We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) 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."
"AnyConnect SMC's best features are that it's secure and connects seamlessly to clients' networks."
"This is a secure product that has had zero stability issues since I started using it in 2019."
"It is easy to handle, you can have it on Windows, Mac, and Linux."
"I like that it is really easy to use, it's a simple product. It can connect remotely with a secure network."
"The setup is quick and easy on the client-side."
"I like the ability to share the connections or simply to be able to pass the credentials for a connection to other colleagues without bothering too much about the connection being tracked or about security, because each and every user will require a secret password, so I don't really care about sending the details. It's very secure."
"I think Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is stable."
"It is stable. We haven't had issues so far."
"We enjoy its overall ease of use."
"Currently, it's distributing the load perfectly, as per my understanding of our requirements."
"We are fond of the load balancing feature for DNS and servers."
"This is a solution that does what it's supposed to do at the price point."
"The detail that you have available when setting up iRules."
"The solution could improve the ease of use, the management could be simplified. Other solutions are easier to use."
"We like is how they integrate nicely with the Oracle PeopleSoft application."
"it has TCP LAN and WAN optimization features. It has has caching."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"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."
"At times, the login process takes a lot of time."
"This solution doesn't address the seal of trust as a concept for a traditional VPN clients. I think that it is a dying product."
"The solution should not rely on tokens from the mobile application for logins."
"There is a speed limit for VPNs because of the encryption."
"If they could simplify connections via other machines, like Linux or Mac OS X, it would be helpful."
"If you're just turning on your laptop, it should connect automatically without keying in the credentials."
"They can redesign the reset password, reset function, and user interface."
"F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager could improve by having an FNI feature for a single source to multi-domain load balancing."
"Reporting could be improved and configuration made easier."
"The solution is scalable."
"The web interface could be better."
"Fixing bugs."
"I'm not very sure about the security with F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). We have our own private data center, but we are going to migrate our private data center into the Azure cloud environment. Security will then be a major concern when we migrate our own whole infrastructure to the public cloud."
"BIG-IP LTM is taking a long time to mature in cloud environments. They plan to improve cloud integration in the next version, but it isn't out yet. It's essential because more companies are moving to the cloud these days and using things like Kubernetes or microservices. F5 needs to improve in that direction, and they are."
"Its scalability and deployment should be better. It should be more scalable, and it should be easier to deploy."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2. 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 F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Reduces maintenance downtime and has a strong user community". 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 Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine), whereas F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) report.
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