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Forescout Platform pros and cons

Vendor: Forescout
4.2 out of 5
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PROS

Forescout Platform offers excellent customer service and technical support.
It allows seamless integration with various network products without requiring upgrades.
The platform provides robust network access control, ensuring visibility and security.
It delivers comprehensive device compliance and vulnerability management features.
Forescout Platform is easy to deploy and manage with efficient automated policy enforcement.

CONS

Forescout Platform has issues with technical support, which is often slow to respond and could be more knowledgeable.
The costs associated with Forescout Platform are high, with licensing expenses being a significant concern.
Integration capabilities of Forescout Platform with third-party vendors and new market solutions could be improved.
Forescout Platform's reporting feature needs enhancement in terms of standardization and customization options.
Complex initial setup is a challenge, often requiring significant effort and expertise during deployment.
 

Forescout Platform Pros review quotes

AshishKumar Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 29, 2025
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.
SM
Consultant at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 18, 2026
One reason why my customers choose Forescout Platform is because it is a cloud-based product, so you don't have dependency on on-premises infrastructure.
reviewer1911570 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, International IT Infrastructure Support & Information Security at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 20, 2024
The platform enables automated policy enforcement, allowing us to simulate and test policies before enforcement, streamlining our security operations.
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Odai Halawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Security Engineer at Topvision
May 27, 2024
Forescout Platform's most valuable aspect is its excellent device profiling for devices without agents, which is crucial for our work due to challenges with agent-based devices. Its isolation and blocking actions are particularly effective for network security. The device compliance feature helps us ensure device compliance through immediate actions like updating antivirus software. We have already integrated Forescout with antivirus and vulnerability assessment tools, allowing it to monitor vulnerability scores and automatically isolate devices if critical vulnerabilities are detected.
reviewer2012112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Level Policy Manager at a government with 10,001+ employees
Nov 9, 2022
Vulnerability remediation is valuable. We can narrow down a system and its properties. We can go granular on the properties of each endpoint, such as which operating system you're using.
AmjadKhan1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of data centers at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
Jun 21, 2024
When users don't have the required updates, security patches, and antivirus, the tool blocks them from our network.
Satryo Legowo - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 12, 2024
I help customers use the Forescout Platform for compliance enforcement. We can specify what needs to be installed on devices connecting to the network, like antivirus, updates, and security software.
Muhammad Baber - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Alghanim Industries
May 16, 2024
The valuable feature of the product stems from the fact that it is easy to implement.
AA
Senior Tech Consultant at Ministry of Finance, UAE
Mar 29, 2024
We use the Forescout Platform for device visibility and control in our network. It's very helpful for tracking malicious or unusual activity. We use it to track which ports are open, which machines are running specific services, and to identify vulnerabilities. For example, there was a vulnerability related to SMB, and we could use the product to determine which machines inside our organization were allowing SMB traffic.
SunilkumarNaganuri - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Line Manager (Service Operations Expert) - Network Access Control at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 11, 2022
This is clearly the best product for the NAC use cases in this field for Forescout.
 

Forescout Platform Cons review quotes

AshishKumar Rai - PeerSpot reviewer
Security Consultant at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees
Dec 29, 2025
When it comes to improving Forescout Platform, I have faced some issues recently, particularly with the switch integration part.
SM
Consultant at a computer software company with 5,001-10,000 employees
May 18, 2026
At this point, I haven't come across many drawbacks of Forescout Platform, but I would like to give that some time and then possibly identify where they could improve.
reviewer1911570 - PeerSpot reviewer
Director, International IT Infrastructure Support & Information Security at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Dec 20, 2024
The console is a fat client, and a web interface would be preferable.
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Odai Halawani - PeerSpot reviewer
Sr. Security Engineer at Topvision
May 27, 2024
I'd like to see improvements in the reporting aspect of Forescout Platform. While the dashboards are good, the reports are lacking and need enhancement, especially in terms of standardization and customization options. Apart from that, all the features and functionalities are working well without any issues.
reviewer2012112 - PeerSpot reviewer
Enterprise Level Policy Manager at a government with 10,001+ employees
Nov 9, 2022
Logging would be one area for improvement. When we're troubleshooting, there are not a lot of clear things on Google that we can look up for ourselves. When we have an issue with it, we have to call the company to get the vendors involved. The logging of Forescout is horrible compared to other things that we've used.
AmjadKhan1 - PeerSpot reviewer
Head of data centers at a non-profit with 10,001+ employees
Jun 21, 2024
The solution should include integration with other firewalls.
Satryo Legowo - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Network Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees
Aug 12, 2024
For improvements, I think technical support could be enhanced. The time zone difference makes remote support difficult - I'm in Indonesia, and they're in the US. Maybe the Forescout Platform could provide engineers from Asia Pacific.
Muhammad Baber - PeerSpot reviewer
System Administrator at Alghanim Industries
May 16, 2024
The product may not yield any return on investment since it is only used to make your environment more reliable and secure.
AA
Senior Tech Consultant at Ministry of Finance, UAE
Mar 29, 2024
The product needs to improve its support. I know a case that dragged on for about one and a half years. They eventually suggested professional services and closed the ticket. We followed their advice, engaging the account manager and professional service team, only to discover that the issue was a bug. After reopening the case, it's been about six months, and the problem still hasn't been resolved.
SunilkumarNaganuri - PeerSpot reviewer
Service Line Manager (Service Operations Expert) - Network Access Control at a pharma/biotech company with 10,001+ employees
Aug 11, 2022
As a product, there is nothing to complain about. However, they should improve their overall support. You need that level of knowledge, that level of information is clearly not available. First and foremost, that information is not accessible. The second point to mention is that once you purchase the later support and services. That is, they will continue to charge you for every service.