We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and OpenVPN Access Server based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: AnyConnect is the clear winner in this comparison. Compared with OpenVPN, It is a more powerful and scalable solution. In addition, it also has helpful customer support.
"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."
"The most valuable feature is AnyConnect's reliability."
"It is reliable and easy to configure, and the Cisco Firewall can last for many years."
"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."
"Technical support is always helpful."
"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 a super product that works as designed."
"You can use it from anywhere."
"This solution gives you double security because it uses both hard and soft tokens."
"Its most valuable feature is that it is open source."
"The best thing is that it is open source and free of cost."
"It is much easier to scale and troubleshoot compared to regular Windows-based VPN solutions or PPTP daemon."
"Provides privacy and cryptography for my network communication."
"The most valuable feature is that I can access my local network remotely and avoid doing all the port forwarding and redirections, and so on."
"The setup is easy."
"The product has strong encryption and scalability features. It provides security for private network connections."
"The most valuable features of the OpenVPN Access Server are the ease of use and integration with different platforms, such as Android and Windows. I can use the solution on my desktop and mobile devices. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like a faster connection from the solution."
"The hotspots give me connectivity issues occasionally. It could be easier to use if it allowed me to choose the hotspot."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could improve by optimizing the use of the system resources, it is heavy on the resources. Additionally, there could be more transparency."
"The solution's performance and stability are average."
"In the next release, Cisco should add a chat feature."
"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."
"We were going to use the Cisco AnyConnect with hardware tokens. However, right now, it's very complicated in terms of delivering the hardware token to the customer. That's why we are looking for a software token right now."
"I would like to see improvements in regards to the connectivity speed."
"Open VPN Access Server could be more user-friendly."
"The high availability deployment is not very straightforward. They can make it simpler. OpenVPN does not support some of the additional protocols that Pulse Secure and Cisco AnyConnect support. They can include support for these additional protocols."
"I would like to see continued advanced security implementation."
"You do need expertise in implementation if you do the initial setup yourself."
"This solution should improve the connection speed and the user interface. The stability of this solution should be improved as well."
"I'd like the solution to have more access points and more speed."
"The solution should provide a faster connection, and its security could be improved."
"If we had to create something for someone who was not necessarily tech savvy, I had to set that up on their computer, I had to write "read me's" and other things so that they could install their client and then connect to the VPN by themselves. So it was hard to set up for people who are not tech savvy."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. 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 OpenVPN Access Server writes "An easy-to-use tool with which its users can access networks from home or external locations". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, SonicWall Netextender and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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