# Portnox Reviews **Vendor:** Portnox **Category:** [Network Access Control Software](https://www.g2.com/categories/network-access-control-nac) **Average Rating:** 4.4/5.0 **Total Reviews:** 120 ## About Portnox Portnox is a global leader in cloud-native enterprise access control for every identity, whether human or non-human entity. Its unified platform helps organizations secure and govern access across networks, applications, and infrastructure, delivering passwordless authentication, continuous policy enforcement, and real-time risk mitigation without additional hardware or complex deployments. By enabling organizations to identify risk, enforce policy, and isolate or revoke threats automatically, Portnox gives enterprises the scale to stay ahead of continually expanding attack surfaces. Securing more than one million devices worldwide, Portnox delivers unified, zero trust access control for every identity, everywhere. Forrester analysis of Portnox Cloud revealed: 40% reduction in networking technology costs 75% reduction in breach risk 80% faster end-user access to resources 287% ROI Less than 6-month payback period 90% faster time-to-value Portnox products: Portnox Cloud: Portnox Cloud secures and governs access across networks, applications, and infrastructure, delivering passwordless authentication, continuous policy enforcement, and real-time risk mitigation for every identity—human and non-human. NAC: Portnox NAC is a cloud-native network access control solution built for today's hybrid, distributed enterprises. Get real-time visibility into every device on your network, enforce risk-based access policies automatically, and maintain continuous compliance — all without deploying a single on-premises appliance. ZTNA: Portnox ZTNA delivers fast, posture-aware access to SaaS and private applications — without passwords, agents, or complexity. Replace overly permissive VPNs with granular, identity-driven enforcement that follows your users anywhere they work. Every session is verified. Every connection is earned. RADIUS: Portnox RADIUS is a fully cloud-hosted authentication service that eliminates the infrastructure burden of managing on-premises RADIUS servers. Centralize 802.1X authentication, issue and manage certificates at scale, and integrate seamlessly with your existing identity providers — all with the availability and simplicity that legacy solutions can't match. TACACS+: Portnox TACACS+ brings cloud-native command authorization and device administration to your network infrastructure. Control who can access routers, switches, and firewalls — and exactly what they can do once they're in. It replaces brittle on-premises servers with a resilient, always-on service that integrates with your identity stack and delivers the audit trails your compliance programs demand. ## Portnox Pros & Cons **What users like:** - Users appreciate the **ease of use** of Portnox, enjoying streamlined management and efficient initial setup. (24 reviews) - Users appreciate the **ease of setup** with Portnox, allowing quick deployment and efficient management of network access. (16 reviews) - Users value the **implementation ease** of Portnox, finding it intuitive and straightforward for large-scale deployments. (13 reviews) - Users commend Portnox for its **excellent customer support** , appreciating their quick responses and knowledgeable assistance. (11 reviews) - Users appreciate the **cloud-based deployment** of Portnox, enhancing control and reducing maintenance efforts significantly. (10 reviews) - Security (10 reviews) - Deployment Ease (9 reviews) - Cloud Computing (8 reviews) - Users value the **seamless integration process** of Portnox, appreciating its ease and efficiency in complex environments. (8 reviews) - Network Security (8 reviews) **What users dislike:** - Users report **performance issues** with Portnox, experiencing misrepresentation, setup difficulties, and mysterious authentication problems. (13 reviews) - Users find the **poor interface design** of Portnox frustrating, as it complicates navigation and workflow for new admins. (6 reviews) - Users experience **connection issues** with WiFi guest portals and RADIUS authentication, complicating device management and access. (5 reviews) - Users find the **interface not intuitive** , leading to a challenging learning curve for new administrators. (5 reviews) - Users experience **authentication issues** with Portnox, including SAML integration problems and RADIUS timeouts in distant locations. (4 reviews) - Users face a **difficult learning** curve with Portnox, requiring extra time to understand the complex interface. (4 reviews) - Users find the **difficult learning curve** of Portnox challenging, impacting their ability to navigate the interface effectively. (4 reviews) - Users find Portnox's pricing to be **higher than average** , making it challenging for small organizations to adopt. (4 reviews) - Users experience **limited functionality** with Portnox, struggling with device authentication and reporting capabilities. (4 reviews) - Difficult Configuration (3 reviews) ## Portnox Reviews ### 1. Useful but has a few flaws **Rating:** 3.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Hillel G. | Information Technology System Administrator, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 18, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** Portnox is very useful for blocking unwanted connections from unwanted or unknown sources, this Lan security tool is very important for monitoring the safety of your network and is an essential tool for your infosec department **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Sometimes and for unknown reasons it blocks ports of working stations and then you need to find the blocked port, it's very painful since the information is not always accurate and you need to struggle to open back the port **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** It's solving the exposure of your network across the organization especially when you have many networks and even your workers can mess it up by connecting different network devices by accident ### 2. Nice platform for port blocking and securing your network **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Avi P. | Web Developer, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** I like the console which shows you a picture of what your network switch would look like and labels the ports and has colors to indicate their status (Green, red, yellow) **What do you dislike about Portnox?** I don't like the fact that I would have to go to each blocked port on the site then get the IP address or computer name to then have to remote desktop into it and install the needed update. Would be much better if it did that for me via a script... **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** I like the access based control and security measures that it offers with relative ease of use. It is nice to know that computers with not-up to date endpoint security will not be public to the internet. ### 3. 360 Degree Modern Security Solution **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Yajur G. | Strategy Consultant, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 24, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** The most helpful aspect of Portnox is its ability to integrate with any networks solution and on top of this cloud native offering makes it useful for the IT modernization. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** When we were working on the prototype for one of the projects, Compliance is where we believe more can be done and in Healthcare ot becomes even more crucial. More info on the HIPAA and similar compliance as per the local geographies can be extremely useful **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Potnox is primarily working on Network related management and security of the wide IT network. We primarily worked with a client for a PoC to develop a centralized solution to monitor for network endpoints across different regions. ### 4. The perfect NAC **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Computer & Network Security | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** Ease of deployment, Fully in the cloud, which eliminates the need for the end user to maintain a hardware server, easy to configure and use, does not affect PC performance and has all the features I need in a NAC solution. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Perhaps the only thing is that it is somewhat expensive, that is, the cost per license is high, but otherwise, we've come up against nothing else bad. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Ability to see, control, react and manage the risks that networks bear from users and devices. It unifies essential network and endpoint security capabilities: device discovery, network authentication, access control, network hardware management, risk mitigation and compliance enforcement. ### 5. Portnox **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** The solution is very easy to use, it's simplicity is its best feature. With the solution being cloud native it also better allignes to our cloud first strategy and helps drive adoption. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** The solution has limited monitoring tools meaning we dont have the level of functionality we would ideally want and also the support could be improved for a quicker response time. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** The tool aims to solves our need to authenticate across our network and gives us a more simply unified approach to doing so. This simplifies our network and access management. ### 6. Great Clearpass alternative **Rating:** 2.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Primary/Secondary Education | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 12, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** It's not Clearpass! You're not locked in an expensive ecosystem and there is a great community that gives you amazing insights on how to do things. If you're leaving Clearpass for obvious reasons, Portknox isn't a bad choice. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** There are some features of Clearpass that are more mature but Portknox is a viable alternative for sure. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Portknox is much easier on the budget than Clearpass. We were looking for a network security solution and were almost going to spend more money we didn't have on Clearpass. Portknox is comparable in every way and much cheaper. ### 7. Well thought-out solution **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Elsayed E. | Digital Project Manager, Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** November 11, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** It is deployed from a central location but it can see activity across all network locations. Automates reactions based on device and user behavior to prevent breaches **What do you dislike about Portnox?** I don't feel like we have the best features that can learn from the event context to maximize future protection **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** See relevant security risks on the network. Gives admins the control they need to prevent risks and effectively respond to the ones that get through ### 8. Portnox is great for network security **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Zachary J. | Assistant Store Manager & Small Business Expert, Telecommunications, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 21, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** Portnox is extremely helpful in protecting your network whethe me it's work or home. You set your own policies within an instance and it protects your network easily. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** I didn't really dislike anything about Portnox. It was easy to use and setting up your policies was easy. It's intuitive and easily customizable for so you can protect what you want to. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** The Portnox system protects my network by following the policies you put in place for it. I don't have to worry as much about network security because I can trust the program. ### 9. BEST NAC **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Clara S. | Product Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 15, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** Portnox CLEAR is the only 100% Cloud NAC. Easy to use **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Some clients would like to have an on premise option **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Restrict network access permissions to external users and internal users have their default permissions, no matter where they connect to the network ### 10. Easy to use with different ways to use it **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Johnathan T. | Systems Administrator, Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** easy to setup radius server as a VM for firewall to connect to. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** intergration to some software is not as robust as i would like **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** this is a great way to use 802.11X for a BYOD network or for IOT ### 11. Excellent cloud NAC solution **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Industrial Automation | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** Cloud based which works well for multiple offices worldwide **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Interface is not very intuitive, search function could use some tweaks. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Network Access Control - 802.1X authentication protecting our local network. Helps for audit compliance. ### 12. Using Portnox for our Wired and Wireless NAC **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Retail | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** The UI is very intuitive and easy to use, plus the customer team are very engaging **What do you dislike about Portnox?** We have a number of feature requests, but they are taking a long time to get implemented **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** We use an in-house Wired and Wireless NAC solution at the moment, we are using Portnox as a replacement for this ancient solution ### 13. Very reliable **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Jacqueline L. | Research Analyst, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** October 05, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** The team is very reliable and covers all aspects of network protection, allowing my team little to worry about. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** A big laggy and sometimes the port status vary from switch end to port end **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Helps with switch monitoring and security ### 14. good bang for your buck system **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Internet | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** Good value for your money proabbely. Unless you are a finance corporate or some government institution, you will be good with it. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Had some issues over time in the end, but support helped. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** It is a nuc so BYOD devices and such ### 15. nice switch monitoring tool **Rating:** 4.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Suraj S. | Deputy Manager, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 22, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** It has very nice experience along with NG experience and Vlan creation **What do you dislike about Portnox?** there is a variation in port status sometimes from the switch end and the portox end. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** improves my business outcome and enhances my decision making and risk management. ### 16. Good NAC Solution **Rating:** 3.5/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Government Administration | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 14, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** Easy to integrate with network devices. Graphical view of switch ports. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Instable. Ports of switches often get mixed up. Unresponsive support. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Portnox provides ways of efeciently identifying your devices without using classic 802.1x ### 17. Best platform for the work **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Akshat J. | Core Team, Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 22, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** The interactive platform helps to minimize the amount of time taken for work **What do you dislike about Portnox?** The software crashes sometimes creating reliability issues **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Protecting my business platform ### 18. Good support and communication, easy to manage. **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Hospital & Health Care | Enterprise (> 1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** December 13, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** API communication, practical dashboard and setups **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Time communication to Cisco Meraki devices and wireless access points. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Blocking uncompliant devices through the Radius server and authentication. ### 19. Easy Security - Portnox **Rating:** 4.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Information Technology and Services | Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 20, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** All the required security features that a company needs, Portnox provides them quite efficiently and it's quite easy to operate on. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** Sometimes, the interface starts to misbehave, probably since they are a cloud-based solutions company. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** We require to connect to specific secured servers over the cloud. Portnox provides secure gateways to enable us work efficiently. ### 20. Helpful Portnox **Rating:** 5.0/5.0 stars **Reviewed by:** Verified User in Consumer Services | Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) **Reviewed Date:** September 28, 2022 **What do you like best about Portnox?** System upgradation of the system, by installing patches is possible. **What do you dislike about Portnox?** many features are missing in the classic experience as compared to the NG experience. **What problems is Portnox solving and how is that benefiting you?** Improve compliance and risk management. - [View Portnox pricing details and edition comparison](https://www.g2.com/products/portnox/reviews?open_modal_url=%2Fproducts%2Fportnox%2Fwishlists%3Fhost_path%3D%2Fproducts%2Fportnox%2Freviews%3Fqs%3Dpros-and-cons%26source%3Dsticky_header_pin&page=3&qs=pros-and-cons§ion=pricing&secure%5Bexpires_at%5D=2026-05-29+07%3A37%3A56+-0500&secure%5Bsession_id%5D=c5421b34-c7dd-42f8-a9d2-0d2a9c5a8281&secure%5Btoken%5D=3d1957b38fc53880b23bbe105be4ef96ccee4277079eeafd0a4cdab3f893cd90&format=llm_user) ## Portnox Integrations - [Azure Active Directory Domain Services](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-active-directory-domain-services/reviews) - [Azure Portal](https://www.g2.com/products/azure-portal/reviews) - [Jamf](https://www.g2.com/products/jamf/reviews) - [Microsoft Entra ID](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-entra-id/reviews) - [Microsoft Intune Enterprise Application Management](https://www.g2.com/products/microsoft-intune-enterprise-application-management/reviews) - [Okta](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/reviews) - [Rapid7 Next-Gen SIEM](https://www.g2.com/products/rapid7-next-gen-siem/reviews) ## Portnox Features **Data** - Data Protection - Remote Access - Network Access **Network Management** - Network Segmentation - Security Analytics - API/Integrations **Network Maintenance** - Risk Analysis **Network** - Security - Scaling - Audit **Security** - Security Automation - Workload Protection **Network Management** - Compliance - Reporting - Console **Monitoring - IT Risk Management** - AI Monitoring **Logistics** - Processes - Blockage - IoT **Identity Management** - Adaptive Access Control - Identity Scoring - User Monitoring **Agentic AI - IT Risk Management** - Autonomous Task Execution - Multi-step Planning ## Top Portnox Alternatives - [Cisco Duo](https://www.g2.com/products/cisco-duo/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (497 reviews) - [Okta](https://www.g2.com/products/okta/reviews) - 4.5/5.0 (1,202 reviews) - [Sprinto](https://www.g2.com/products/sprinto-inc/reviews) - 4.8/5.0 (1,631 reviews)