We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and OpenVPN Access Server based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: AnyConnect is the clear winner in this comparison. Compared with OpenVPN, It is a more powerful and scalable solution. In addition, it also has helpful customer support.
"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."
"The most valuable feature is the ease of use."
"The initial setup is straightforward."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client's most valuable feature is the ability to connect to our enterprise applications, on-premise applications, and cloud any place in the world"
"The ability to connect to the VPN remotely."
"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."
"Easy to deploy and has good NAC integration."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client provides a secure way for users to access our systems remotely."
"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."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy."
"The setup is easy."
"The product has strong encryption and scalability features. It provides security for private network connections."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"It is open-source and free to use."
"We use the solution to access remote services."
"OpenVPN Access Server provides remote secure access."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"There are some issues with connectivity and latency that should be improved."
"All I care about is being connected and I know that we've run into versioning issues in the past."
"The solution should not rely on tokens from the mobile application for logins."
"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."
"The deployment of the agent software for the final customer could be simpler and more helpful."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could improve by adding faster connectivity."
"One improvement could be ensuring better backward compatibility."
"If they could simplify connections via other machines, like Linux or Mac OS X, it would be helpful."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"The connections could be faster and more stable."
"I would like to see continued advanced security implementation."
"The solution can be more compatible with different operating systems."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"I'd like the solution to have more access points and more speed."
"It could be faster. It could also be more stable."
"The upgrade path from older versions was more difficult than we wanted to tackle, so we ran an older version of the software for longer than I wanted. Patching, updating, and migrating to newer versions was a problem for us. That said, we were on a rather old version that I inherited yet it worked rock solid."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. 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 OpenVPN Access Server writes "An easy-to-use tool with which its users can access networks from home or external locations". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Fortinet FortiClient and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and SonicWall Netextender. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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