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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

    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 ConnectNordVPN
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco Secure ConnectNordVPN
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details—Price 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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    Cisco Secure ConnectNordVPN
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
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    Nord Security
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    100%
    Would buy again
    23 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
    6 Answers
    Delivers good value for the price
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    20 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    6 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    23 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    6 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    12 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    6 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
    88%
    Implementation went as expected
    15 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
    6 Answers
    Features
    Cisco Secure ConnectNordVPN
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco Secure Connect and NordVPN
    Feature
    Cisco Secure Connect
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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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    Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
    Score8.6 out of 10
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    Enterprises
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    Score8.6 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Cisco Secure ConnectNordVPN
    Likelihood to Recommend
    9.5
    (22 ratings)
    9.8
    (6 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    8.4
    (4 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Usability
    8.4
    (17 ratings)
    9.8
    (3 ratings)
    Availability
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    8.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
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    Support Rating
    9.5
    (2 ratings)
    -
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    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)
    -
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    Vendor pre-sale
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco Secure ConnectNordVPN
    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.
    Incentivized
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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
    • 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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    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
    • 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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    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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    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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    Nord Security
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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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    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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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    It is better than any other vpn application
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    Nord Security
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    Performance
    Cisco
    Better performance compared to compititor
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    Nord Security
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    never used it
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    Nord Security
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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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    Nord Security
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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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    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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    Contract Terms and Pricing Model
    Cisco
    Will go for any offers with respect to the pricing
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    Nord Security
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    It is flexible across desktop os and mobile os
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    Nord Security
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    Professional Services
    Cisco
    Very professional and supportive
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    Nord Security
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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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    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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