Ivanti Connect Secure vs Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway comparison

Ivanti Connect Secure vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway

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Review summaries and opinions

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Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Connect Secure

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

10th

Average Rating

7.6

Reviews Sentiment

6.6

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SSL VPN (3rd)

Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway

Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

5th

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

6.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

No ranking in other categories

Mindshare comparison

As of December 2025, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of Ivanti Connect Secure is 5.5%, up from 5.6% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is 5.4%, down from 7.1% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.

Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Market Share Distribution
Product	Market Share (%)
Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway	5.4%
Ivanti Connect Secure	5.5%
Other	89.1%

Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

Featured Reviews

Kaushlendra Singh

Manager - IT Infrastructure and Network at a manufacturing company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Provides secure and simple remote access but needs improved reporting capabilities

Ivanti Connect Secure is simple and secure, making it valuable for our organization. Ivanti Connect Secure's access control feature provides global protect, which allows country-wise blocking. There are many access controls available, and policies can be created on a host basis and on the MAC address of assets that will connect. Firewall versions and OS versions can be defined, and only devices meeting these criteria can connect to the VPN. These features are effective, along with MFA. Ivanti Connect Secure is a client-based, agent-based solution, so if the agent is installed, users are able to connect to the network. Ivanti Connect Secure utilizes identity-based LDAP authentication. Ivanti Connect Secure is very effective for remote access for remote workers.

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MatsHagberg Olsson2

Senior Solutions Architect at EQ2 Technology

Designs subnets with high security while navigating evolving integration processes

The primary function of Azure VPN Gateway allows for designing subnets from existing networks, whether they are physical or virtual networks within Azure or other cloud instances. You can configure these networks using IP numbers and connect them using certificates or SaaS strings. It also requires Entra ID for privileged access groups, resulting in high security.

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Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are multi-factor authentications, and VPNs and SSL VPNs we are using."

"The stability of the product is its most valuable feature."

"This solution enables secure connections for our engineers to work from home or other locations."

"It is customer-friendly. It is quite easy for our users to connect. There is also the flexibility of the features."

"What I like the most about Pulse Connect Secure is that it's user-friendly. It's easy to use. You just need to connect, and that's it."

"The new UI that they are providing right now is very good."

"It's a very convenient and user-friendly application."

"The product is easy to use."

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"The solution is user-friendly."

"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."

"Security is the first feature in Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway because we don't have to go through the public internet to access things."

"The scalability is a highly valued feature."

"The VPN Gateway is valued for its ease of use and redundancy."

"The solution is very quick to connect."

"The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere."

"It is easy to configure."

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Cons

"We want to switch to another solution because there are some challenges with the support from Pulse. The quality of documentation is also not good. It is sometimes very hard to find documentation that provides a solution and describes how all this works."

"The solution can be improved by addressing the failure to connect on public 2-step networks."

"I would like the solution to be more secure and compatible. It also needs to improve integration with other systems."

"We need to know how many live active users there are and we can't. We even updated the server, however, we still can't see the proper level of live connections. Right now, it's showing as 300 users and my customer does not have that many users in his organization."

"Ivanti needs improvement in its seamless upgrade and migration procedures, particularly with the browser components, which are fragile and sometimes cause issues depending on the Windows version, the browser version, and the different modules being used."

"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 reporting capabilities of Ivanti Connect Secure are not strong; the format is simple, and obtaining a detailed report is difficult and requires manual work."

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"The monitoring part needs to be improved."

"The instructions on how to integrate P2N and P2S type networks into Azure VPN Gateway could be improved, though it is a constantly evolving process."

"The instructions should have been more accessible and less time-consuming to find the best solution tailored for the customer."

"I would like to see improvements in the deployment process as I faced challenges."

"In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades."

"The price of the solution should be more affordable"

"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 marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly."

More Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway cons

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The pricing for Pulse Connect Secure is not low and not high, so it's good. It's a six out of ten for me, price-wise."

"The price of Pulse Connect Secure is expensive."

"A license is required for you to use Pulse Connect Secure, but I'm not aware of how much it costs."

"Pulse Connect Secure is relatively cost-effective."

"I rate the product price a six to seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."

"The pricing is quite nominal. We pay on a yearly basis."

"The cost of the product is high, but worth it because of the utility and great product support."

"Payment for licensing the solution is part of the operating model. So, one needs to keep on paying while consuming the solution. In short, the payment is based on the solution's capacity."

"There is a monthly license and the price depends on how many users are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The price could be less expensive."

"It's an expensive product"

"The software has good pricing compared to other vendors."

"It's saved us money compared to getting a third-party appliance."

"The cost could be lower."

"Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is the cheapest way for us to connect to our cloud infrastructure. Other solutions, such as ExpressRoute are very expensive."

"I pay the licensing charges associated with the tool on an hourly basis. The tool is affordable."

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Computer Software Company

13%

Financial Services Firm

11%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Computer Software Company

15%

Manufacturing Company

Government

Comms Service Provider

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	5
Large Enterprise	19

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	13
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	14

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Pulse Connect Secure?

From an end-user perspective, the setup phase is easy.

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pulse Connect Secure?

Ivanti has always been known to be pricey, making it a rather high-cost solution.

What needs improvement with Pulse Connect Secure?

The reporting capabilities of Ivanti Connect Secure are not strong; the format is simple, and obtaining a detailed report is difficult and requires manual work. Regarding points for improvement, th...

What do you like most about Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway?

The solution is user-friendly.

What needs improvement with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway?

In Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, there aren't too many areas for improvement, but the configuration part might be a little tricky. It took some time to get things to work, but once figured out, it b...

What advice do you have for others considering Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway?

We work with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway and the VPN firewalls. We have our local physical firewall infrastructure from Cisco and other companies, but we can't compare those with the virtual networ...

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Also Known As

Pulse Connect Secure

MS Azure VPN Gateway

Overview

Ivanti Connect Secure provides a seamless, cost-effective SSL VPN solution for remote and mobile users from any web-enabled device to corporate resources— anytime, anywhere.

Ivanti

A VPN gateway is a specific type of virtual network gateway that is used to send encrypted traffic between an Azure virtual network and an on-premises location over the public Internet. You can also use a VPN gateway to send encrypted traffic between Azure virtual networks over the Microsoft network. Each virtual network can have only one VPN gateway. However, you can create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway. When you create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway, all VPN tunnels share the available gateway bandwidth.

Microsoft

Sample Customers

Axcient, Baloise Group, Cygate, Catholic University of America, Datec Inc, Revlon, Santa Monica Networks, 7-Eleven

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Ivanti Connect Secure vs. Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway