We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Cisco IOS SSL VPN based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure 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."
"The dashboard and interface are fine."
"You don't have to think about it very much. It just works."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"Some of the main features of the solution are it has the ability to integrate with our Active Directory to allow each user to have one less password to have to remember and it has great functionality."
"What I like most about Cisco AnyConnect VPN is its reliability and stability."
"The solution works very well. You just click and it's working."
"The solution provides seamless connectivity to the VPN without delay."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is very stable."
"It is highly scalable, speedy, and reliable."
"The user interface is user-friendly."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is an easy-to-use and straightforward solution."
"I like to work with the CMD command line because it's easy and it doesn't take very long to configure."
"It's a stable solution."
"It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance."
"It helps us access networks from anywhere."
"The solution is very easy to work with. This is its most valuable feature. They also did a good job surrounding how you configure the devices."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like a faster connection from the solution."
"The price could be reduced."
"We don't have the correct visibility to see the quantity of licenses we are consuming or not consuming."
"The setup is a bit difficult to handle on the server-side."
"The security of the product has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"The support could be more proactive in their recommendations. I noticed that the Cisco support agents tend to leave customers to do what they need to do in many ways, and you can choose how you want to do it. However, it would be great if they could proactively be involved in best practices and let other customers know how most people are doing it."
"It would be useful to have an automatic install process where if you connect and you don't have the latest version, it should be automatically done."
"Whenever there's a drop in internet or a connection fluctuation, it gets disconnected automatically."
"The configuration is critical and complex."
"The graphical interface is old and needs to improve."
"I would like Cisco IOS SSL VPN to provide a faster connection."
"The system needs to be upgraded to replace the Token Authentication software, which will no longer be supported."
"The product's RPA tools need enhancement for simplified business process automation."
"The product’s dashboard is not good enough."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"They could provide the cloud-based as-a-service model with monthly rental payments."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 9th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 47 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6. 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 Cisco IOS SSL VPN writes "The solution is very stable and scalable, but it is expensive, and the configuration is complicated". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Zyxel VPN Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Ivanti Connect Secure and Citrix Gateway. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Cisco IOS SSL VPN report.
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