We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two SSL VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Cisco certainly has a really strong support team."
"The most valuable features are that it's reliable, convenient, and easy. It always works if configured well."
"It is very simple to use, and it allows me to get into the university's network from my home, which is very useful for me."
"The user interface is user-friendly."
"It is stable."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is an easy-to-use and straightforward solution."
"The product is great because it is easy and simple."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is reasonably priced, and its technology is flexible."
"There is a lot of documentation available."
"The most valuable features are DNS, APM, and ASM. Additionally, it is easy to use and you have a lot of flexibility to use the solution within a network."
"The product is very stable. We put a decent amount of stress on it given our load."
"What we like best about this solution is its stability. It is extremely stable."
"Traffic Learning is the most valuable feature."
"Our experience has been very good, in terms of performance, and securing our application infrastructure."
"The most valuable feature is being able to manipulate the iRules, so you can send traffic to different avenues."
"One of the greatest things about F5 Load Balancer is that it provides additional capability for handling huge workloads and routing them to an SAP or non-SAP application. It is capable of supporting a large amount of user workload and application connectivity workload. This was the main reason why we chose F5."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"The product's RPA tools need enhancement for simplified business process automation."
"Improvements could be made in terms of connectivity for applications."
"The only issue with Cisco IOS SSL VPN is on the price point. Price is an area of the solution where improvements are required."
"The system needs to be upgraded to replace the Token Authentication software, which will no longer be supported."
"The configuration must be improved."
"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."
"It would be nice if we could use this not just on mobile, but on laptops and desktops as well."
"I think the logging could be improved."
"The UI could be improved."
"Reporting could be improved and configuration made easier."
"It would possibly help to get more training, even better in local languages."
"Security and Reporting."
"Bugs are the part of program and they are fixed with every release, as with any vendor."
"I used GitHub for autoscaling CloudFormation, and I found two bugs and I submitted them. Their implementation in GitHub could be cleaner and allow for a bit more customization."
"Improvements should enable customers to build a tailor-made solution in the future through a service portal."
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Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) 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 F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Helps deliver applications to users in a reliable, secure, and optimized way". 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, whereas F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway, NGINX Plus and HAProxy. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) report.
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