We performed a comparison between Citrix Gateway and Ivanti Connect Secure based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two SSL 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."
"The solution has very flexible configuration."
"Providing our organization the ability to work remotely was the most valuable feature of Citrix Gateway. I also enjoy that they are always adding features."
"The solution is very stable. If I were to rate it out of ten, I would give stability a nine."
"The initial setup is simple. Normally with all setups, it's not very complicated. It really depends on the customer."
"Its ease of use and how everybody can easily work through it are the most valuable features."
"The session monitoring capability is good."
"We can maintain our systems using the solution."
"Just creating that gateway to the storefront for Citrix is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"The new UI that they are providing right now is very good."
"It's a very convenient and user-friendly application."
"The stability of the product is its most valuable feature."
"The flexibility in their management is great."
"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 most valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure is its ease of use."
"The tool's most valuable feature is remote access."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The tool must provide better integration and connectivity."
"The initial connection could be faster. That handshake takes a few seconds sometimes. That could be better and improved upon."
"As Citrix Gateway is a third party solution, we wish to have one which is more integrated and involves less administration."
"I'd like to see support for reverse proxy and more security features."
"Lacks access through a mobile device."
"It would be nice if they offered easier setups and implementation wizards."
"I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification."
"The load balancing could be improved."
"An area for improvement in Pulse Connect Secure is the concurrent connections, particularly needing a license if you want to use Pulse Connect Secure with your Microsoft or Windows machine."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
"Ivanti Connect Secure needs to have faster connections. It also needs to improve the stability."
"There is room for improvement. I'm concerned about the frequent vulnerabilities identified. As a security product, the number of vulnerabilities is concerning."
"The support team of the product needs improvement. Sometimes we have issues with multiple authentications, but there is no help from the support team."
"I don't have any downsides to report about the product at this time."
"This solution normally works but at times, we have had trouble with connectivity."
"The product could use additional dashboards."
Citrix Gateway is ranked 2nd in SSL VPN with 33 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 3rd in SSL VPN with 25 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.6. The top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, whereas Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, OpenVPN Access Server, Ivanti Tunnel, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our Citrix Gateway vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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