No more typing reviews! Try our Samantha, our new voice AI agent.

Ivanti Connect Secure pros and cons

Vendor: Ivanti

3.8 out of 5

30 reviews
80% willing to recommend

Pros & Cons summary

Ivanti Connect Secure enables secure network connectivity with multi-factor authentication and versatile VPN setups. The setup process is user-friendly, and the tool ensures high reliability and performance, reducing implementation times and improving ROI. Integration with systems such as RADIUS enhances its versatility, though further improvements in stability and cost, as well as enhanced integration with Cisco ClearPass and Microsoft Azure AD, are needed. Reporting and support services require significant enhancement.

Buyer's Guide

Get pricing advice, tips, use cases and valuable features from real users of this product.

Prominent pros & cons

PROS

Ivanti Connect Secure provides a secure connection to the network, supporting multi-factor authentication and various VPN configurations.

The setup is straightforward, with a user-friendly experience that simplifies remote access for users.

It offers exceptional reliability and uptime, meeting high standards for stability and performance.

The tool significantly reduces implementation times, enhancing return on investment and minimizing software spending.

Integration with third-party systems, like the RADIUS server for OTP passwords, enhances its extensibility.

CONS

Ivanti Connect Secure's stability could be better with fewer bugs and improved connectivity.

The cost is high, particularly in terms of licenses, and could be reduced.

There is inadequate support from Pulse, and documentation is lacking and sometimes hard to find.

Reporting is insufficient, lacking detail, and often requires manual intervention.

Integration with systems like Cisco ClearPass, Microsoft Azure AD, and Azure Authenticator needs enhancement.

Ivanti Connect Secure Pros review quotes

Kaushlendra Singh

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

Nov 24, 2025

Ivanti Connect Secure is simple and secure, making it valuable for our organization.

Read full review

PV

Data Engineer at IRT Dogotal ANlytics

May 11, 2026

By keeping numbers in mind, I can say we have reduced implementation times, resulting in over 300% ROI, with a payback period of less than six months, alongside a software spend reduction of approximately 25 to 30%.

Read full review

FN

Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist at contemi

Dec 12, 2024

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

Read full review

Ivanti Connect Secure

Free Report: Ivanti Connect Secure Reviews and More

Learn what your peers think about Ivanti Connect Secure. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2026.

899,917 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Mar 19, 2025

The most robust and reliable feature of Ivanti Connect Secure is the VPN tunneling, using both the Pulse and the Ivanti client.

Read full review

Bharath Kumar Gajula

Network Security Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Jan 30, 2024

Ivanti secures access to the corporate network from various devices and locations.

Read full review

Manager Network & Telecom Services; IP Network and Security Engineer at OSI

Nov 10, 2022

The most valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure is its ease of use.

Read full review

Kaushlendra Singh

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

Jul 20, 2022

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

Read full review

reviewer1720374

Lead Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Jan 29, 2024

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

Read full review

Anandh Parathnandh

Managing Executive, Client Coverage at Absa Group Ltd

Apr 3, 2023

This is a very secure and stable tool.

Read full review

Ashish Kumar Rai

Associate Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Jan 10, 2023

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

Read full review

Show 10 more reviews (out of 29)

Ivanti Connect Secure Cons review quotes

Kaushlendra Singh

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

Nov 24, 2025

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.

Read full review

PV

Data Engineer at IRT Dogotal ANlytics

May 11, 2026

The biggest friction point I have encountered with Ivanti Connect Secure is related to compliance.

Read full review

FN

Senior IT Infrastructure Specialist at contemi

Dec 12, 2024

From our side, there is an issue when Windows updates. The security mechanisms of Ivanti Connect Secure are very slow to update.

Read full review

Ivanti Connect Secure

Free Report: Ivanti Connect Secure Reviews and More

Learn what your peers think about Ivanti Connect Secure. Get advice and tips from experienced pros sharing their opinions. Updated: June 2026.

899,917 professionals have used our research since 2012.

Network Security Engineer at a tech services company with 1,001-5,000 employees

Mar 19, 2025

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.

Read full review

Bharath Kumar Gajula

Network Security Architect at a consultancy with 10,001+ employees

Jan 30, 2024

There is room for improvement. I'm concerned about the frequent vulnerabilities identified. As a security product, the number of vulnerabilities is concerning.

Read full review

Manager Network & Telecom Services; IP Network and Security Engineer at OSI

Nov 10, 2022

Pulse Connect Secure could improve by having better integration with NAC solutions, such as Cisco ClearPass integration with Pulse Connect Secure. Additionally, they need better integration with Microsoft Azure AD and Azure Authenticator.

Read full review

Kaushlendra Singh

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

Jul 20, 2022

Pulse Connect Secure could improve the reporting, it is lacking in detail and should take the report automatically.

Read full review

reviewer1720374

Lead Architect at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Jan 29, 2024

The product's price is an area where improvements are required.

Read full review

Anandh Parathnandh

Managing Executive, Client Coverage at Absa Group Ltd

Apr 3, 2023

The product could use additional dashboards.

Read full review

Ashish Kumar Rai

Associate Network Engineer at a computer software company with 11-50 employees

Jan 10, 2023

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.

Read full review

Show 10 more reviews (out of 29)

Product Categories

Product Categories

Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

Popular Comparisons

Popular Comparisons

Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Check Point Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Fortinet FortiClient vs Ivanti Connect Secure

OpenVPN Access Server vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect) vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Tailscale vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Norton Small Business vs Ivanti Connect Secure

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Check Point Remote Access VPN vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Citrix Gateway vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Hillstone E-Series vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs Ivanti Connect Secure

SonicWall Netextender vs Ivanti Connect Secure

SonicWall SMA vs Ivanti Connect Secure

See all alternatives

Product Categories

Product Categories

Enterprise Infrastructure VPN

Popular Comparisons

Popular Comparisons

Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Check Point Harmony SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Fortinet FortiClient vs Ivanti Connect Secure

OpenVPN Access Server vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect) vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Tailscale vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Norton Small Business vs Ivanti Connect Secure

F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM) vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Check Point Remote Access VPN vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Citrix Gateway vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Hillstone E-Series vs Ivanti Connect Secure

Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs Ivanti Connect Secure

SonicWall Netextender vs Ivanti Connect Secure

SonicWall SMA vs Ivanti Connect Secure

See all alternatives

Related questions

818

What firewall to choose to support 500-1000 concurrent SSL VPN users?

124

What's right for me? Fortinet or Citrix?

304

What is the difference between "data protection in transit" vs "data protection at rest"?

245

What are the best practices to prevent a Brute Force attack via remote access?

74

When evaluating SSL VPN, what aspect do you think is the most important to look for?

65

What is the best appliance for SSL VPN and a fat client?

224

What tools do you use to make a remote work more efficient?

149

Which offers a better VPN: Meraki or Azure?

78

Why is SSL VPN important for companies?