We performed a comparison between Aruba Remote Access Points and Cisco IOS SSL VPN 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."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"What I like best about Aruba Remote Access Points is that it's pretty easy to set up."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is experienced by those working at home since they get a secure Wi-Fi connection."
"It’s very light."
"Once configured and operational, they tend to function reliably, with few reported issues from clients or customers."
"Aruba Remote Access Points provide a level of protection for our IPs."
"I can use the solution from my home or any remote office to access printers, servers, etc."
"It provides good Spectrum Analysis and troubleshooting."
"It is a very stable tool."
"The product's most valuable features are security, stability, and troubleshooting capabilities."
"The user interface is user-friendly."
"The solution's technical support is very good."
"Cisco certainly has a really strong support team."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is stable, and once we connect, we don't face any issues and can do our work."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is an easy-to-use and straightforward solution."
"The solution is very stable."
"The product is very stable."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"It could have better monitoring features."
"There are some issues, like the VLAN capabilities and support for routing between two VMs."
"The security side of Aruba Remote Access Points could be improved."
"I use the controller when using Aruba Remote Access Points, particularly during configuration. Hence, room for improvement in Aruba Remote Access Points is for its web UI to be easier to control."
"Our difficulty with Aruba is that the product and the license are two different items. So, if we are adding an access point, we have to pay for two items. We have to pay to add the access point in the controller and we have to pay for the license."
"The remote access point coverage should be bigger than it is now."
"Its scalability capabilities should be improved."
"The solution's technical support has some shortcomings that need improvement."
"The graphical interface is old and needs to improve."
"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."
"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The company sets the policies for the default location, and destination, which the VPN connects. If there is a problem with one of those locations, which happens sometimes when I travel I need to have an option to select a different available location. Currently, I am unable to see that from a user's point of view."
"The product’s dashboard is not good enough."
"The pricing is a stumbling block to scaling our utilization of Cisco products and we would prefer to use more of them."
Aruba Remote Access Points is ranked 13th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 13 reviews while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 9th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 47 reviews. Aruba Remote Access Points is rated 7.8, while Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6. The top reviewer of Aruba Remote Access Points writes "The solution can be used from home or any remote office to access office resources like printers and servers". On the other hand, 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". Aruba Remote Access Points is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, OpenVPN Access Server and Check Point Remote Access VPN, whereas 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. See our Aruba Remote Access Points vs. Cisco IOS SSL VPN report.
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