We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Hillstone E-Series 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."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."
"It is stable."
"Stability-wise, it is a very good solution."
"The solution is very reliable."
"It is a product that is very robust and durable."
"It is a stable solution. In my company, we haven't faced any issues related to the product's stability. I rate the product's stability a ten out of ten."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is integrated with domain controller, SSO and MFA."
"It helps us access networks from anywhere."
"With Cisco IOS SSL VPN, you can access your corporate data safely and securely."
"The most valuable feature of the Hillstone E-Series is its user-friendliness."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"Very reliable solution with good scalability and straightforward implementation."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"Five out of five ROI."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The only issue with Cisco IOS SSL VPN is on the price point. Price is an area of the solution where improvements are required."
"The solution's configuration could be made easier."
"I would like Cisco IOS SSL VPN to provide a faster connection."
"The administration should be improved."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"The system needs to be upgraded to replace the Token Authentication software, which will no longer be supported."
"It can be difficult to find service and at times we cannot connect with the internet easily."
"The product's RPA tools need enhancement for simplified business process automation."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Hillstone E-Series is ranked 8th in SSL VPN with 9 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0. 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 Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Zyxel VPN Client, Ivanti Connect Secure and Citrix Gateway, whereas Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, OpenVPN Access Server and Netgate pfSense. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Hillstone E-Series report.
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