We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and SonicWall SMA 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."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's setup phase was easy."
"The solution is quite transparent."
"The feature I find most valuable, is the management portal."
"The solution is very stable."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product is very stable."
"I have found that Cisco IOS SSL VPN is stable."
"A reliable and stable solution for remote network access."
"This solution has many options for remote desktop and access."
"Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security."
"The solution is reliable and has good overall performance."
"SonicWall SMA has the most valuable feature of proprietary security technologies like Capture ATP."
"Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup."
"It is faster than other security options when using remote connections."
"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."
"I think they ask for a fair price."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like Cisco IOS SSL VPN to provide a faster connection."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"They could provide the cloud-based as-a-service model with monthly rental payments."
"The performance could be improved."
"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The product's RPA tools need enhancement for simplified business process automation."
"The solution does not give us options if the connectivity to one server is not available."
"Improvements could be made in terms of connectivity for applications."
"The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier."
"The product's technical support services could be improved."
"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."
"The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement."
"I'd like to see the product maybe polish keyboards in Bookmark."
"This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved."
"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth."
"Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while SonicWall SMA is ranked 5th in SSL VPN with 14 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while SonicWall SMA 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 SonicWall SMA writes "It allows us to provide CML-based access to any user, but the reporting could be better". 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 SonicWall SMA is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco SD-WAN, SonicWall Netextender, Peplink SpeedFusion and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. SonicWall SMA report.
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