Cisco AnyConnect vs. Cloudflare One (SASE)

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco AnyConnect
Score 8.9 out of 10
N/A
Cisco offers an SSL VPN solution via AnyConnect.N/A
Cloudflare One (SASE)
Score 9.2 out of 10
N/A
Cloudflare One is a single-vendor secure access service edge (SASE) platform that converges security and networking services into a unified, global connectivity cloud. Cloudflare One connects and protects an organization's workforce, AI agents, and infrastructure.N/A
Pricing
Cisco AnyConnectCloudflare One (SASE)
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco AnyConnectCloudflare One (SASE)
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco AnyConnectCloudflare One (SASE)
Features
Cisco AnyConnectCloudflare One (SASE)
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Cisco AnyConnect
9.1
27 Ratings
3% above category average
Cloudflare One (SASE)
-
Ratings
AES 256-bit Encryption9.327 Ratings00 Ratings
Kill Switch9.020 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support8.826 Ratings00 Ratings
Split Tunneling9.225 Ratings00 Ratings
IP Address Masking9.224 Ratings00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy8.820 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations9.022 Ratings00 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection9.422 Ratings00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections9.322 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Support Services8.723 Ratings00 Ratings
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco AnyConnect
-
Ratings
Cloudflare One (SASE)
10.0
2 Ratings
12% above category average
Multi-Factor Authentication00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco AnyConnect
-
Ratings
Cloudflare One (SASE)
10.0
1 Ratings
10% above category average
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
Cisco AnyConnect
-
Ratings
Cloudflare One (SASE)
9.0
2 Ratings
15% above category average
Network Analytics00 Ratings6.12 Ratings
Threat Recognition00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
Threat Analysis00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Zero Trust Security
Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
Cisco AnyConnect
-
Ratings
Cloudflare One (SASE)
9.4
2 Ratings
7% above category average
Continuous Verification00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Network Flow Control00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Network Traffic Analysis00 Ratings7.22 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Admin Access Control00 Ratings8.32 Ratings
Network Data Encryption00 Ratings9.42 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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User Ratings
Cisco AnyConnectCloudflare One (SASE)
Likelihood to Recommend
8.8
(111 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
9.9
(12 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
9.1
(91 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
9.9
(9 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.6
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
8.4
(93 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
10.0
(7 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.8
(3 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
10.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco AnyConnectCloudflare One (SASE)
Likelihood to Recommend
Cisco
Providing secure remote access with a robust VPN, creating an encrypted tunnel so employees can safely access internal company resources like file servers and private apps from anywhere. It also allows enforcing device compliance: depending on policies, checks whether a device has an active antivirus and the latest OS updates before allowing it to connect. When there is not much need for remote access, the cost is too high.
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Cloudflare
I wanted to securely connect to my servers without getting tracked by malicious attackers, even though I was on public Wi-Fi. Security was my top priority, and I also wanted a setup that was easy and quick to start and provided great network performance. Cloudflare's Zero trust matches my criteria for becoming my first choice.
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Pros
Cisco
  • All Cisco AnyConnect data transfer processes are secure to enhance security.
  • It can connect multiple terminals across various sites directly.
  • Centralized management of the workstations connected to the network became easier than ever for managers with multiple locations in the organization's workforce.
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Cloudflare
  • Block access to known bad, risky, or unwanted destinations at the DNS or HTTP level.
  • Excellent protection for remote users.
  • Best in class browser isolation techniques.
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Cons
Cisco
  • Cisco AnyConnect can use the system resources as long as the program is being run.
  • Account activation may be very difficult when connecting from areas requiring captive portal login, if certain settings are not allowed.
  • By default, it is possible to request the user to authenticate again at specific intervals.
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Cloudflare
  • Cloudflare still need to improve CASB direction to complete set of SASE tools.
  • More integrations with the third-party agents to check device posture in the Zero Trust framework.
  • More granularity in firewall rules for full replacement of on-premise solutions.
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Likelihood to Renew
Cisco
It is perhaps the second most functional tool we have, it will definitely be renewed every year. Our network is stable, which ensures that there is less for our technicians to troubleshoot, which frees them up to ensure other parts of the company are maintained. This keeps our costs low and our downtime at a minimum.
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Cloudflare
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Usability
Cisco
It is very useful tool for companies having hybrid work culture. It will allow their employees to work seamlessly from home, office, other branches. This tool will increase your productivity as it will facilitates your employees to access corporate applications 24x7. Overall it is easy to use, deploy and integrate.
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Cloudflare
Within a few hours, new engineers are trained in basic tasks and are quite happy they are able to resolve issues independently. After SSO is configured, onboarding is as simple as signing into m365 via a web browser popup.
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Reliability and Availability
Cisco
I have been using Cisco AnyConnect for past two years and thus I can say very firmly that I have never seen the outage from the Cisco AnyConnect services either It is VPN, System Scans or the Network Connectivity. Talking about the errors likewise major errors I have faced throughout my period of use.
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Cloudflare
No answers on this topic
Performance
Cisco
Absolutely no speed issues, and I see no evidence of slowdowns across any of the multiple platforms I use daily. It's operation is completely invisible most of the time, except where there is a loss of connection due to server issues or a loss of power. Everything loads quickly and accurately.
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Cloudflare
No answers on this topic
Support Rating
Cisco
I don't know but nobody provides proper support for us as end user. They should have people to check whether end user is facing issues or not. Cisco AnyConnect having very high charges and still there is no proper support! Many requests and many tickets have opened, but the working speed is very low for the support team! They should have it to optimize.
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Cloudflare
Good chat support from the portal for basic questions and minor issues. The enterprise support line is provided as well.
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Implementation Rating
Cisco
Our Managed Services vendor helped us with the implementation. When we initially setup our AnyConnect using MFA for remote connectivity, the setup was easy and straight forward and worked just fine. After a year, we decided to change to an "always on" feature and use machine and user based security certificates instead of MFA. We had to open a ticket with Cisco support and have their assistance getting this feature to work. Turned out they had a small bug in the code for that version of AnyConnect and it has since been corrected. We have had no issues with the upgrades since that time. The deployment of the software to the user machines was done with SCCM and was straight forward. The user machine upgrades are easy - when the user machine connects and sees a new version available, it upgrades itself! What could be easier?
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Cloudflare
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Alternatives Considered
Cisco
Cisco is one of our core partners besides Microsoft and SAP. And so yes, we are utilizing very many projects from Cisco. I would mention the whole networking equipment, the routing equipment, the wireless LAN, and also when it comes to infrastructure to compute infrastructure, we are utilizing Cisco servers within our converged infrastructure Flex spot. So we have been running a flex bot from Cisco, NetApp, and VMware for 12 years, and we are still very satisfied with the product. We are looking forward to upgrading to the newest blades and fabric interconnect to continue this journey.
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Cloudflare
Cloudflare was both the most feature-rich and cost-effective of comparisons. Presales engagement understood our challenges and was keen to solve them.
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Scalability
Cisco
Cisco AnyConnect has been a speedy, reliable, and efficient tool for the creation of your own VPN whatever location that you've brought your laptop. Customer support is consistently top-notch, coming up with quick fixes to whatever difficulties are thrown your way. I would not hesitate to reccommend Cisco AnyConnect to any business that needs connected employees throught the world.
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Cloudflare
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • We are able to seamlessly work on multiple clients daily, and it allows us to quickly handle more projects at the same time.
  • Cisco AnyConnect has allowed our own company's coworkers to remotely connect back to the corporate network, easily assisting work schedules and processes, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being forced to work remotely, meant our processes still happened quickly and efficiently, by being able to leverage and use Cisco AnyConnect VPN.
  • Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have worked 100% remotely for a few years now. This was always due to the reliable connectivity and ease of use with Cisco AnyConnect VPN. I live 2+ hours from our nearest corporate office, and even further from some of my client locations, and I have always been able to connect to any of my multiple Cisco AnyConnect VPN connections, within seconds.
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Cloudflare
  • The cost of Cloudflare Zero trust is much lower, hence reducing spending on infrastructure security.
  • The Network performance is improved thanks to Warp protocol.
  • Requires less maintenance and hence saves time.
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