We performed a comparison between Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and OpenVPN Access Server based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: AnyConnect is the clear winner in this comparison. Compared with OpenVPN, It is a more powerful and scalable solution. In addition, it also has helpful customer support.
"The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"It is easy to scale."
"Technical support is always helpful."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is very stable."
"The most valuable features are that it is really secure and very easy to use."
"The solution provides secure and easy access to corporate network resources."
"The most valuable feature is AnyConnect's reliability."
"The solution provides seamless connectivity to the VPN without delay."
"What I like most about Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is that it's easy to use, and that is its main advantage. You can use it without the need for any setup because it's centrally pre-installed, so you just need to log in with your username and password. I didn't experience any problems with the solution in terms of losing connectivity. It works very well every time."
"I have found the stability to be good."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"OpenVPN Access Server is cheap, and we get to use it ourselves. It is also a stable solution."
"The initial setup was easy."
"It allows us to give access to our office network in a safe and secure way to users, no matter which computing platform they use. "
"The setup is easy."
"It can scale well."
"It is much easier to scale and troubleshoot compared to regular Windows-based VPN solutions or PPTP daemon."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Frequency of updates could be reduced."
"It would be good to have some improvements to the quality of service."
"The setup could be simplified for solutions engineers with a wizard."
"I think, in general, most of the applications are slow, but this is everyday stuff. I think this is more related to the link speed — the links, the lossage, etc."
"In general, it's always a good idea to improve scalability and stability."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client can be improved by having better speed and reliability. However, the speed and reliability are already really good."
"There are times the WiFi connectivity has disruptions and you have disconnections. It doesn't work with two connections. I have two switches back and forth sometimes. It doesn't have a failback scenario feature. However, on the gateway side, it does, but on the user device, it doesn't have that kind of option. It would be nice to have this feature."
"Whenever there's a drop in internet or a connection fluctuation, it gets disconnected automatically."
"This solution should improve the connection speed and the user interface. The stability of this solution should be improved as well."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"There sometimes is an incompatibility between some VPNs."
"It could include a configuration wizard so that users who do not follow instructions well can configure a connection."
"The server configuration file needs to be improved, it's the biggest problem in the configuration process."
"They should make the solution more secure by adding some firewall functionalities."
"If we had to create something for someone who was not necessarily tech savvy, I had to set that up on their computer, I had to write "read me's" and other things so that they could install their client and then connect to the VPN by themselves. So it was hard to set up for people who are not tech savvy."
"Needs a better GUI."
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Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is ranked 3rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 69 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews. Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is rated 8.6, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client writes "A stable solution that helps users connect to resources when working from home". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenVPN Access Server writes "An easy-to-use tool with which its users can access networks from home or external locations". Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is most compared with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Fortinet FortiClient, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, SonicWall Netextender and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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