We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Fortinet Forticlient based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The main difference between the two products is that Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client users say connectivity should be faster. While Fortinet Forticlient users don’t have any issues with connectivity, they do mention that the solution’s authentication tools could be improved. While the two products share similar ratings in some categories, Cisco AnyConnect comes out slightly ahead because of the good technical support they receive.
"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."
"AnyConnect SMC's best features are that it's secure and connects seamlessly to clients' networks."
"Easy to deploy and has good NAC integration."
"The setup is quick and easy on the client-side."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is easy to scale."
"Support does solve our issues."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"We have plans to increase the usage of this solution, it can scale well."
"Fortinet FortiClient offers a vulnerability test feature, allowing us to monitor end-user devices. This includes ensuring necessary updates, such as Windows updates, are not overlooked."
"You can scale the product."
"The initial setup is easy. Our clients use the FortiClient EMS, which is the central console for installing FortiClient. It is easy and very user friendly."
"It supports securely connections for VPN users from outside our environment during the lockdown."
"It's very stable."
"Fortinet FortiClient is easy to use, and the single-access managed login is pretty good."
"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."
"It's pretty stable, and I don't have any problems with it."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The notifications need to be improved. If the VPN is disconnected for a long period of time, they should push out notifications. We need to manually check if the VPN is connected or not. Sometimes it automatically disconnects, but the user doesn't get notifications, and we need to troubleshoot or open the client to manually reconnect. Auto-reconnection would be an improvement."
"Sometimes when you are on the VPN, it can be a little bit slow."
"The deployment of the agent software for the final customer could be simpler and more helpful."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could improve by making a feature to set it apart from other competitors."
"At times, the login process takes a lot of time."
"The solution could improve the setup, it is complex."
"We were going to use the Cisco AnyConnect with hardware tokens. However, right now, it's very complicated in terms of delivering the hardware token to the customer. That's why we are looking for a software token right now."
"It would be good to have some improvements to the quality of service."
"The licensing feature of the product requires improvement since whenever the license expires, the tool logs out its users automatically, irrespective of whether they are on the network or not, which can be problematic for me."
"We've had some problems with having to remove the current version and either reinstalling an old version or updating to the new one."
"Fortinet needs to cover more areas where threats can come from."
"The software inventory part is not yet up-to-date. It doesn't have a great interface, which is a disadvantage. I wish we could leverage it, but we don't use it at all because it's not that reliable."
"I would like Fortinet to improve FortiClient's compatibility with macOS."
"The solution can improve by adding new remote console or endpoint features to make the solution easier to use."
"The quality and response time of the support team must be improved."
"I don't think FortiClient is bad, but it's very buggy. We ran into some issues with the EMS, which amounted to more than 10 cases last year."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. 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 Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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