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Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs Safe-T Secure Application Access comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Aug 6, 2024

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Categories and Ranking

Cisco IOS SSL VPN
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
10th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
SSL VPN (4th)
Safe-T Secure Application A...
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
43rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Access Management (31st), ZTNA (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of Cisco IOS SSL VPN is 2.7%, up from 1.0% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Safe-T Secure Application Access is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco IOS SSL VPN2.7%
Safe-T Secure Application Access0.5%
Other96.8%
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
 

Featured Reviews

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student at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Cost efficiency and ease of setup define network management while potential improvements in complexity handling are noted
Optimizing and configuring for network segmentation is the biggest thing for helping with segmenting traffic management. Configuring QoS on Linksys is pretty easy, especially compared to Cisco QoS, which I am certified in, as it helps ensure that the bandwidth for voice or other applications doesn't bleed over into the data links. In the past, Linksys has been pretty good at network protection, segmenting off that protection for unauthorized access or cyber threats. Cost savings and ease of use are the benefits I've seen from Linksys. It's a little bit less complex to set up and configure compared to Cisco switching. I utilized the VLAN support feature in the Linksys switches. A lot of the networks I have were broken up by VLAN, and I definitely configured them for different VLANs. The best feature of Linksys in my opinion is cost, as they tend to be more cost-effective compared to larger switches or Cisco switches.
it_user787671 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Engineer
Needs to be easier to configure and to display logs more simply
We use only it for scanning files for viruses. That's the only feature we use in this product It needs to be easier to configure, it should be something that's working well with other sources. It should be something that allows me to see the logs simply. One to three years. Sometimes it doesn't…

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"It is highly scalable, speedy, and reliable."
"Cisco support has been very helpful."
"The solution is very easy to use, very robust and durable, stable, scalable, and supported by great technical support."
"It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance."
"It is a product that is very robust and durable."
"The multicast feature is useful for us."
"The solution is very reliable."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is a good solution."
"If you want a very flexible system that you can easily integrate, and develop interfaces for it or plug-ins to other application environments, it's probably the most flexible"
"If you need a solution for sending big files to customers or for receiving large files from them, this is a very good solution."
"At the end of the day it's really good and really improved."
"Safe-T is very good for users because it has plug-in for Outlook."
"It's easy to use over the web. A user who is not in the office can use it and securely insert files."
"From a technical point of view, products are stable and scalable, and we do appreciate the personal touch the sales engineers (SE) support and development bring, as well as the personal touch of the sales support, the free online, and web-based training."
"Safe-T SDA has allowed my organization to secure my office applications and makes it harder for hackers to be able to hack into my internal office web applications."
"We use only it for scanning files for viruses."
 

Cons

"Cisco IOS SSL VPN doesn't support the configuration of multiple VPNs."
"It would be helpful if Cisco IOS SSL VPN could help us set up devices on our iPads and phones."
"The pricing needs to be better."
"The product’s dashboard is not good enough."
"When many people are using the internet at home, which is usually right after dinner, this type of service is a little bit hard to use."
"Cisco ASA system doesn't provide interface with radius based user mapping, other than the standard schema of users and groups."
"The performance could be improved."
"The graphical interface is old and needs to improve."
"When we have something that we want improved, it takes a little bit of time until it can be fixed."
"In terms of improvement, they need to be much more strict regarding the roadmap, about timelines and when new features will be up in production."
"The Outlook agent is not working well for installing it in the entire office."
"The Outlook agent is not working well for installing it in the entire office."
"Setting up Safe-T SDE is very complex. It is not straightforward, and it requires much understanding on the concepts of the product."
"One important thing that we haven't found in this product is the ability to provide a read-only view for documents. Also, the ability for the customer to add annotations to these documents."
"The cloud solution is not that great especially with Swiss customers."
"Setting up Safe-T SDE is very complex. It is not straightforward, and it requires much understanding on the concepts of the product."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"With Cisco, there is a free solution or a licensed version of the solution with a set of endpoint services."
"The solution is reasonably priced, and we have around 50% to 60% discounts from Cisco."
"The licensing fee is expensive."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is more expensive than the Aruba VPN, but it is worth the money."
"There are no pricing programs for non-profit organizations and the product is otherwise expensive by comparison."
"The tool is expensive."
"It stands as the priciest solution available in the market."
"The pricing of the solution is reasonable"
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
12%
Marketing Services Firm
9%
Healthcare Company
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

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Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
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Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise25
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Questions from the Community

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Also Known As

Cisco SSL VPN
Safe-T SDA, Safe-T, Safe-T Software-Defined Access
 

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Sample Customers

MST Systems
Government of Israel, eviCore Healthcore, Glen Imaging, Sarin, LBG, Rollomatic, Boegli-Gravures SA, Banque Heritage, Groupe Minoteries, Temenos, ZEK, RLM Finsbury, Harel Insurance, Meitav Dash
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