We performed a comparison between Cisco IOS SSL VPN 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 solution is quite transparent."
"The product is very stable."
"The product's setup phase was easy."
"It is highly scalable, speedy, and reliable."
"The solution's environment is stable and doesn't get disconnected every now and then."
"The customer service and support are the best. When it comes to support, Cisco is the best vendor ever."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN provides fast connectivity and the option to connect through multiple servers."
"I have found that Cisco IOS SSL VPN is stable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are reliability and uptime."
"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."
"From an end-user perspective, the setup phase is easy."
"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."
"This is a very secure and stable tool."
"The tool's most valuable feature is remote access."
"It is customer-friendly. It is quite easy for our users to connect. There is also the flexibility of the features."
"It's quite stable."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like Cisco IOS SSL VPN to provide a faster connection."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN should add a sensor that can authenticate with a fingerprint instead of having to type the username and password every time."
"In addition to Cisco, we work with other solutions on behalf of our customers, such as Fortinet for FortiGate, but this latter solution can achieve the same results at a lower price."
"The product costs a lot of money."
"The performance could be improved."
"The servers should be more user-friendly."
"The product's RPA tools need enhancement for simplified business process automation."
"The solution's configuration could be made easier."
"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."
"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."
"The support team of the product needs improvement. Sometimes we have issues with multiple authentications, but there is no help from the support team."
"I don't have any downsides to report about the product at this time."
"The user experience has room for improvement."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
"The solution can be improved by addressing the failure to connect on public 2-step networks."
"Setup is complex. A few users had some issues with it."
Cisco IOS SSL VPN is ranked 1st in SSL VPN with 47 reviews while Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 3rd in SSL VPN with 26 reviews. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is rated 8.6, while Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.8. 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 Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". Cisco IOS SSL VPN is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Zyxel VPN Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Citrix Gateway and Symantec VIP Access Manager, whereas Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, OpenVPN Access Server, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM). See our Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs. Ivanti Connect Secure report.
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