We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The main difference between the two products is that Cisco AnyConnect users don’t have issues with the solution’s stability like Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway users do. In addition, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway’s users say it is expensive and difficult to deploy.
"The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"It is stable. We haven't had issues so far."
"Advanced malware protection helps us to prevent any virus from contaminating computers. We also have DLP for prevention. And AnyConnect has a feature that lets us do some sandboxing to evaluate files that arrive from the outside. So before opening them, we can check them with the sandbox."
"The most valuable feature is AnyConnect's reliability."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client provides a secure way for users to access our systems remotely."
"AnyConnect SMC's best features are that it's secure and connects seamlessly to clients' networks."
"I'd rate Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client at nine out of ten for scalability."
"Technical support is always helpful."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is good for securing our connection. It is very easy to use, I click to use it and it works."
"The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up."
"The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features"
"What I like best about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is that it's a managed VPN, so it's one of the most powerful VPNs I've ever found. It also provides point-to-site VPNs configurable within a few minutes."
"It is easy to configure."
"It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process."
"It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth."
"The Azure tool is useful and powerful and availability for clients. The updates are very good and reliable."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is a stable solution. However, there have been times it has not worked and I needed to call our IT department. It could be more stable."
"Every two weeks there was a new version to install which was annoying for the users."
"All I care about is being connected and I know that we've run into versioning issues in the past."
"There is nothing they need to improve at this moment."
"The notifications need to be improved. If the VPN is disconnected for a long period of time, they should push out notifications. We need to manually check if the VPN is connected or not. Sometimes it automatically disconnects, but the user doesn't get notifications, and we need to troubleshoot or open the client to manually reconnect. Auto-reconnection would be an improvement."
"Complicated scenarios are difficult to deploy. On a scale from one to ten, with one being the most difficult, I'd give a rating of between two and three for the initial setup."
"The configuration from the client-side would be useful. Right now, it's not centralized. There should be a lock so that it can only be configured from one place."
"I think that the addition of single sign-on functionality would be helpful."
"The solution must provide metrics to monitor the inbound and outbound traffic easily."
"It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly."
"In future releases, I would like to see the ability to inject BGP routes."
"They should release a less expensive version of the solution."
"In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades."
"The connectivity should be faster."
"Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer."
"Make it completely routable, for example, if I have a gateway, I should be able to connect to whatever network I want on either side of the gateway, and the gateway should figure out which packet goes where."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 19 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client writes "A stable solution that helps users connect to resources when working from home". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti Connect Secure and AWS PrivateLink. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.
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