We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway 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 users don’t have issues with the solution’s stability like Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway users do. In addition, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway’s users say it is expensive and difficult to deploy.
"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."
"I like how I don't need to see the solution or start it up. I just use my computer and have it working in the background. I start my laptop and it's there and working. That's the most important feature."
"We have plans to increase the usage of this solution, it can scale well."
"The solution is a super product that works as designed."
"It's easy to handle. You can have it on Windows, Linux or Mac, that's quite useful."
"The solution is very easy to use and set up."
"Especially during the COVID pandemic, this solution has allowed us to work from home without security concerns."
"It is easy to scale."
"It is stable. We haven't had issues so far."
"The Azure tool is useful and powerful and availability for clients. The updates are very good and reliable."
"The most valuable feature of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is its performance. It is very fast."
"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 solution is very quick to connect."
"The most valuable feature is the networking. I didn't have a good experience with the networking that Sophos has."
"The point-to-site is pretty good for the B2C stuff. It's fairly straightforward to set up."
"The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features"
"The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"When using Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client when my laptop goes into sleep mode the VPN wants me to enter the password again. I should not have to enter the information again. If the laptop is on and it is not switched off, the password should be in the VPN saved and secured."
"I would like to see improvements in regards to the connectivity speed."
"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 think that the addition of single sign-on functionality would be helpful."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client can be improved by having better speed and reliability. However, the speed and reliability are already really good."
"I believe that the authentication component may be enhanced. SAML, more specifically user authentication."
"The logout should be automized and it should have a reminder that you have logged in into a private network."
"This solution doesn't address the seal of trust as a concept for a traditional VPN clients. I think that it is a dying product."
"In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades."
"In future releases, I would like to see the ability to inject BGP routes."
"Their technical support could be better. If you don't have a support contract, it takes longer."
"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."
"The connectivity should be faster."
"It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly."
"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."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 18 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway 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 Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Fortinet FortiClient and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, AWS PrivateLink and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway report.
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