We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Fortinet Forticlient based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: The main difference between the two products is that Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client users say connectivity should be faster. While Fortinet Forticlient users don’t have any issues with connectivity, they do mention that the solution’s authentication tools could be improved. While the two products share similar ratings in some categories, Cisco AnyConnect comes out slightly ahead because of the good technical support they receive.
"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."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It is easy to scale."
"The most valuable feature of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is the consistency, I have not had any issues with the performance."
"I think Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is stable."
"You don't have to think about it very much. It just works."
"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."
"Support does solve our issues."
"It is easy to handle, you can have it on Windows, Mac, and Linux."
"The setup for FortiClient is really straightforward."
"The stability is pretty good."
"The most valuable feature of Fortinet FortiClient is its performance."
"It works well and the performance is good."
"The product is user-friendly."
"This solution is very stable."
"What I find valuable in FortiClient is its patch management capabilities, allowing remote updates efficiently."
"It is a fantastic product. Its overall security is valuable. We are very impressed with the web filtering and the application firewall it provides."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"In terms of areas for improvement in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, from my point of view, the solution works well and right now I don't see the need to improve it. Probably a better user interface could be created for Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, but its core is VPN creation, and that works well, though I'm not a VPN specialist, and I'm not an expert on how to create a VPN, how the VPN gateway works, how it's implemented, and what's the architecture behind it. A two-factor authentication feature was recently added to the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. In the past, you only needed to log in with your username and password, but now, there's a token, and the user interface for that token isn't that good. That's another area for improvement. Cisco should also make the two-factor authentication better in the solution. What I'd like added to the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client in its next release is a better two-factor authentication, in particular, the validity of the code being shorter because sometimes when I get the code and I add it to the client, it's invalid, though I'm unsure if it's centrally set up that way or if its a characteristic of the product. Making the interface of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client more user-friendly is also what I'd like to see in the next release of the solution."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could improve by making a feature to set it apart from other competitors."
"They can redesign the reset password, reset function, and user interface."
"The solution should not rely on tokens from the mobile application for logins."
"At times, the login process takes a lot of time."
"The solution could improve the setup, it is complex."
"There are situations where the connection drops, and you may not even be aware of it until you try to do something critical."
"Complicated scenarios are difficult to deploy. On a scale from one to ten, with one being the most difficult, I'd give a rating of between two and three for the initial setup."
"The software inventory part is not yet up-to-date. It doesn't have a great interface, which is a disadvantage. I wish we could leverage it, but we don't use it at all because it's not that reliable."
"The user interface could be more inviting."
"The product's performance and pricing could be better."
"While we like patch management, it would be nice if it could handle patch management for other solutions, like Microsoft."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
"We do not use the solution every day and there are times when the new users have trouble reconnecting. The technology itself works but our users getting adopted to it is a major problem. Having the user adapt to the desktop landing page that it begins on is throwing them off a bit."
"FortiClient's encryption key could be stronger so that it's not broken too easily."
"For buying or deploying it with additional features, apart from VPN client, web security, or antivirus, I would like to see the USB key blocking function included in this solution for endpoint security. For endpoint security, you need antivirus and all of the features included in antivirus software these days, web security, and USB key locking feature. If it is implemented in a way that in one package, you have all the primary features needed for security these days, it would be nice. All of those features will probably be additionally charged as it is a web security feature on FortiClient."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0. 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 Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Fortinet FortiClient report.
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