We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway 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 product is great because it is easy and simple."
"The user interface is user-friendly."
"The solution is very stable."
"A reliable and stable solution for remote network access."
"I like to work with the CMD command line because it's easy and it doesn't take very long to configure."
"The solution is very reliable."
"With Cisco IOS SSL VPN, you can access your corporate data safely and securely."
"IOS is user-friendly and simple. You connect to a particular VPN, and that's it. You become seamless after that."
"It sends us a lot of detections when we have any anti-virus updates. It provides the extended time needed to update a set of time needs and notifications."
"The side-to-side connections are valuable."
"The Azure tool is useful and powerful and availability for clients. The updates are very good and reliable."
"The most valuable feature is the networking. I didn't have a good experience with the networking that Sophos has."
"The product has valuable virtual machines, viability options, and enhanced VPN services, enabling the option to use it in different zones."
"What I like best about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is that it's a managed VPN, so it's one of the most powerful VPNs I've ever found. It also provides point-to-site VPNs configurable within a few minutes."
"The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features"
"It is easy to configure."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"The product’s dashboard is not good enough."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN should improve its pricing."
"I think the administration can be improved to include web interfaces."
"The solution needs to integrate password-less technology so that you don't have to remember passwords each time that you log in, which is otherwise tedious. We should be able to log in as long as our system is connected to the internet."
"I have no notes in terms of areas of improvement."
"Improvements could be made in terms of connectivity for applications."
"The administration should be improved."
"In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades."
"Considering my past interactions with Microsoft's support team, it is difficult to get the right support unless you find the right person to speak with from the customer support team."
"The connectivity should be faster."
"I would like for them to improve the troubleshooting features. We have some problems with traffic and I can't identify where the problem is coming from. I have to open a ticket with support until it gets resolved. Microsoft doesn't offer enough tools to resolve the issue."
"They should release a less expensive version of the solution."
"Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway could improve by providing IPS zero-day threat protection. For example, the IPS zero-day threat protection can monitor the user behavior to protect the infrastructure. The solution can only be used as a VPN, it is lacking features."
"Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer."
"The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 9th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 47 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 18 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2. 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 Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Zyxel VPN Client and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and AWS PrivateLink. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.
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