm
11%
Computer Software Company
9%
Government
7%
 

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Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise44
 

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What advice do you have for others considering Forescout Platform?
Forescout is a very powerful NAC product that does not rely on port level configuration. It can detect and block unauthorized devices very quickly. But it has a lot of capabilities and really would...
What advice do you have for others considering Forescout Platform?
I would rate the Forescout Device and Visibility Control Platform at a six out of ten.
What advice do you have for others considering Forescout Platform?
I recommend doing a compression demo. If people use it, they will buy it. So they have to see the product in place. That's the main recommendation is to do a proof of concept. If they do, they will...
 

Also Known As

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Forescout Platform, CounterACT for Endpoint Compliance, ForeScout CounterACT
 

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