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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Secure Access

    Score8.9 out of 10
    N/AA cloud-delivered security service edge (SSE) solution, grounded in zero trust, designed to give users an exceptional user experience and protected access from any device to anywhere.N/A

    NordVPN

    Score9 out of 10
    N/ANordVPN by Nord Security is a virtual private network (VPN) solution for individuals or small businesses with a limited number of devices. With 5100 servers across the globe, NordVPN aims to bring users both security and speed.

    $11.95

    per month

    Pricing
    Cisco Secure AccessNordVPN
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Secure AccessNordVPN
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsPrice includes VPN for up to 6 devices per account. Price is discounted for annual or bi-annual subscriptions. The subscription comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. NordVPN offers discounts for students.
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    Community Pulse
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    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Nord Security
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    34 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    29 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    100%
    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    97%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    30 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    29 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco Secure AccessNordVPN
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Secure Access and NordVPN
    Feature
    Cisco Secure Access
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    Ratings
    NordVPN
    9.5
    3 Ratings
    7% above category average
    AES 256-bit Encryption00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Kill Switch00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Split Tunneling00 Ratings9.01 Ratings
    IP Address Masking00 Ratings8.83 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations00 Ratings9.63 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection00 Ratings9.23 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections00 Ratings10.03 Ratings
    Customer Support Services00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Secure AccessNordVPN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.0
    (33 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    Usability
    8.2
    (1 ratings)
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Cisco Secure AccessNordVPN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco as a whole solution, Cisco Secure Access as a solution is very well suited. If you want to simplify the operations and the way that you provide access to certain things, rollout and deployment are fairly straightforward and fairly fast if you know how to configure it properly. Regarding private access, there's still some things that need to be addressed to mitigate certain connections that aren't working correctly through the VPN, or maybe create some kind of exception. The most famous ones are things with Microsoft or other vendors, where, when you send that information through the VPN, split tunnels aren't necessarily the only configurations you have to consider. Things like IPS, decryption, you also have to look at those things as well. It might be good to try to enhance those types of configurations and maybe also document those things so that the users are aware.
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    Nord Security
    It's very good for QA of applications where geolocation is a variable. Additionally it allows us to access resources only available in certain regions. In terms of market research, it allows us to review ads displayed by competitors in a certain locations.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • In my experience, zta (zero trust access) is done well in Cisco Secure Access
    • In my opinion, segmentation is done well in Cisco Secure Access
    • I think traffic security is done well in Cisco Secure Access
    • In my experience, enterprise security is done well in Cisco Secure Access
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    Nord Security
    • NordVPN provide the best firewall protection.
    • Make your online surfing and experience more safe and secured.
    • NordVPN hide you prom all kinds of online threat.
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • The integration into the Meraki dashboard is not yet complete, you have to use several interfaces to complete the configuration, the services should be fully integrated to provide better handling
    • Integration of firewall rules onprem and cloud should be standardized
    • Better user management / import
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    Nord Security
    • Add more locations in Latam
    • It is really difficult to configure the Open VPN
    • Sometimes it takes a long time to connect to a server
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It's simpler to identify or find things within the platform. Obviously, there are always things to improve, maybe in the GUI or in certain things coming over from Umbrella, because this platform is actually adopting a lot of the Umbrella solutions. And it's just a matter of trying to navigate through it. I really like the way it's simplified in how you categorize your internal policies and your private access policies. It's just a different mindset and a different way of creating policies in this case, compared to how Umbrella did in the past with rule sets and those kinds of things. But the actual solution itself works pretty well when you understand it.
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    Nord Security
    I loved the NordVPN dedicted IP and p2p and the vast region this tool covers so without doubt this is a greata tool and I would recommand everyone to use it even for personal or proffessional use! This is a must have considering all the security and AI led warfare attacks are going on at the moment!
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    We selected Cisco Secure Access due to the intuitive GUI and ease of use. The agent deployment was simple and easy to maintain. Any additional updates or changes were quickly deployed, and users found the customized block messages useful. From analytics and management, the Secure Access Product has been simple to manage and provides a robust level of security and flexibility that we haven't found in any other product yet.
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    Nord Security
    NordVPN has a number of partner companies, e.g. Revolut, N26, etc. which all offer NordVPN as a perk. I use it for that very reason. I haven't seen other products have a such a wide network of partners.
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • The impact Cisco Secure Access has on our organization's overall business objectives is that we Replaced Bomgar
    • Another impact Cisco Secure Access has on our organization's overall business objectives is that it Eliminated giving vendors AD accounts
    • A third impact Cisco Secure Access has on our organization's overall business objectives is that Cisco Secure Access is Quick to deploy
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    Nord Security
    • My work load is more improve and easy now
    • great protection from online threat.
    • speed is little bit slow but i can managed.
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