We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Citrix Gateway 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."
"Cisco VPN is easy to connect."
"I like to work with the CMD command line because it's easy and it doesn't take very long to configure."
"The product's most valuable features are security, stability, and troubleshooting capabilities."
"It's a stable solution."
"The solution's environment is stable and doesn't get disconnected every now and then."
"A reliable and stable solution for remote network access."
"The solution is pretty fast."
"The solution is quite transparent."
"I didn't have any hiccups or issues with it."
"It is easy to set up and is stable. It is scalable as well, depending on the model."
"Most of our customers are using the load balancing feature and also the verification feature is good as well, in my experience."
"The initial setup is simple."
"Citrix primarily provides secure connectivity. If you need secure remote desktop functionality, it is a viable option."
"Providing our organization the ability to work remotely was the most valuable feature of Citrix Gateway. I also enjoy that they are always adding features."
"The session monitoring capability is good."
"The stability of the solution is perfect."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The solution's configuration could be made easier."
"The solution does not give us options if the connectivity to one server is not available."
"The servers should be more user-friendly."
"The graphical interface is old and needs to improve."
"In terms of what needs improvement, it should have better integration. Although, it might have already been taken care of."
"The solution needs to integrate password-less technology so that you don't have to remember passwords each time that you log in, which is otherwise tedious. We should be able to log in as long as our system is connected to the internet."
"The pricing needs to be better."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"Technical support could be improved."
"I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features."
"Lacks access through a mobile device."
"The solution has unnecessary limitations."
"It's extremely complicated and it's not intuitive. The solution requires a lot of training to get going on it."
"Citrix Gateway could improve the speed of the VPN. I sometimes have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to get connected and other times when I am connected I have to abort, and reconnect."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The dashboard or interface should be more clear in reporting issues. Integration with other applications should be more user-friendly."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Citrix Gateway is ranked 2nd in SSL VPN with 34 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2. 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 Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Zyxel VPN Client, Ivanti Connect Secure and Appgate SDP, whereas Citrix Gateway is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Ivanti Connect Secure and SonicWall Netextender. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Citrix Gateway report.
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