We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Hillstone E-Series 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."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN provides fast connectivity and the option to connect through multiple servers."
"The customer service and support are the best. When it comes to support, Cisco is the best vendor ever."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the management portal."
"The split panel functionality is much better in the Cisco IOS SSL VPN than in the Aruba VPN."
"It helps us access networks from anywhere."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is reasonably priced, and its technology is flexible."
"It is a product that is very robust and durable."
"It's a very stable solution and I'd say it works perfectly."
"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"Five out of five ROI."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Cisco has a history of problems with the area of web filtering, because of which my company sometimes had to change the vendor and the appliance."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN should add a sensor that can authenticate with a fingerprint instead of having to type the username and password every time."
"The product costs a lot of money."
"The solution does not give us options if the connectivity to one server is not available."
"In terms of what needs improvement, it should have better integration. Although, it might have already been taken care of."
"The solution takes some time to log in because of some unavoidable security barriers, but it would be better if that could happen faster."
"The configuration is critical and complex."
"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Hillstone E-Series is ranked 8th in SSL VPN with 9 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0. 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 Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Zyxel VPN Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Ivanti Connect Secure and Citrix Gateway, whereas Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server and Netgate pfSense. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Hillstone E-Series report.
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