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.
"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 AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is good for securing our connection. It is very easy to use, I click to use it and it works."
"The dashboard and interface are fine."
"The product is easy to use."
"The tool is user-friendly, robust and easy to use in any environment."
"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 one-click VPN connection. Additionally, the performance is good."
"Advanced malware protection helps us to prevent any virus from contaminating computers. We also have DLP for prevention. And AnyConnect has a feature that lets us do some sandboxing to evaluate files that arrive from the outside. So before opening them, we can check them with the sandbox."
"Support does solve our issues."
"The solution is very quick to connect."
"It is a stable solution in our company, and we monitor critical health and performance parameters daily and weekly."
"It is easy to configure."
"It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth."
"The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere."
"The ability to connect old protocols like Border Gateway Protocol is valuable."
"The side-to-side connections are valuable."
"The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The security of the product has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"There are situations where the connection drops, and you may not even be aware of it until you try to do something critical."
"I believe that the authentication component may be enhanced. SAML, more specifically user authentication."
"The configuration from the client-side would be useful. Right now, it's not centralized. There should be a lock so that it can only be configured from one place."
"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."
"Sometimes if we're always having some network issues, or maybe the client is having some network issues, we might get disconnected."
"I would like to see improvements in regards to the connectivity speed."
"Improvements could be made in terms of pricing and ease of setup."
"The product must provide a single sign-on."
"In future releases, I would like to see the ability to inject BGP routes."
"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."
"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."
"Considering my past interactions with Microsoft's support team, it is difficult to get the right support unless you find the right person to speak with from the customer support team."
"It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly."
"In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades."
"Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer."
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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 18 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, AWS PrivateLink and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.
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