We performed a comparison between Citrix Gateway 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."
"Provides good performance and speed."
"The features that we have found most valuable are the web app support and VPN."
"The product is straightforward."
"The product enables us to collect logs from the systems."
"The solution is scalable."
"The most valuable feature is that it is secure."
"The initial setup is simple. Normally with all setups, it's not very complicated. It really depends on the customer."
"Citrix Gateway is stable once I am connected."
"The most valuable features of the solution are reliability and uptime."
"It's a very convenient and user-friendly application."
"It is customer-friendly. It is quite easy for our users to connect. There is also the flexibility of the features."
"VPN tunneling is a very valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure. I also like that it is straightforward to use, and you can see traffic logs on it."
"The flexibility in their management is great."
"The stability of the product is its most valuable feature."
"This is a very secure and stable tool."
"The most valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure is its ease of use."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features."
"The load balancing could be improved."
"If the solution had a more advanced DNS, it would be an improvement."
"It's extremely complicated and it's not intuitive. The solution requires a lot of training to get going on it."
"The solution has unnecessary limitations."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"Citrix Gateway could improve the speed of the VPN. I sometimes have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to get connected and other times when I am connected I have to abort, and reconnect."
"While connectivity is not something that is under Citrix's control, if the connectivity is spotty, it can be difficult."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are the user-friendly connection and interconnecting."
"Connection-wise, Pulse Connect Secure could be faster, and this is its area for improvement."
"Setup is complex. A few users had some issues with it."
"I would like the solution to be more secure and compatible. It also needs to improve integration with other systems."
"The user experience has room for improvement."
"The product could use additional dashboards."
"Zero test FDP (Fraud Protection and Prevention) should be improved."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
Citrix Gateway is ranked 2nd in SSL VPN with 34 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 3rd in SSL VPN with 26 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.8. The top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, 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 Check Point Remote Access VPN. See our Citrix Gateway vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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