We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Ivanti Connect Secure 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."
"You can use it from anywhere."
"It's a very scalable solution. We are using the maximum licensing they offer, and it's very affordable given the value."
"What I like most about Cisco AnyConnect VPN is its reliability and stability."
"What I like most about Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is that it's easy to use, and that is its main advantage. You can use it without the need for any setup because it's centrally pre-installed, so you just need to log in with your username and password. I didn't experience any problems with the solution in terms of losing connectivity. It works very well every time."
"The most valuable features are that it is really secure and very easy to use."
"The security AnyConnect offers is excellent. It disconnects automatically if someone isn't using it on a private network and doesn't allow you to work, ensuring the data within the system is secure."
"Easy to deploy and has good NAC integration."
"Configuration policy, posture assessment, and other things can be done in great detail."
"The most valuable features of the solution are reliability and uptime."
"VPN tunneling is a very valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure. I also like that it is straightforward to use, and you can see traffic logs on it."
"It is customer-friendly. It is quite easy for our users to connect. There is also the flexibility of the features."
"The tool's most valuable feature is remote access."
"The best feature of Pulse Connect Secure is the good security it provides. It gives a secure connection to your network."
"The most valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure is its ease of use."
"What I like the most about Pulse Connect Secure is that it's user-friendly. It's easy to use. You just need to connect, and that's it."
"The product is easy to use."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"All I care about is being connected and I know that we've run into versioning issues in the past."
"The solution could improve the setup, it is complex."
"It would be useful to have an automatic install process where if you connect and you don't have the latest version, it should be automatically done."
"The price could be reduced."
"In the next release, Cisco should add a chat feature."
"We'd like the product to be cheaper."
"Improvements could be made in terms of pricing and ease of setup."
"Frequency of updates could be reduced."
"Connection-wise, Pulse Connect Secure could be faster, and this is its area for improvement."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are the user-friendly connection and interconnecting."
"The product's price is an area where improvements are required."
"Zero test FDP (Fraud Protection and Prevention) should be improved."
"I would like the solution to be more secure and compatible. It also needs to improve integration with other systems."
"At the moment, Pulse Connect Secure is a pretty good solution, and I don't see any issues with it. Currently, I'm not aware of a new or additional feature that's needed in Pulse Connect Secure, but it would be good if the team could look at how the speed of connection could be increased. Though it's quite seamless and I didn't face any problem with the speed, it would be better to improve the speed and keep going forward, especially as the industry's changing and people would love connections to be a lot faster."
"The support team of the product needs improvement. Sometimes we have issues with multiple authentications, but there is no help from the support team."
"Pulse Connect Secure could improve by having better integration with NAC solutions, such as Cisco ClearPass integration with Pulse Connect Secure. Additionally, they need better integration with Microsoft Azure AD and Azure Authenticator."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 7th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 25 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.6. 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 Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". 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 Cisco Umbrella, whereas Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, OpenVPN Access Server, Ivanti Tunnel, Citrix Gateway and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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