We performed a comparison between AWS Direct Connect and Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure 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."
"AWS Direct Connect is highly secure and much faster compared to normal network infrastructure."
"It is a stable solution."
"It is a highly scalable solution."
"AWS Direct Connect provides a secure and encrypted connection over the internet."
"We have plans to increase the usage of this solution, it can scale well."
"The solution is secure and has a lot of benefits."
"The most valuable features of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is the reliability and scalability."
"The solution provides secure and easy access to corporate network resources."
"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."
"The solution is very easy to use and set up."
"This is a secure product that has had zero stability issues since I started using it in 2019."
"The solution works very well. You just click and it's working."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"It can be difficult to configure compared to cloud-based GUIs."
"It is complicated to do additional BGP configuration for the product."
"Its terminologies are challenging to interpret."
"It would be good if we could connect AWS Direct Connect from different networks."
"If you're just turning on your laptop, it should connect automatically without keying in the credentials."
"I would like to see improvements in regards to the connectivity speed."
"At times, the login process takes a lot of time."
"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."
"I think, in general, most of the applications are slow, but this is everyday stuff. I think this is more related to the link speed — the links, the lossage, etc."
"More frequent updates would be ideal."
"The setup is a bit difficult to handle on the server-side."
"If there's any cloud version available, instead of on-premise, that would be ideal."
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AWS Direct Connect is ranked 12th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 4 reviews while Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews. AWS Direct Connect is rated 8.8, while Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of AWS Direct Connect writes "Has low latency and provides good stability ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client writes "A stable solution that helps users connect to resources when working from home". AWS Direct Connect is most compared with AWS PrivateLink, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Lumen MPLS IP VPN, Fortinet FortiClient and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, whereas Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks. See our AWS Direct Connect vs. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client report.
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