We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Ivanti Connect Secure 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."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."
"What I like most about Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is that it's easy to use, and that is its main advantage. You can use it without the need for any setup because it's centrally pre-installed, so you just need to log in with your username and password. I didn't experience any problems with the solution in terms of losing connectivity. It works very well every time."
"This solution is stable. There have been no technical issues."
"It is easy to handle, you can have it on Windows, Mac, and Linux."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is the consistency, I have not had any issues with the performance."
"The setup is quick and easy on the client-side."
"The solution has good performance. It is a simple tool to use, once I turn on Windows it automatically starts to use the VPN."
"It's a very scalable solution. We are using the maximum licensing they offer, and it's very affordable given the value."
"This is a secure product that has had zero stability issues since I started using it in 2019."
"The product is easy to use."
"The stability of the product is its most valuable feature."
"From an end-user perspective, the setup phase is easy."
"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 solution helps with principal decisions. It also helps with the security and configuration of many technologies."
"The most valuable feature is being able to securely connect and use virtual desktops."
"It's quite stable."
"I can safely say this is one of the best solutions I have seen for VPN access. It can achieve what other vendors may not be able to. This product will train you about exactly what an SSL should be. You can leverage it to do whatever you wish, the way you wish to do it. This is the solution if you want a perfectly scalable product for your enterprise that can help your mobile users and integrate with the latest technologies."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The setup could be simplified for solutions engineers with a wizard."
"I haven't found there are any shortcomings in the product. For how I use it, it works well."
"We don't have the correct visibility to see the quantity of licenses we are consuming or not consuming."
"All I care about is being connected and I know that we've run into versioning issues in the past."
"Frequency of updates could be reduced."
"Whenever there's a drop in internet or a connection fluctuation, it gets disconnected automatically."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client can be improved by having better speed and reliability. However, the speed and reliability are already really good."
"The security of the product has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"I would like the solution to be more secure and compatible. It also needs to improve integration with other systems."
"There is room for improvement. I'm concerned about the frequent vulnerabilities identified. As a security product, the number of vulnerabilities is concerning."
"Pulse Connect Secure could improve by having better integration with NAC solutions, such as Cisco ClearPass integration with Pulse Connect Secure. Additionally, they need better integration with Microsoft Azure AD and Azure Authenticator."
"Pulse Connect Secure could improve the reporting, it is lacking in detail and should take the report automatically."
"We need to know how many live active users there are and we can't. We even updated the server, however, we still can't see the proper level of live connections. Right now, it's showing as 300 users and my customer does not have that many users in his organization."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are the user-friendly connection and interconnecting."
"This solution normally works but at times, we have had trouble with connectivity."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 7th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 25 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.6. 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 Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Cisco Umbrella, whereas Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, OpenVPN Access Server, Ivanti Tunnel, Citrix Gateway and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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