We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Cisco Security Portfolio solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."Configuration policy, posture assessment, and other things can be done in great detail."
"This is a secure product that has had zero stability issues since I started using it in 2019."
"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."
"The solution is quite stable."
"Advanced malware protection helps us to prevent any virus from contaminating computers. We also have DLP for prevention. And AnyConnect has a feature that lets us do some sandboxing to evaluate files that arrive from the outside. So before opening them, we can check them with the sandbox."
"Easy to deploy and has good NAC integration."
"The solution is a super product that works as designed."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client provides a secure way for users to access our systems remotely."
"There is good integration with third-party systems like antivirus patch management, MDM."
"Being able to authenticate wired users through 802.1X is valuable as it enhances our security."
"I like the logging feature."
"There are a lot of integrations available with multiple vendors. This has made the solution easier to work with."
"The solution enables us to do everything from one interface."
"The solution enables us to authenticate with AD."
"Cisco ISE's integration with other external identity servers like Duende is very simple and easy."
"Member Access Control and the ability to integrate all Cisco wireless, Cisco networking, switches, routers, and firewalls."
"The deployment of the agent software for the final customer could be simpler and more helpful."
"Sometimes when you are on the VPN, it can be a little bit slow."
"It would be good to have some improvements to the quality of service."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is a stable solution. However, there have been times it has not worked and I needed to call our IT department. It could be more stable."
"The solution could offer tighter integration with endpoint protection to make it easier to use when routing security applications from other vendors."
"The security of the product has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required."
"Sometimes when you disconnect or switch from one wireless network to another, it's necessary to re-login."
"There is a speed limit for VPNs because of the encryption."
"We would definitely like to see a little bit of an improvement in the web GUI navigation. Some of the things are a little bit hidden in the drop-down menu. If we could get a way to get to those quicker, it'd be much more useful."
"On the network services devices, when you click on filter, the filter comes up. However, when I type in a search and I want to click on something it defaults back to the main page. I keep having an issue with that, and I'm not doing anything wrong."
"The intuitiveness of the user interface could be improved."
"Deploying to a machine, as opposed to a dedicated appliance, can be a bit difficult."
"The primary issue is the slowness of the application and the web interface. We have multiple admin nodes and app nodes. So when I need to get some information about a particular user, the GUI would take ten to fifteen seconds in loading when we need to know right away."
"The software is a little bit complicated to understand in the beginning, meaning the implementation. It needs proper documentation so that we can understand the options more easily."
"Whenever we see the authentication logs, we can't see what device we're logging into... We can see who logged in, but we can't see the IP address of the device... I'm sure that's available. We just haven't figured out how to properly deploy it."
"Sometimes, there are instances when Cisco ISE simply fails to function without any apparent reason, and regardless of the investigation we undertake, the logs indicate that everything is functioning properly, making it somewhat inexplicable."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 6th in Cisco Security Portfolio with 69 reviews while Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is ranked 1st in Cisco Security Portfolio with 138 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is rated 8.2. 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 Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) writes "Gives us that extra ability to assist the end user and make sure that we are making them happy". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and SonicWall Netextender, whereas Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) is most compared with Aruba ClearPass, Fortinet FortiNAC, Forescout Platform, CyberArk Privileged Access Manager and Genian NAC. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Cisco ISE (Identity Services Engine) report.
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