We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Cisco Secure Firewall 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."Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is good for securing our connection. It is very easy to use, I click to use it and it works."
"The system is reliable, simple and secure."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is the consistency, I have not had any issues with the performance."
"I'd rate Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client at nine out of ten for scalability."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"It is stable. We haven't had issues so far."
"What I like most about Cisco AnyConnect VPN is its reliability and stability."
"I have experience with URL filtering, and it is very good for URL filtering. You can filter URLs based on the categories, and it does a good job. It can also do deep packet inspection."
"The best solutions for our company are those we have yet to implement so it will be even better in the future for us than it already is."
"It has definitely improved our organization. It gives us remote connectivity, helps workers connect remotely, and also gives us good connectivity to our other branches."
"The most valuable feature would be the IP blocking. It gets rid of things that you don't need in your environment."
"Since the product is stable, we do not have to spend additional money to buy other firewalls. Once deployed, we can use the product for a long time. Thus, it is cost effective."
"There are some hiccups here and there, but compared to the technical support from other vendors, I have had the best experience with Cisco's technical support. I would rate them at nine out of ten."
"It is a very stable product. I've not had any issues with it. It is a super product, and I won't need to change it anytime soon."
"The most important feature is the VPN connection."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client would be perfect if it weren't for the fingerprint feature."
"The setup is a bit difficult to handle on the server-side."
"Even when your internet speed is good, once you connect to the VPN the speed gets automatically reduced, which is worrisome."
"If the Internet connection is not stable, it will create a disturbance when using the resources."
"We were going to use the Cisco AnyConnect with hardware tokens. However, right now, it's very complicated in terms of delivering the hardware token to the customer. That's why we are looking for a software token right now."
"I'm not noticing any missing features."
"The solution could offer tighter integration with endpoint protection to make it easier to use when routing security applications from other vendors."
"I believe that the authentication component may be enhanced. SAML, more specifically user authentication."
"The solution could offer better control that would allow the ability to restrictions certain features from a website."
"They need a user-friendly interface that we could easily configure."
"The software was very buggy, to the point it had to be removed."
"Comparing Cisco solution to others, it is expensive, it would be better for it to be cheaper."
"Deploying configurations takes longer than it should."
"Cisco should improve its user interface design. There is a deep learning curve to the product if you are a newcomer."
"It could use a web-based portal for VPN. Earlier they had it in the ASA model, but currently they don't have it."
"it is not very user-friendly for the administration."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 6th in Cisco Security Portfolio with 69 reviews while Cisco Secure Firewall is ranked 4th in Cisco Security Portfolio with 404 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Cisco Secure Firewall 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 Secure Firewall writes "Highlights and helps us catch Zero-day vulnerabilities traveling across our network". 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 Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Cisco Secure Firewall is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks WildFire, Netgate pfSense, Meraki MX and Sophos XG. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Cisco Secure Firewall report.
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