We performed a comparison between Pulse Connect Secure and Fortinet FortiClient based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, Pulse Connect Secure comes out ahead of Fortinet. Our reviewers found that Fortinet FortiClient lacks automation in its initial setup and some users experienced difficulty when trying to reach technical support.
"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."
"Fortinet FortiClient is not disruptive, and its interface is great. It has an in-built VPN, which is very useful."
"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."
"Secure and easy connect is the most valuable feature. It is a reliable solution, and it works."
"The most valuable feature is that it's easy to deploy. Deployment, configuration, and troubleshooting are very easy."
"The ability to reroute traffic from the user, connecting you to the internet rather than passing through our network area, is very useful."
"It is a stable solution."
"It works well and the performance is good."
"Fortinet FortiClient can be used with FortiManager to observe all actions that are happening."
"The solution helps with principal decisions. It also helps with the security and configuration of many technologies."
"The best feature of Pulse Connect Secure is the good security it provides. It gives a secure connection to your network."
"The product is easy to use."
"From an end-user perspective, the setup phase is easy."
"Pulse Connect Secure is a stable solution."
"This is a very secure and stable tool."
"The tool's most valuable feature is remote access."
"I like the host checker, which thoroughly checks the security posture of the machine before allowing access. I also like application-based access and its seamless operations."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly for users to do not have as much of a technical background."
"The deployment status is not good in Mac devices and sometimes in Windows-based devices using GPO, like Active Directory, that are not on the local network."
"The solution could add data to the endpoint."
"The product's performance and pricing could be better."
"The features for application control and device control must be improved."
"The price could also use improvement."
"The filtering process could be improved."
"As far as I can tell, the solution only has one single function, so they could expand its functionality."
"We want to switch to another solution because there are some challenges with the support from Pulse. The quality of documentation is also not good. It is sometimes very hard to find documentation that provides a solution and describes how all this works."
"I don't have any downsides to report about the product at this time."
"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 most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are the user-friendly connection and interconnecting."
"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."
"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."
"Zero test FDP (Fraud Protection and Prevention) should be improved."
"This solution normally works but at times, we have had trouble with connectivity."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 7th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 25 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and CrowdStrike Falcon, whereas Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Ivanti Tunnel, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Citrix Gateway and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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