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."
"The most valuable features are that it is really secure and very easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is its ease of use and simple interface. It's always available as long as I have a good network connection."
"The dashboard and interface are fine."
"Support does solve our issues."
"The installation process is not difficult."
"I like how I don't need to see the solution or start it up. I just use my computer and have it working in the background. I start my laptop and it's there and working. That's the most important feature."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is very stable."
"Configuration policy, posture assessment, and other things can be done in great detail."
"It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth."
"It is a stable solution in our company, and we monitor critical health and performance parameters daily and weekly."
"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."
"The side-to-side connections are valuable."
"It sends us a lot of detections when we have any anti-virus updates. It provides the extended time needed to update a set of time needs and notifications."
"The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere."
"It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Even when your internet speed is good, once you connect to the VPN the speed gets automatically reduced, which is worrisome."
"All I care about is being connected and I know that we've run into versioning issues in the past."
"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 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."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could improve by making a feature to set it apart from other competitors."
"The deployment of the agent software for the final customer could be simpler and more helpful."
"More frequent updates would be ideal."
"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."
"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."
"Documentation and configuration settings can be improved."
"I would like for them to improve the troubleshooting features. We have some problems with traffic and I can't identify where the problem is coming from. I have to open a ticket with support until it gets resolved. Microsoft doesn't offer enough tools to resolve the issue."
"More configuration options could be included in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway."
"The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly."
"Connectivity could be improved in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway because it's not as stable, particularly when connecting a device tunnel."
"In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades."
"Microsoft could work on having micro VPNs to integrate with mobile devices."
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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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