AT&T VPN vs Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway comparison

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We performed a comparison between AT&T VPN and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"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."

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"The stability of the solution is its most valuable feature."

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"What I like best about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is that it's a managed VPN, so it's one of the most powerful VPNs I've ever found. It also provides point-to-site VPNs configurable within a few minutes.""The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere.""All of our offices are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The solution is scalable.""The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up.""It is scalable and depends on your chosen network bandwidth.""The solution is very quick to connect.""It sends us a lot of detections when we have any anti-virus updates. It provides the extended time needed to update a set of time needs and notifications.""The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is its performance. It is very fast."

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Cons
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."

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"The solution had slow connections and very bad routers. We continuously had issues with the VPN and proxy configuration."

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"Make it completely routable, for example, if I have a gateway, I should be able to connect to whatever network I want on either side of the gateway, and the gateway should figure out which packet goes where.""Microsoft could work on having micro VPNs to integrate with mobile devices.""Connectivity could be improved in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway because it's not as stable, particularly when connecting a device tunnel.""More configuration options could be included in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway.""In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades.""Considering my past interactions with Microsoft's support team, it is difficult to get the right support unless you find the right person to speak with from the customer support team.""Documentation and configuration settings can be improved.""It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly."

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  • "There is not a license required for this solution but the price should be less expensive."
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  • "There is a monthly license and the price depends on how many users are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The price could be less expensive."
  • "Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is the cheapest way for us to connect to our cloud infrastructure. Other solutions, such as ExpressRoute are very expensive."
  • "The cost could be lower."
  • "Payment for licensing the solution is part of the operating model. So, one needs to keep on paying while consuming the solution. In short, the payment is based on the solution's capacity."
  • "Its price is reasonable for new technology."
  • "The costs are quite high."
  • "The solution is subscription-based and very cheap."
  • "The software has good pricing compared to other vendors."
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    Top Answer:It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled.
    Top Answer:The product is very cost-effective and has no requirement for additional licenses. The setup is not easy. Users need… more »
    Top Answer:THe solution is used as a primary gateway with two lease lines of 450 Mbps total. Around 200 users are under it. There… more »
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    Top Answer:The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up.
    Top Answer:I'd like to see no difference between point-to-site or site-to-site. For the Gen1 VPN Gateway, you can have a maximum of… more »
    Top Answer:It's limited in functionality, but it does the role that it's designed to do really well. Overall, I would rate the… more »
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    Also Known As
    TNSR
    AT&T Remote Access VPN
    MS Azure VPN Gateway
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    Overview

    TNSR is an advanced open source-based secure networking software platform with highly-scalable packet processing, manageability, and service expansion capabilities. This video provides a high-level introduction. that address a number of commonly asked new product questions - in just a couple of minutes.

    AT&T Virtual Private Network (AT&T VPN) is a network-based IP VPN solution with a wide range of features and the flexibility to choose the options you require today, and over time. ... Network Convergence Integrate multiple disparate voice, video and data networks to a single MPLS IP network.

    A VPN gateway is a specific type of virtual network gateway that is used to send encrypted traffic between an Azure virtual network and an on-premises location over the public Internet. You can also use a VPN gateway to send encrypted traffic between Azure virtual networks over the Microsoft network. Each virtual network can have only one VPN gateway. However, you can create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway. When you create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway, all VPN tunnels share the available gateway bandwidth.

    Sample Customers
    UCLA, COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY, shopify
    Road Comission for Oakland County, AW North Carolina, Community Based Care of Central Florida
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company16%
    Comms Service Provider12%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Government6%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Financial Services Firm15%
    Manufacturing Company13%
    Computer Software Company13%
    Healthcare Company9%
    REVIEWERS
    Energy/Utilities Company29%
    Computer Software Company14%
    Comms Service Provider14%
    Manufacturing Company14%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company17%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company7%
    Financial Services Firm6%
    Company Size
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business27%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise56%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business18%
    Midsize Enterprise10%
    Large Enterprise73%
    REVIEWERS
    Small Business42%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise53%
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Small Business31%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise53%
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    AT&T VPN is ranked 40th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 18 reviews. AT&T VPN is rated 9.0, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of AT&T VPN writes "Extremely stable and very scalable ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". AT&T VPN is most compared with Zscaler Private Access, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and AWS PrivateLink.

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