Appgate SDP vs. Forescout Platform

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Appgate SDP
Score 9.2 out of 10
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AppGate SDP (software-defined perimeter) from Cyxtera Technologies headquartered in Addison is a zero trust network security product.N/A
Forescout Platform
Score 7.2 out of 10
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Forescout Technologies headquartered in San Jose actively defends the Enterprise of Things by identifying, segmenting and enforcing compliance of every connected thing. Forescout boasts a widely deployed, enterprise-class platform at scale across IT, IoT, and OT managed and unmanaged devices. Forescout arms customers with device intelligence, in order to allow organizations across every industry to classify risk, detect anomalies and quickly remediate cyberthreats without disruption of critical…N/A
Pricing
Appgate SDPForescout Platform
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Appgate SDPForescout Platform
Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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Community Pulse
Appgate SDPForescout Platform
Considered Both Products
Appgate SDP
Chose Appgate SDP
The existing system was Fortigate. The management of the system was a hassle. Because IT personnel had to manually create VPN accounts, user passwords were known to who created them and the end user did not have a way to change them. This created a security issue in the …
Chose Appgate SDP
AppGate SDP was selected before I arrived at the project; I do not have details of the product selection process firsthand.
Forescout Platform
Chose Forescout Platform
It was able to relieve us of some of the duties performed by the operations team as it made it easy to do those tasks. It allows us to view devices that are connected to our network and segregate those that are not company owned and also account for guests' logins as are signed …
Chose Forescout Platform
Better intergration with patch management tools. Forescount Platfform (CounterAct) is easily compatible with diverse network infrastructure to offer better service and efficiently ensure seamless operations. Its automation capabilities have also enabled us to depend less on the …
Chose Forescout Platform
Forescout Platform (CounterACT) is capable to perform intelligent device classifications which able to group and segmentize the assets effectively. Besides, the classification techniques can be customized according to the organization requirements. With agentless deployment, …
Chose Forescout Platform
When I got here, they already had this product in place, so I was not part of the final decision, but after using this for a couple of years, I can say that it was an intelligent decision for the business!!
Chose Forescout Platform
Heterogeneous compatibility with switches and other network infrastructure setup is a major advantage. There are many companies where there is a legacy network combined with different OEM deployed. Integration of network devices like switches, FW, routers, AP's gives complete …
Chose Forescout Platform
We selected CounterACT because it didn't require 802.1x and it didn't require any switch upgrades. To use 802.1x we would have to assume all endpoints are guilty until proven innocent. With CounterACT we can detect quickly if endpoints are not compliant and remediate without …
Chose Forescout Platform
CounterACT was the product that was able to do exactly what we were looking to accomplish and that was to block non-company owned devices from connecting to our network based on our criteria. It will allow us to decide if a blocked device should be allowed on our network …
Best Alternatives
Appgate SDPForescout Platform
Small Businesses
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ThreatLocker
Score 9.5 out of 10

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Medium-sized Companies
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
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Score 8.9 out of 10
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE)
Score 8.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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User Ratings
Appgate SDPForescout Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
9.0
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8.2
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Support Rating
9.0
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User Testimonials
Appgate SDPForescout Platform
Likelihood to Recommend
I would recommend AppGate SDP to anyone that has fairly clear cut use cases for systems with user access with less than 5K resources per user. We found it works well in those cases and fully as advertised. The application can easily hide applications and resources from unauthorized access and is a reliable tool in your ZeroTrust arsenal.
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I strongly recommend using it in networks where many machines enter, it is essential to have a capture of all ids, mac etc to prevent and detect unauthorized machines.We are in the technological era and there is a lot of technological robotization looking for weak systems to enter.Invest in greater security and that does not happen to you.
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Pros
  • Software-Defined perimeter
  • Hide resources to non-authorized/authenticated users.
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  • Great in monitoring what applications versions are running and on what devices.
  • Good identification of unmanaged devices and segregating them.
  • Endpoint visibility.
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Cons
  • Live logging in the client. Currently you have to "download" the logs into a zip file and then open that zipfile to look at the logs. There's no logfile to tail or watch.
  • Load balancing between controllers could be better. Currently relies on round robin DNS and sometimes a browser will pick a different IP than previous and you'll get a big "LOST CONNECTION TO CONTROLLER" message.
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  • Grow the Forescout community to help in addressing concern for a larger audience via channels
  • More training and demos for latest FS versions released
  • GUI can be made more interactive and aesthetic in appearance
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Support Rating
The company has been supportive overall of our needs and desired features. I have not personally called the support services, but I've heard no direct complaints either.
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They are prompt in their response with a complete resolution once they have identified the problem. Other OEM's generally give stop-gap arrangements and then later come with new upgrade versions. This gives downtime tasks to customers often, which isn't appreciated. Given the criticality of this software, their support is prompt.
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Alternatives Considered
The existing system was FortiGate. The management of the system was a hassle. Because IT personnel had to manually create VPN accounts, user passwords were known to who created them and the end user did not have a way to change them. This created a security issue in the event an IT engineer left the company.
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CounterACT was the product that was able to do exactly what we were looking to accomplish and that was to block non-company owned devices from connecting to our network based on our criteria. It will allow us to decide if a blocked device should be allowed on our network temporarily
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Return on Investment
  • It freed up IT personnel time. No longer did they have to manually create the account on the VPN endpoint and manually install the client or create VPN profiles on the employees computer.
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  • We have been able to achieve deeper levels of security.
  • It has been able to counter most threats through the detection of rogue devices and segregating them.
  • Fostered accountability as guests' devices is signed in by employees so as to track activities they may be undertaking.
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