We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN and Citrix Gateway 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 product is very stable."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is reasonably priced, and its technology is flexible."
"The solution's environment is stable and doesn't get disconnected every now and then."
"I have found that Cisco IOS SSL VPN is stable."
"The solution is very stable."
"It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance."
"It helps us access networks from anywhere."
"Stability-wise, it is a very good solution."
"The features that we have found most valuable are the web app support and VPN."
"It is easy to set up and is stable. It is scalable as well, depending on the model."
"Provides good performance and speed."
"We have users in a remote environment that might require to access the service."
"The session monitoring capability is good."
"Most of our customers are using the load balancing feature and also the verification feature is good as well, in my experience."
"We haven't received any complaints or performance issues so far."
"The product enables us to collect logs from the systems."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The graphical interface is old and needs to improve."
"The performance could be improved."
"The company sets the policies for the default location, and destination, which the VPN connects. If there is a problem with one of those locations, which happens sometimes when I travel I need to have an option to select a different available location. Currently, I am unable to see that from a user's point of view."
"Enhancing the client certificate deployment process could be a valuable improvement, ensuring smoother and more reliable certificate renewal experiences in the future."
"The pricing is a stumbling block to scaling our utilization of Cisco products and we would prefer to use more of them."
"The high price of the product is an area of concern where improvements are required."
"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"The solution needs to integrate password-less technology so that you don't have to remember passwords each time that you log in, which is otherwise tedious. We should be able to log in as long as our system is connected to the internet."
"Sometimes the input-output has issues."
"The initial setup could be made easier."
"I would like to see improved logging because it doesn't keep much information for the session monitoring or historical sessions."
"It's extremely complicated and it's not intuitive. The solution requires a lot of training to get going on it."
"The major issue is price. I would also like them to make other aspects more accessible."
"The solution has unnecessary limitations."
"While connectivity is not something that is under Citrix's control, if the connectivity is spotty, it can be difficult."
"It would be nice if they offered easier setups and implementation wizards."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Citrix Gateway is ranked 2nd in SSL VPN with 34 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Cisco IOS SSL VPN writes "The solution is very stable and scalable, but it is expensive, and the configuration is complicated". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Zyxel VPN Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Ivanti Connect Secure and Symantec VIP Access Manager, whereas 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 SonicWall Netextender. See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Citrix Gateway report.
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