We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Fortinet FortiClient 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."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."
"The solution is very reliable."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is reasonably priced, and its technology is flexible."
"It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance."
"The platform provides value and benefits to our organization through efficient and effective communication."
"The solution is pretty fast."
"The product's most valuable features are security, stability, and troubleshooting capabilities."
"It is very simple to use, and it allows me to get into the university's network from my home, which is very useful for me."
"It is highly scalable, speedy, and reliable."
"It is a stable solution."
"It has a very easy-to-use interface. It has ease of management, and all the modules are there. SKUs are also easily identifiable. Whatever is required in the firewall is already there in it. It's very advanced, and analytics reporting is very good. They also have cloud reporting. You get all the services that are available for your device in the cloud. You just have to subscribe. It's very easy. There's a lot of demand for this solution because it's an all-in-one solution. The throughput is very high."
"It’s really easy to use."
"EMS central reporting with fabric connectivity to FortiGate and FortiAnalyser is great and has seamless integration which makes managing 3000 devices a breeze."
"We like its centralized administration, integration with Active Directory, deployment, and stability of the connection."
"The service is centralized."
"The return on investment was very reasonable. It was low cost and it functioned, so the return on investment was excellent."
"It is a feature-rich product that is easy to use and install without sacrificing security."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"In addition to Cisco, we work with other solutions on behalf of our customers, such as Fortinet for FortiGate, but this latter solution can achieve the same results at a lower price."
"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"Enhancing the client certificate deployment process could be a valuable improvement, ensuring smoother and more reliable certificate renewal experiences in the future."
"The configuration is critical and complex."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN should add a sensor that can authenticate with a fingerprint instead of having to type the username and password every time."
"Improvements could be made in terms of connectivity for applications."
"The flexibility of configurations could be improved."
"The solution has some issues with stability on the user side."
"More integration would be beneficial."
"The only thing that is lacking in this product is the support. Their support can be improved."
"There is room for improvement by increasing the solution's knowledge base."
"The solution requires skillful users."
"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly for users to do not have as much of a technical background."
"As far as I can tell, the solution only has one single function, so they could expand its functionality."
"FortiClient is not communicating with the new version of the firewall."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 9th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 47 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 86 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. 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 Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Zyxel VPN Client, Ivanti Connect Secure, Citrix Gateway and Symantec VIP Access Manager, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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