HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager vs NACVIEW

HAHPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager9.2Visit NACVIEW7.7Visit

Higher score HA HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager #2 in Network Access Control Software 9.2/10 Paid ✓ 4 of 4 features Visit HPE Aruba

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NACVIEW #12 in Network Access Control Software 7.7/10 Free plan · 60-day trial Free planFree trial✓ 4 of 4 features Visit NACVIEW

• HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager fits best

  Enterprise wired, wireless, and VPN access control

• NACVIEW fits best

  Small deployments needing affordable broad NAC

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Side by side

Feature	HAHPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager 9.2/10 Visit ↗	NACVIEW 7.7/10 Visit ↗
At a glance
Editor score	9.2	7.7
Ranking	#2 in Network Access Control Software	#12 in Network Access Control Software
Best for	Enterprise wired, wireless, and VPN access control	Small deployments needing affordable broad NAC
Pricing model	Paid	Free plan + paid
Starting price	Not checked yet	—
Free plan	—	✓ (best)
Free trial	—	60 days
Deployment	Cloud, Self-hosted	Self-hosted
Integrations	6 integrations	12 integrations
Features HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager 4/4 · NACVIEW 4/4
Wired access control	✓	✓
Wireless access control	✓	✓
VPN access control	✓	✓
802.1X support	✓	✓
Specs
Deployment model	Hybrid	Hybrid
Device limit	Not checked yet	100 devices
Our review
Pros	Controls wired, wireless, VPN, guest, and non-802.1X access Adds profiling, posture assessment, onboarding, and certificate provisioning Supports clustering, REST APIs, and security integrations	Covers wired, wireless, VPN, 802.1X, profiling, and endpoint management Supports cloud, virtual-appliance, hardware-appliance, and self-hosted deployments Includes IPAM, high availability, dashboards, reporting, and a full API
Cons	No free plan is offered Reseller pricing varies by location Its broad enterprise scope may exceed smaller deployments	Free NV-20 is limited to 20 simultaneously authorized endpoint devices Paid license sizes start at 100 end devices Paid plans require an individual quotation
Our verdict	HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager is a multi-vendor network access control platform for enterprises managing wired, wireless, and VPN environments. It centralizes authentication, authorization, accounting, profiling, posture… Read the review →	NACVIEW is a network access control platform for companies and institutions that need to authenticate and authorize users and devices before granting access. It covers wired, wireless, and VPN environments, with 802.1X/EAP, MAC… Read the review →

Strengths and trade-offs

• HPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager — where it wins

  • Controls wired, wireless, VPN, guest, and non-802.1X access
  • Adds profiling, posture assessment, onboarding, and certificate provisioning
  • Supports clustering, REST APIs, and security integrations

  Where it doesn't

  • No free plan is offered
  • Reseller pricing varies by location
  • Its broad enterprise scope may exceed smaller deployments

• NACVIEW — where it wins

  • Covers wired, wireless, VPN, 802.1X, profiling, and endpoint management
  • Supports cloud, virtual-appliance, hardware-appliance, and self-hosted deployments
  • Includes IPAM, high availability, dashboards, reporting, and a full API

  Where it doesn't

  • Free NV-20 is limited to 20 simultaneously authorized endpoint devices
  • Paid license sizes start at 100 end devices
  • Paid plans require an individual quotation

• HAHPE Aruba Networking ClearPass Policy Manager9.2/10 · Paid

  A comprehensive enterprise NAC platform for identity, device, guest, and endpoint policy control.

  Visit HPE ArubaFull verdict →
• NACVIEW7.7/10 · Free plan · 60-day trial

  Broad NAC coverage with a free entry plan and quotation-based paid licensing.

  Visit NACVIEWFull verdict →