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."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."
"The product enables us to collect logs from the systems."
"Just creating that gateway to the storefront for Citrix is the most valuable aspect of the solution for us."
"For our use case, it was scalable. There were at least 25 end users using this solution from remote locations. And once the connection was established, there weren't any complaints."
"Its ease of use and how everybody can easily work through it are the most valuable features."
"The product is straightforward."
"It performs quite well."
"We haven't received any complaints or performance issues so far."
"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."
"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."
"The new UI that they are providing right now is very good."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are multi-factor authentications, and VPNs and SSL VPNs we are using."
"I like the host checker, which thoroughly checks the security posture of the machine before allowing access. I also like application-based access and its seamless operations."
"The most valuable features of the solution are reliability and uptime."
"This is a very secure and stable tool."
"Pulse Connect Secure is a stable solution."
"It's a very convenient and user-friendly application."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"It's extremely complicated and it's not intuitive. The solution requires a lot of training to get going on it."
"Technical support could be improved."
"While connectivity is not something that is under Citrix's control, if the connectivity is spotty, it can be difficult."
"Technical support could be improved."
"It would be nice if they offered easier setups and implementation wizards."
"The major issue is price. I would also like them to make other aspects more accessible."
"The load balancing could be improved."
"If there is an increase in the customer infrastructure, it is not stable."
"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 can be improved by addressing the failure to connect on public 2-step networks."
"The user experience has room for improvement."
"Pulse Connect Secure could improve the reporting, it is lacking in detail and should take the report automatically."
"The product could use additional dashboards."
"The stability could be better. There are sometimes bugs in the system."
"Ivanti Connect Secure needs to have faster connections. It also needs to improve the stability."
"Connection-wise, Pulse Connect Secure could be faster, and this is its area for improvement."
Citrix Gateway is ranked 2nd in SSL VPN with 33 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 3rd in SSL VPN with 26 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.8. 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, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Ivanti Tunnel and Check Point Remote Access VPN. See our Citrix Gateway vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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