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."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 customer service and support are the best. When it comes to support, Cisco is the best vendor ever."
"The product is great because it is easy and simple."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is integrated with domain controller, SSO and MFA."
"It is stable."
"The solution is very easy to work with. This is its most valuable feature. They also did a good job surrounding how you configure the devices."
"The product's most valuable features are security, stability, and troubleshooting capabilities."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution is quite transparent."
"FortiClient has good signatures, good protection and, up until recently, it integrated really well with our firewall."
"It's got a very friendly user interface."
"This solution makes it easier to work from home."
"It seems to be more scalable than we thought."
"It is very powerful."
"It is a feature-rich product that is easy to use and install without sacrificing security."
"The initial setup is very good."
"I use the tool to connect server to an ISP Data Center."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The solution's configuration could be made easier."
"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."
"The company sets the policies for the default location, and destination, which the VPN connects. If there is a problem with one of those locations, which happens sometimes when I travel I need to have an option to select a different available location. Currently, I am unable to see that from a user's point of view."
"The product’s dashboard is not good enough."
"The solution takes some time to log in because of some unavoidable security barriers, but it would be better if that could happen faster."
"The product's RPA tools need enhancement for simplified business process automation."
"When many people are using the internet at home, which is usually right after dinner, this type of service is a little bit hard to use. The internet becomes quite slow, and sometimes, I have to stop using this application. I am not sure if this issue is because of the application or my internet provider."
"The flexibility of configurations could be improved."
"Technical support is awful. Their online response time is not prompt. They should not respond after four or five days. Their support guys are not competent enough. Small issues are taking time."
"With Fortinet, some clients have to wait two to four days for a response. That is the biggest complaint from end customer about Fortinet's technical support."
"FortiClient's encryption key could be stronger so that it's not broken too easily."
"We'd like to see a deployment wizard to help implementation become streamlined."
"The pricing of the solution should be less expensive."
"There isn't much to improve in terms of features and comparison with other vendors. It just needs to stay more up to date in catching the malware. The user interface may be improved, which would be a minor enhancement. Unlike central management, in endpoint security, the end users don't need to keep looking at the endpoint user interface. The technology is the most important thing in endpoint security."
"The connectivity could be improved."
"I think that FortiClient can enhance the multifactor authentication."
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 85 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 SonicWall Netextender, 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 IOS SSL VPN vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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