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Fortinet FortiNAC vs macmon Network Access Control comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Nov 5, 2024

Review summaries and opinions

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

Categories and Ranking

Fortinet FortiNAC
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
3rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
57
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
macmon Network Access Control
Ranking in Network Access Control (NAC)
13th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
3
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of May 2026, in the Network Access Control (NAC) category, the mindshare of Fortinet FortiNAC is 14.5%, down from 18.8% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of macmon Network Access Control is 2.7%, down from 2.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Network Access Control (NAC) Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Fortinet FortiNAC14.5%
macmon Network Access Control2.7%
Other82.8%
Network Access Control (NAC)
 

Featured Reviews

Mohamed Fouad - PeerSpot reviewer
Cybersecurity Team Leader at EMAK For Computer Manufacturing (ECM)
Network access control has centralized device profiling and automated user isolation
The best features Fortinet FortiNAC offers include great integration with other Fortinet products. We have most of the cybersecurity products from Fortinet, including FortiMail, FortiGate, and FortiManager, among many Fortinet products. The best feature is the integration with these products. Fortinet FortiNAC can also integrate with any switching vendor using SSH to manage switches. This integration capability is very beneficial. The integration with other Fortinet products and managing switches from different vendors has helped my workflow by providing automation that makes it easy to run actions. We execute and trigger actions through Fortinet FortiNAC on FortiGate. We set up trigger actions on FortiGate to be run through Fortinet FortiNAC directly. Whenever an action happens, it is triggered on Fortinet FortiNAC, allowing us to disable and isolate a user if that machine is infected. The automation and response functionality is powerful, and the integration is very good. Fortinet FortiNAC has positively impacted my organization by allowing us to control our network and save time. We manage multiple switches that allow many users, including guest users and corporate users. We have saved time and secured our resources while accomplishing a lot with Fortinet FortiNAC.
Yusuf Oezeren - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior System Engineer at MOD IT GmbH
A robust solution that provides protection to effectively control the access to your network
The single sign-on process can be improved and the interface should be made more user-friendly. The interface is user-friendly but, for example, when we have new people starting to work, they never work with NetOne and it is a bit hard to expand in certain places. In addition, when I have to pull the last corrected MAC address, I need to put the space between it in order to find the address. If I don't put it in there, I don't get any resources. This needs improvement. They should maybe add integration with LanSuite. We can include it to see the direct information we get from our LAN Tree. If I click on the MAC address, I will then directly get the hostname, and that will open a tap-in line so I see what the last update was.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Compared to other NAC vendors, Fortinet’s user interface is more user-friendly."
"The most valuable features are usability and security."
"There are quite a number of things that are valuable about this solution, having dealt with Cisco ISE, I realize that FortiNAC is different in a way that gives you granular visibility of the entire network infrastructure related to IOT devices (Who, What, When, Which information)."
"The solution is generally stable."
"The solution provides good performance, is easy to use and easy to configure."
"The most valuable features of Fortinet FortiNAC are access control, automation, artificial intelligence, analysis, and security, and it is a unified solution. You can combine a lot of features within the solution."
"The most valuable aspect of Fortinet FortiNAC is the control it offers."
"The network segmentation is the most important part of the solution. The integration with the Zero Trust Access solution is a crucial part of segmenting your network."
"We use it with our Cisco switches so we can see which switch it is actually connected to."
"When we started with macmon we had immediate success, we could see our network and see the devices and could easily go online."
"The API is a great way to get information from other tools."
"The ease of connecting with the client is valuable for me."
 

Cons

"Keeping the hard disk on the one series will be easier for the distributor and will keep the prices lower for the customer."
"The training from Fortinet FortiNAC could improve. Fortinet has to plan for better training for its partners. Additionally, device management should have more integration with other devices, such as new and third-party devices."
"Cisco ISE has full integration but FortiNAC doesn't."
"The technical support could improve; the response time is quite slow."
"The automation in Fortinet FortiNAC could improve."
"They need to change or upgrade the technology in the product."
"I hope that Fortinet can add a feature with a remediation mechanism when you find a broken piece so that you can click on something and download the needed update or resolve the firewall issue more easily. Currently, we have to use an external remediation server to download updates."
"The tool's dashboard can have some more features and visibility options."
"The service macmon offers is already great."
"The solution must allow users to filter files based on dates."
"The service macmon offers is already great."
"The single sign-on process can be improved and the interface should be made more user-friendly."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The price of the license required is based on how many users are going to be using the solution. If you want more users you can upgrade your license."
"The product cost is moderate."
"I rate Fortinet FortiNAC's pricing an eight out of ten."
"I would rate the price of Fortinet FortiNAC seven out of ten with ten being the most expensive."
"The solution is expensive. However, it is not as expensive as other solutions, such as Cisco ISE."
"For the projects that we do the Fortinet FortiNAC is affordable."
"Fortinet FortiNAC is reasonably priced."
"It's a pricey solution."
"The solution is not expensive."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
12%
Computer Software Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Financial Services Firm
7%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Computer Software Company
10%
Retailer
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business30
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise14
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

FortiNAC, Bradford Networks, Bradford Networks Sentry, Network Sentry Family
macmon NAC
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Isavia, Pepperdine University, Medical University of South Carolina, Columbia University Medical Center, Utah Valley University
More than 1,500 installations in all over Europe in all industries: Stepchange, Volkswagen, Vivantes Healthcare, MBDA Weapons, APS engineering, Alfred Ritter GmbH (Ritter Sport), Haßberg-Kliniken, 1. FSV Mainz 05 eV., Siempelkamp, AEB etc.
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