We performed a comparison between AWS Direct Connect and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway 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 provides a secure and encrypted connection over the internet."
"It is a highly scalable solution."
"AWS Direct Connect is highly secure and much faster compared to normal network infrastructure."
"It is a stable solution."
"It is easy to configure."
"The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up."
"It is a stable solution in our company, and we monitor critical health and performance parameters daily and weekly."
"The solution is very quick to connect."
"The ability to connect old protocols like Border Gateway Protocol is valuable."
"The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features"
"All of our offices are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The solution is scalable."
"The solution is user-friendly."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Its terminologies are challenging to interpret."
"It is complicated to do additional BGP configuration for the product."
"It would be good if we could connect AWS Direct Connect from different networks."
"It can be difficult to configure compared to cloud-based GUIs."
"Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer."
"It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly."
"The connectivity should be faster."
"The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly."
"Microsoft could work on having micro VPNs to integrate with mobile devices."
"In future releases, I would like to see the ability to inject BGP routes."
"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."
"The product must provide a single sign-on."
AWS Direct Connect is ranked 12th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 4 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 19 reviews. AWS Direct Connect is rated 8.8, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AWS Direct Connect writes "Has low latency and provides good stability ". 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". AWS Direct Connect is most compared with AWS PrivateLink, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Lumen MPLS IP VPN, Fortinet FortiClient and SonicWall Connect Tunnel, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Barracuda SSL VPN. See our AWS Direct Connect vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.
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