We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Symantec VIP Access Manager based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about Cisco, Citrix, Ivanti and others in SSL VPN."The solution is very stable."
"The setup and installation was easy."
"I like to work with the CMD command line because it's easy and it doesn't take very long to configure."
"It's a stable solution."
"The split panel functionality is much better in the Cisco IOS SSL VPN than in the Aruba VPN."
"It is stable."
"A reliable and stable solution for remote network access."
"It helps us access networks from anywhere."
"Cloud-based service and management."
"The product is useful for providing user access from an in-built office server as we follow the work-from-home model."
"The two-factor authentication is most definitely valuable and moves us closer to being able to check off those important boxes for compliance."
"In this version 9.1, lots of changes are done for the dashboard, User Store etc."
"It's a good tool. It's pretty straightforward."
"Other than it provides us with remote access, so it's fairly easy to install, fairly easy to set up, and provides us the ability to get into our corporate environment."
"The tool has been very stable, in my experience. Also, I haven't faced any issues or problems with integration or connectivity."
"It is easy to use."
"The solution does not give us options if the connectivity to one server is not available."
"The flexibility of configurations could be improved."
"The product costs a lot of money."
"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The pricing needs to be better."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN doesn't support the configuration of multiple VPNs."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN should add a sensor that can authenticate with a fingerprint instead of having to type the username and password every time."
"I have no notes in terms of areas of improvement."
"The User Store synchronization part needs to improve. Also, the logs, reports, and dashboard can be improved."
"In the next release, I would like the ability to work offline with remote access."
"The gateway server is a RADIUS server, but it lacks the functionality of returning RADIUS attributes other than those that are required for the gateway to authenticate the users."
"Every time that I have a new phone or computer, it takes a little longer to deploy it."
"It is challenging to use when installing a new version."
"If they had dashboards or a report for managers or executives, then it would allow them to see the status and have it make sense to them."
"Maybe Symantec could consider providing a step-by-step guide for first-time users."
"It gets out of sync with Active Directory or whatever it might be, whatever the authentication piece is on Active Directory, and they just reset it on the backend. I never have to contact the vendor."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Symantec VIP Access Manager is ranked 15th in Authentication Systems with 15 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Symantec VIP Access Manager is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS SSL VPN writes "The solution is very stable and scalable, but it is expensive, and the configuration is complicated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Symantec VIP Access Manager writes "With its mobile application, this tool offers a convenient and user-friendly experience to its users". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Zyxel VPN Client, Ivanti Connect Secure and Sangfor SSL VPN, whereas Symantec VIP Access Manager is most compared with Microsoft Entra ID, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Yubico YubiKey, RSA SecurID and Fortinet FortiAuthenticator.
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