We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."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 product is easy to use."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is good for securing our connection. It is very easy to use, I click to use it and it works."
"The solution provides seamless connectivity to the VPN without delay."
"Support does solve our issues."
"The ability to add multiple two-factor authentication options for the user to choose from when they log in has helped increase the security of our network, especially with so many people working remotely."
"The solution provides secure and easy access to corporate network resources."
"I haven’t experienced any issues and the connection is always stable."
"It is stable. We haven't had issues so far."
"I find all Zscaler Private Access features valuable because each replaces flawed technologies, such as EPAs being replacements for VPN and PR as a replacement for PAM, so I can't mention only one valuable feature. Overall, Zscaler Private Access is a good solution."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the CASB solutions, which is protecting their Office 365."
"The scalability of the solution is great."
"Yes, it is very stable. I have never seen it go down, not once."
"The most valuable features are the File Type Control and SSL bypass policies. We"
"The solution offers a simplified network infrastructure and security functions and it enables secure remote access for the users"
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are its ability to integrate with multiple IDPs and application segmentation."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Private Access is the categorization of the dynamic URLs which keeps the customer's environment protected. The threats and the malware are correctly categorized."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"There is nothing they need to improve at this moment."
"Whenever there's a drop in internet or a connection fluctuation, it gets disconnected automatically."
"The most valuable feature of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is its ease of use and simple interface. It's always available as long as I have a good network connection."
"All I care about is being connected and I know that we've run into versioning issues in the past."
"The logout should be automized and it should have a reminder that you have logged in into a private network."
"Sometimes when you are on the VPN, it can be a little bit slow."
"I would like a faster connection from the solution."
"The solution should not rely on tokens from the mobile application for logins."
"It's an expensive solution."
"It would be better if the Zscaler Private Access team made it easier for people to find subscriptions on the portal, mainly information on what my customers subscribed to or the type of licenses purchased."
"While Zscaler supports client-initiated connections, it does not support server-initiated connections. This is a feature that Zscaler may consider adding in the future."
"The stability could be improved."
"There is improvement in enhancing proper manageability, policies, and logs. So, log management could be improved."
"I can't speak to any missing features."
"Setup is a bit complex because there are many steps that need to be taken before onboarding and activating the solution."
"We faced certain migration and implementation challenges in executing the tasks, so I would suggest improvement related to the stability of the solution."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is ranked 1st in ZTNA as a Service with 34 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is rated 8.4. 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 Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange writes "Allows for strict access control, granting access to specific applications at a URL level rather than at the physical IP level". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Fortinet FortiClient and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Axis Security, Cloudflare Access and Perimeter 81.
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