Arbiter vs SecureW2 Cloud NAC

Arbiter is a cloud-hosted network access control product that determines which devices can connect and what they can access. It identifies and catalogs devices by type and vendor without endpoint agents. Access controls include certificate-based EAP-TLS and 802.1X, plus MAC authentication bypass for headless devices. Its on-premises Edge appliance connects over RadSec and can continue authenticating locally during a WAN outage using cached decisions. A live Microsoft Intune integration reads device compliance and can quarantine non-compliant devices to a remediation VLAN. SIEM event forwarding supports Microsoft Sentinel, Elastic, TLS syslog, Splunk HEC, and generic HTTPS webhooks. The service supports wired and wireless access control in a hybrid deployment. The Asset Discovery tier profiles and inventories devices but does not enforce access; the access-control plans include the full feature set and vary by endpoint count. Asset Discovery costs €29 a month after a 60-day free trial. Essential costs €149 a month for 100 endpoints, Professional costs €399 a month for 500 endpoints, and Enterprise costs €999 a month for 1,500 endpoints. Arbiter is designed for SMEs and the MSPs or MSSPs that support them.

SecureW2 Cloud NAC is a cloud network access control service that manages access for users and devices through certificate-based 802.1X authentication and identity-provider policies. It supports wired, Wi-Fi, and VPN access, including passwordless 802.1X with EAP-TLS. Administrators can set role-, policy-, and attribute-based rules, with runtime VLAN segmentation. For guests and BYOD, it offers certificate enrollment and WebAuth captive portals, plus self-service or sponsored guest access. MAC-based authentication and filtering provide an option for IoT and legacy devices that cannot use 802.1X. Certificate enrollment, renewal, and revocation can be automated through APIs and protocols including ACME, SCEP, JSON, WSTEP, and EST. SecureW2 says its PKI and RADIUS controls do not require a persistently active endpoint agent. Integrations include Google, Okta, Microsoft Entra ID, CrowdStrike, Cisco, Jamf, and Intune. Pricing is available on request through a form asking for solution type, organization type, and device count.