Cisco Secure Connect vs. Cloudflare Zero Trust Services

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Secure Connect
Score 9.3 out of 10
N/A
Cisco 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
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
Cloudflare's Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) technologies create secure boundaries around applications. When resources are protected with ZTNA, users are only allowed to access resources after verifying the identity, context, and policy adherence of each specific request. Cloudflare's Zero-Trust-as-a-Service model enables users to deploy access controls on the company's instant-on cloud platform, backed by Cloudflare's global network.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Secure ConnectCloudflare Zero Trust Services
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Secure ConnectCloudflare Zero Trust Services
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Features
Cisco Secure ConnectCloudflare Zero Trust Services
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Secure Connect
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Ratings
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
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 Secure Connect
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Ratings
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
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 Secure Connect
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Ratings
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
9.1
2 Ratings
16% above category average
Network Analytics00 Ratings6.32 Ratings
Threat Recognition00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting00 Ratings7.32 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 Secure Connect
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Ratings
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
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 Ratings7.32 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging00 Ratings10.02 Ratings
Admin Access Control00 Ratings8.42 Ratings
Network Data Encryption00 Ratings9.52 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping00 Ratings10.01 Ratings
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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Enterprises
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Score 8.3 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco Secure ConnectCloudflare Zero Trust Services
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(18 ratings)
10.0
(6 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.6
(4 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(14 ratings)
10.0
(2 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
9.1
(3 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.1
(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)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Secure ConnectCloudflare Zero Trust Services
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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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
  • During a project with remote teams, it enabled a quick and secure access to applications across locations
  • When we noticed suspicious login attempts, it flagged them instantly
  • It made it simple to branch office management by reducing the need for hardware at each location
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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
  • I would like for more deployment options in the management portal
  • Ability to be able to set up more rules for specific devices and users
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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
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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Cloudflare
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Usability
Cisco
The use of Cisco Secure Connect allows for Seamless use by users in normal day to day operations, working from anywhere and allowing for company policies to rule everything, helping this way to maintain the company’s security posture, improving business outcome and sense of security of the users.
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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
It is better than any other vpn application
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Cloudflare
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Performance
Cisco
Better performance compared to compititor
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Cloudflare
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Support Rating
Cisco
never used it
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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
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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Cloudflare
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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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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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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Cisco
Will go for any offers with respect to the pricing
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Cloudflare
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Scalability
Cisco
It is flexible across desktop os and mobile os
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Cloudflare
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Professional Services
Cisco
Very professional and supportive
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Cloudflare
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Return on Investment
Cisco
  • reliable and secure experiences for a future-ready workplace
  • Enables organizations to implement consistent security and access controls across all connected sites.
  • Save time
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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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