We performed a comparison between Aruba Remote Access Points 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."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."
"This solution is widely adopted and involves both technology and non-technical devices. It is robust, except in cases of significant power outages."
"Aruba works well in large spaces, especially for manufacturing. That's when you start seeing the effectiveness of Aruba."
"It is a very stable tool."
"The authentication features are valuable."
"The product is very flexible. So far the stability of the solution has been good."
"Aruba Remote Access Points provide a level of protection for our IPs."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is experienced by those working at home since they get a secure Wi-Fi connection."
"It provides good Spectrum Analysis and troubleshooting."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the management portal."
"It is a product that is very robust and durable."
"The product's setup phase was easy."
"I have found that Cisco IOS SSL VPN is stable."
"It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance."
"The product is very stable."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is an easy-to-use and straightforward solution."
"The product is great because it is easy and simple."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The solution's technical support has some shortcomings that need improvement."
"The security side of Aruba Remote Access Points could be improved."
"It would help if the remote APs had some kind of SoHo environment with built-in firewall features. That way it could connect directly in a client-to-site type of environment, or a site-to-site VPN environment. That way users could have a complete office setup without coming to the private cloud."
"The product needs an increased level of security for the end user."
"Its scalability capabilities should be improved."
"I use the controller when using Aruba Remote Access Points, particularly during configuration. Hence, room for improvement in Aruba Remote Access Points is for its web UI to be easier to control."
"There are some issues, like the VLAN capabilities and support for routing between two VMs."
"Our difficulty with Aruba is that the product and the license are two different items. So, if we are adding an access point, we have to pay for two items. We have to pay to add the access point in the controller and we have to pay for the license."
"I would like for it to have support for the Dutch language. I typically use English in 99% of our communications but for some people, it matters."
"Sometimes the connection drops, and we don't like that. I'm not sure the reason, but sometimes it will take time to connect or it will disconnect fast."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"I have no notes in terms of areas of improvement."
"It can be difficult to find service and at times we cannot connect with the internet easily."
"The pricing is a stumbling block to scaling our utilization of Cisco products and we would prefer to use more of them."
"I would like Cisco IOS SSL VPN to provide a faster connection."
"Cisco has a history of problems with the area of web filtering, because of which my company sometimes had to change the vendor and the appliance."
Aruba Remote Access Points is ranked 13th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 13 reviews while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 9th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 47 reviews. Aruba Remote Access Points is rated 7.8, while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Remote Access Points writes "The solution can be used from home or any remote office to access office resources like printers and servers". 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". Aruba Remote Access Points is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, OpenVPN Access Server and Check Point Remote Access VPN, whereas 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. See our Aruba Remote Access Points vs. Cisco IOS SSL VPN report.
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