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Portnox vs Transmit Security comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Jun 3, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

Portnox
Ranking in Passwordless Authentication
1st
Average Rating
8.2
Reviews Sentiment
6.9
Number of Reviews
41
Ranking in other categories
Network Access Control (NAC) (3rd), ZTNA (7th)
Transmit Security
Ranking in Passwordless Authentication
5th
Average Rating
8.0
Reviews Sentiment
5.9
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
Remote Access (27th), Identity Management (IM) (24th), Access Management (22nd), Customer Identity and Access Management (CIAM) (11th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Passwordless Authentication category, the mindshare of Portnox is 12.8%, down from 15.5% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Transmit Security is 6.3%, up from 4.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Passwordless Authentication Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Portnox12.8%
Transmit Security6.3%
Other80.9%
Passwordless Authentication
 

Featured Reviews

Maurice Mwaura - PeerSpot reviewer
Product Manager at Applied Principles Limited
Unified access control has improved compliance visibility and simplified passwordless access
There is work to be done when it comes to making the solution more seamless. For example, when a user is denied access, they would need a way to maybe self-resolve themselves, perhaps a way to generate a ticket on their own, something around resolutions. When it comes to users using the product, that is where good products are differentiated from products that are a bit of a challenge. Portnox has much to do in terms of their reporting. The generated reports need improvement. Things that other tools would say are normal are usually not present. For example, there is a page called NAS devices or NAS network that is able to show the switches that have been managed. Currently, there is no way of generating an easy report or an easy way of just generating something to tell the customer what they have been able to achieve so far. This is not done yet and is still very manual. I think there is work to be done there. More integrations around the various products being used would be beneficial. So far I have not encountered any major challenge. Where there was a challenge, I think support came in and helped us resolve. In fact, most of the challenges are not with the product; they are with the customer environment. I think that is just to update their documentation where they have come across a new vendor for easier integrations in the future.
reviewer2804310 - PeerSpot reviewer
Lead Software Engineer at a financial services firm with 10,001+ employees
Journey orchestration has improved fraud prevention but still needs shared rules and better usability
The main improvement needed is that with the tool, you have to build rules for each and every application. There is no common place where you can write the rules and use that rule for all your applications, which is missing. This is a big feature that is missing compared to the other products in the market. Additionally, the SDKs, Journey Player, and other components are not business-friendly, so you really have to be technical to get into it and do those things. A non-technical person would find it really hard to implement and learn things inside Transmit Security. Even though it requires less coding, you still have to have some technical people in your team to really write the rules and integrate those rules into your application.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Previous to the deployment we didn't have complete visibility of all the endpoints, all the devices that are connected to the network, but with the deployment of portnox, we could see all the devices and where they're connecting, and we can equally segregate and apply different rules and policies to each location that we didn't monitor specifically."
"If your team is burnt out on managing legacy on-prem network access control or wants to move to a pure cloud model, Portnox should definitely be on your shortlist."
"My impression of the universal zero-trust platform offered by Portnox is that it is a strong solution that is easy to manage, improves network security, and provides centralized control over user and device access."
"The most important feature is that this solution is agentless. So, you don't have to install any agents on endpoints."
"The cloud-based feature is very nice."
"I surely recommend Portnox to other users because of the price, ease of use, and fast setup."
"Portnox saves me about fifty percent of my time."
"The cloud-based feature of Portnox is excellent."
"Transmit Security has played a major role for our organization, especially in the authentication areas."
"Transmit Security has impacted my organization positively because it is reassuring to know that we are building on top of a trusted tool, and we do not rely on developers that could make mistakes, and because it is an authentication platform, that could be detrimental."
"Transmit interface is flexible and user-friendly, which is important for our workload. Switching from one authentication code to multiple exposure or two-factor authentication (MFA) is seamless."
"Transmit Security has positively impacted my organization by improving the development of workflows in order to help the user experience."
"Overall, Transmit Security has positively impacted my organization by helping us strengthen authentication without adding unnecessary friction to users, particularly around passwordless authentication and adaptive verification."
 

Cons

"The integration between Portnox CORE and Portnox CLEAR can be better. These are two different systems, and there is no unique console for both devices. Portnox CORE is agentless, whereas Portnox CLEAR is not agentless."
"On the performance side, we have occasionally run into some random RADIUS timeouts and weird intermittent Wi-Fi authentication delays."
"Previously, the support team was quite small, which made it challenging to get timely technical assistance."
"The price could be better."
"There is work to be done when it comes to making the solution more seamless."
"While Portnox is solid, there is definitely room for improvement, particularly with the user interface."
"While Portnox has been very effective overall, there are a few areas where it could be improved."
"Portnox has design considerations that limit its applicability."
"The scalability of Transmit Security is a little bit tricky. It is not easy to scale and depends on the complexity of my workflows and how many users I am going to support."
"The customer support varies, but overall, we are satisfied."
"The main improvement needed is that with the tool, you have to build rules for each and every application."
"Pricing is an area where Transmit Security could improve. The pricing needs to be more competitive."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The licensing module should be reviewed to count the number of devices instead of port numbers of total switches. There is a case for this where not all ports for a switch are used by devices. Unused ports are calculated in the license, then the customer pays for license for those unused ports."
"Portnox CORE's pricing is adequate and cheaper compared to other complex solutions. Its licensing costs are yearly and include support. Cost is calculated per device."
"It's not cheap. It's not expensive. It's in the middle."
"We pay for port licensing and support on a yearly basis, and it's not cheap."
"The vendor price is fair."
"Pricing is not cheap. It is based on licenses per port. After licensing is purchased, you only pay for support."
"The pricing is a bit high, possibly due to the cloud features and running instances across regions like the US, Asia, and Europe."
"The cost of Portnox Clear is reasonable."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Manufacturing Company
15%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Healthcare Company
8%
Construction Company
7%
Financial Services Firm
26%
Comms Service Provider
13%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Construction Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business20
Midsize Enterprise10
Large Enterprise15
No data available
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Portnox Clear?
The pricing and setup cost as well as licensing is a bit high compared to the competition. If it were better, we could also have some pricing specific or special discounts to cater for SMBs.
What needs improvement with Portnox Clear?
If the MSSP offering could be the primary push or primary concern, it would be the best thing that could happen. Based on the Tanzanian market, AI governance is something that is coming through. Fo...
What is your primary use case for Portnox Clear?
Portnox is for the network access control use case. The use case focuses on wired network access, specifically how users are connecting to the network and how we are checking their security posture...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Transmit Security?
I have heard that pricing, setup costs, and licensing for Transmit Security are a little bit expensive, but I am not in charge of the budget in my team, so I cannot answer that with complete certai...
What needs improvement with Transmit Security?
Transmit Security is already quite capable, but the user experience could be made even more intuitive, particularly during initial setup and policy configuration. One additional improvement would b...
What is your primary use case for Transmit Security?
My main use case for Transmit Security is strengthening authentication and identity protection, and I use it to support secure user authentication and access to applications while applying addition...
 

Also Known As

Access Layers Portnox, Portnox CLEAR
BindID, FlexID, WorkID
 

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Sallie Mae, Roku, Vuori, Legal Zoom, Anaplan, Aecon, H.I.G. Capital, McLaren Construction Group, PFCU, UK Mortgage Lending Limited, CCC Intelligent Solutions
Mitgate, Telepass, Metro Bank, Santander
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