We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Perimeter 81 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."
"It's a stable solution."
"It is stable."
"Cisco VPN is easy to connect."
"I like to work with the CMD command line because it's easy and it doesn't take very long to configure."
"The product is great because it is easy and simple."
"It's a very stable solution and I'd say it works perfectly."
"The solution is quite transparent."
"I have found that Cisco IOS SSL VPN is stable."
"Our operators can work from home without any problems."
"Scaling Perimeter 81 was easy to do."
"It connects quickly and stays connected. The user interface is pretty neat too. The app has in-house support with user guides that give you step-by-step walkthroughs on navigating the app. In addition, there is a live chat feature that offers prompt assistance on the go."
"Perimeter 81 has increased my security and privacy while maintaining solid internet performance."
"Providing access and security allows our company employees to work from home and remotely."
"The feature that I have found to be most valuable is the reputation that the company has regarding privacy. Nowadays, this is critical, especially when you do all of your work online."
"It keeps us all accountable and ensures secure internet connections while we all work remotely."
"It is a scalable solution."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN should improve its pricing."
"In addition to Cisco, we work with other solutions on behalf of our customers, such as Fortinet for FortiGate, but this latter solution can achieve the same results at a lower price."
"The pricing needs to be better."
"The configuration is critical and complex."
"Enhancing the client certificate deployment process could be a valuable improvement, ensuring smoother and more reliable certificate renewal experiences in the future."
"The only issue with Cisco IOS SSL VPN is on the price point. Price is an area of the solution where improvements are required."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"In terms of what needs improvement, it should have better integration. Although, it might have already been taken care of."
"The platform still lacks relevant dashboards and the ability to customize them based on our needs."
"One of our challenges is ensuring the security of our cloud-based operations."
"A Google Chrome extension would be handy instead of logging into the app."
"I would suggest adding more networking and security features that allow more customization within their platform."
"Its initial setup process is complex for a hybrid environment."
"In order to have to bypass the login using the website, a good feature for Perimeter 81 to have is a login instance in the Perimeter 81 application. I'm using a Mac and we don't have that functionality."
"It would be nice to have a notification sound when Perimeter81 disconnects, as I sometimes don't notice when the icon shows that it's disconnected, and I end up wasting time waiting for my browser to load a page that shows an error, usually error 404."
"One of the more negative experiences using Perimeter 81 is the fact that I am logged off after a pre-determined amount of time which cuts off access to some of my company's resources."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 9th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 47 reviews while Perimeter 81 is ranked 8th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 22 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Perimeter 81 is rated 9.2. 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 Perimeter 81 writes "Great SAML and SCIM support with the ability to deploy site-2-site tunnels with specific IP restrictions". 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 Perimeter 81 is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cloudflare Access and Tailscale. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Perimeter 81 report.
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