We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Ivanti Connect Secure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two SSL VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"The solution is quite transparent."
"It's a stable solution."
"It is a stable solution. In my company, we haven't faced any issues related to the product's stability. I rate the product's stability a ten out of ten."
"The product's setup phase was easy."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is an easy-to-use and straightforward solution."
"The product's most valuable features are security, stability, and troubleshooting capabilities."
"I like to work with the CMD command line because it's easy and it doesn't take very long to configure."
"It's a very stable solution and I'd say it works perfectly."
"The new UI that they are providing right now is very good."
"From an end-user perspective, the setup phase is easy."
"It's a very convenient and user-friendly application."
"I like the host checker, which thoroughly checks the security posture of the machine before allowing access. I also like application-based access and its seamless operations."
"The stability of the product is its most valuable feature."
"It is customer-friendly. It is quite easy for our users to connect. There is also the flexibility of the features."
"The most valuable feature is being able to securely connect and use virtual desktops."
"The tool's most valuable feature is remote access."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I have no notes in terms of areas of improvement."
"The graphical interface is old and needs to improve."
"The solution's configuration could be made easier."
"They could provide the cloud-based as-a-service model with monthly rental payments."
"The configuration must be improved."
"I would like for it to have support for the Dutch language. I typically use English in 99% of our communications but for some people, it matters."
"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The pricing needs to be better."
"At the moment, Pulse Connect Secure is a pretty good solution, and I don't see any issues with it. Currently, I'm not aware of a new or additional feature that's needed in Pulse Connect Secure, but it would be good if the team could look at how the speed of connection could be increased. Though it's quite seamless and I didn't face any problem with the speed, it would be better to improve the speed and keep going forward, especially as the industry's changing and people would love connections to be a lot faster."
"Connection-wise, Pulse Connect Secure could be faster, and this is its area for improvement."
"There is room for improvement. I'm concerned about the frequent vulnerabilities identified. As a security product, the number of vulnerabilities is concerning."
"Pulse Connect Secure could improve by having better integration with NAC solutions, such as Cisco ClearPass integration with Pulse Connect Secure. Additionally, they need better integration with Microsoft Azure AD and Azure Authenticator."
"Ivanti Connect Secure needs to have faster connections. It also needs to improve the stability."
"Setup is complex. A few users had some issues with it."
"I don't have any downsides to report about the product at this time."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are the user-friendly connection and interconnecting."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 3rd in SSL VPN with 26 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS SSL VPN writes "The solution is very stable and scalable, but it is expensive, and the configuration is complicated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Zyxel VPN Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Citrix Gateway and Symantec VIP Access Manager, whereas Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, OpenVPN Access Server, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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