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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco Secure Connect

    Score9.3 out of 10
    N/ACisco Secure Connect is a SASE solution that converges Software-Defined Wide Area Network (SD-WAN) and Security Service Edge (SSE) to enable operational consistency across premises to the cloud.N/A

    Cisco Secure Equipment Access

    Score3.8 out of 10
    N/AA solution for secure remote access to ICS and OT assets, that enables enforcement of cybersecurity controls at scale with Cisco's zero trust network access (ZTNA) solution, made for industrial networks and harsh environments.N/A
    Pricing
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    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Secure ConnectCisco Secure Equipment Access
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
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    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
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    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
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    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
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    Medium-sized Companies
    Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Secure ConnectCisco Secure Equipment Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    2.2
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    3.6
    (2 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.4
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Professional Services
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Secure ConnectCisco Secure Equipment Access
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Enterprise with Hybrid Workers or remote workers where most of the resources are in cloud. Branches spread around the worlds with private DCs. Enterprise with mpls or sd-wan connection, the Cisco Secure Connect technology is a further technology upgrade from SD-WAN. Central management of l3/l4 policies, DNS filtering and Web Filtering based on the identity.
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    Cisco
    This single product has ruined any trust I have for ANY cisco product the second that "Zero Trust" is mentioned.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • I think it integrates very well with Meraki, and that's the best thing I like about this product. Meraki is all about simplicity, and when a customer has the same user interface to get their network and security experience just right out of the Meraki dashboard, it really works. Very great. For example, if you want to secure the internet user, you want to use any, sorry, you want to secure any application, you want to secure any brand, it's just a matter of minutes. You can do it.
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    Cisco
    • Runs on already existing devices
    • Pricing
    • Usability
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • For teams which are growing, it is very costly to purchase the capabilities that protects the business and even identifying the right subscription like advance threat protection.
    • The one who does not have any advance or high level Cisco Secure Connect experience, for them it is hard to use the Cisco Secure Connect UI. So, you should make the UI quite extra user friendly.
    • Finding the root cause is very tricky for large datasets.
    • Third party integrations are also not that easy with Cisco.
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    Cisco
    • SSO
    • Group agents to load balance
    • Session collaboration
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    The product is mature. The product support well all 3 main OS (Windows, Linux, MacOS). Cisco Support is great Cisco backends are powerfull appliance Cisco secure profile are a great feature and because they are controlled centraly, there is less way to bypass the VPN. Cisco SEcure connect is really easy-to-use for non computer expert.
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    Cisco
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    Usability
    Cisco
    I gave this rating because it delivers the strongly on things that matters the most to our business like security, reliability and better user experience. It provides the secure access policies and it supports the MFA which reduces the risk. We can securely work from anywhere without any trouble also it supports both on prem and cloud access.
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    Cisco
    Took over a year to implement with Ciscos help. We are not able to initiate 2FA that we control. And until recently, was not even able to enforce MFA. In our experience, Licensing is a freaking joke! We have to license machines. For each machine, we get 1gb of data added to a shared pull. That seems simple right, but its not. We tried to add licenses and can't, cause, in our experience, no one knows how it works so I literally can't pay for more. What happens when we hit the cap you say? In our experience, No one can tell us. Why cant we MFA the IoTOD with Duo? No one knows. Than I hope you are a master at IoT firewalls! Because, in our experience, standard rules don't work. Need zone based routing but there is no way to know what needs to be CLI and what is in GUI
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    It is better than any other vpn application
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    Cisco
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    Performance
    Cisco
    Better performance compared to compititor
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    Cisco
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    never used it
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    Cisco
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Very quick and easy, its a tidy set up, no messy cables and the sound and video quality is excellent. I use this weekly for home calls and larger team calls across the UK and Europe and have no problems. The engineers were in and out within a couple of hours
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    Cisco
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco Secure Connect allows for secure connections to critical systems with a better performance while maintaining security for users and business processes, maintaining the company policies and security posture for improved end user experience without impact on the services. Better tool tested when considering technical requirements and security posture requirements.
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    Cisco
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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    Will go for any offers with respect to the pricing
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    Cisco
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    It is flexible across desktop os and mobile os
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    Cisco
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    Very professional and supportive
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    Cisco
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • The positive impact is that businesses has reduced the dependency on physical hardware by moving and adapting its cloud services and on-prem security.
    • Due to the centralized management, it is easy for developer like us to manage the dashboard and also reduces the time spent on security task and routine networks.
    • Cisco Secure Connect is providing a strong ROI because it reduces infrastructure cists, improved IT tasks, enhances security which is very beneficial for long term businesses.
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    Cisco
    • Plan to replace classic jump hosts
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