We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Ivanti Connect Secure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two SSL 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."
"The most valuable features are that it's reliable, convenient, and easy. It always works if configured well."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is reasonably priced, and its technology is flexible."
"It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is an easy-to-use and straightforward solution."
"The user interface is user-friendly."
"The setup and installation was easy."
"The product is very stable."
"IOS is user-friendly and simple. You connect to a particular VPN, and that's it. You become seamless after that."
"It is customer-friendly. It is quite easy for our users to connect. There is also the flexibility of the features."
"The most valuable features of the solution are reliability and uptime."
"The product is easy to use."
"The most valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure is its ease of use."
"It's quite stable."
"The stability of the product is its most valuable feature."
"The solution helps with principal decisions. It also helps with the security and configuration of many technologies."
"This is a very secure and stable tool."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like Cisco IOS SSL VPN to provide a faster connection."
"The graphical interface is old and needs to improve."
"Improvements could be made in terms of connectivity for applications."
"I have no notes in terms of areas of improvement."
"The pricing is a stumbling block to scaling our utilization of Cisco products and we would prefer to use more of them."
"The product's RPA tools need enhancement for simplified business process automation."
"It would be helpful if Cisco IOS SSL VPN could help us set up devices on our iPads and phones."
"The company sets the policies for the default location, and destination, which the VPN connects. If there is a problem with one of those locations, which happens sometimes when I travel I need to have an option to select a different available location. Currently, I am unable to see that from a user's point of view."
"Pulse Connect Secure could improve the reporting, it is lacking in detail and should take the report automatically."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
"An area for improvement in Pulse Connect Secure is the concurrent connections, particularly needing a license if you want to use Pulse Connect Secure with your Microsoft or Windows machine."
"The user experience has room for improvement."
"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."
"I don't have any downsides to report about the product at this time."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 3rd in SSL VPN with 25 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS SSL VPN writes "The solution is very stable and scalable, but it is expensive, and the configuration is complicated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Zyxel VPN Client, Citrix Gateway and SonicWall Netextender, whereas Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, OpenVPN Access Server, Ivanti Tunnel, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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