Cisco Secure Connect vs. SAP Customer Data Solutions

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
SAP Customer Data Solutions
Score 8.1 out of 10
N/A
The SAP Customer Data Cloud, based on Gigya (acquired by SAP in 2017) is a product suite that allows users to identify consumers, business customers, or partners across devices and channels to drive registrations and engagement; manage access, permission, and consent; and transform data into unified customer profiles.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Secure ConnectSAP Customer Data Solutions
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco Secure ConnectSAP Customer Data Solutions
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoYes
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details
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Community Pulse
Cisco Secure ConnectSAP Customer Data Solutions
Features
Cisco Secure ConnectSAP Customer Data Solutions
Tag Management
Comparison of Tag Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Secure Connect
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Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.8
28 Ratings
5% below category average
Tag library00 Ratings7.827 Ratings
Tag variable mapping00 Ratings7.725 Ratings
Ease of writing custom tags00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
Rules-driven tag execution00 Ratings7.826 Ratings
Tag performance monitoring00 Ratings7.925 Ratings
Page load times00 Ratings8.026 Ratings
Mobile app tagging00 Ratings7.625 Ratings
Library of JavaScript extensions00 Ratings7.724 Ratings
Audience Segmentation & Targeting
Comparison of Audience Segmentation & Targeting features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Secure Connect
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
7.6
29 Ratings
7% below category average
Standard visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.029 Ratings
Behavioral visitor segmentation00 Ratings8.028 Ratings
Traffic allocation control00 Ratings5.128 Ratings
Website personalization00 Ratings9.427 Ratings
Customer Data Management
Comparison of Customer Data Management features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Secure Connect
-
Ratings
SAP Customer Data Solutions
6.8
30 Ratings
19% below category average
Account Scoring00 Ratings7.928 Ratings
Customer Data Governance00 Ratings8.729 Ratings
Data Connectors00 Ratings5.230 Ratings
Data Enhancement00 Ratings5.930 Ratings
Data Ingestion00 Ratings6.530 Ratings
Data Storage00 Ratings3.930 Ratings
Data Visibility00 Ratings7.930 Ratings
Event Data00 Ratings6.528 Ratings
Identity Resolution00 Ratings8.828 Ratings
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Cisco Secure ConnectSAP Customer Data Solutions
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User Ratings
Cisco Secure ConnectSAP Customer Data Solutions
Likelihood to Recommend
9.7
(17 ratings)
8.5
(58 ratings)
Likelihood to Renew
8.5
(4 ratings)
9.5
(10 ratings)
Usability
8.5
(13 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Availability
8.0
(1 ratings)
8.9
(57 ratings)
Performance
8.0
(1 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Support Rating
9.5
(2 ratings)
9.1
(8 ratings)
In-Person Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(2 ratings)
Online Training
-
(0 ratings)
9.1
(7 ratings)
Implementation Rating
9.2
(2 ratings)
7.3
(7 ratings)
Configurability
9.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Contract Terms and Pricing Model
8.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Ease of integration
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Product Scalability
8.0
(1 ratings)
9.1
(1 ratings)
Professional Services
7.0
(1 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Vendor post-sale
8.0
(1 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
Vendor pre-sale
9.0
(1 ratings)
4.5
(1 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cisco Secure ConnectSAP Customer Data Solutions
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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SAP
It's best suited for business business to turn digital interaction in to richer and high value and experience that reach across computing platform also it offers a holistic and integrated approach to managing customer data and enhancing and personalized experience.it also draw actionable insights.because it offers wide range of products . perfect customer insight data solutions
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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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SAP
  • SAP's Customer Data Solutions provide a comprehensive customer view by collecting detailed data, including age, web activity, and buying history.
  • The software's strong analytics features give valuable information about how customers use content and products, so we can enhance our strategies.
  • SAP Customer Data Solutions offers insights to create specific marketing campaigns that sort audiences by preferences, browsing, and purchase behavior.
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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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SAP
  • I find the interface a bit complex and challenging to navigate. I remember having difficultly grasping it completely especially when I was new to the system. Simplifying the user experience would make it more accessible for everyone, making tasks quicker and more intuitive.
  • integrating it seamlessly with other software and platforms could enhance its functionality. I would really really love an integration between BenchMark email marketing tool.
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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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SAP
On the whole I am really impressed with SAP Customer Data Solutions and would highly recommend that other professionals look at this software to enhance their B2C and B2B sales
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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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SAP
We mostly work with the API which is of very good quality and is well documented.However, some of our success is also due to having very talented developers on staff, and also understanding advanced gamification design. The tool supports a talented team! It won't actually do everything for you automatically.
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Reliability and Availability
Cisco
It is better than any other vpn application
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SAP
Customer Data Solutions availability has been pretty good, anytime there has been any issues like I mentioned before, support staff has been quickly avialable to help trouble shoot things. Customer data solutions has had very few outages during out time using it as well and when they happen it's a quick resolution.
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Performance
Cisco
Better performance compared to compititor
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SAP
There are some latency issues. The 24 hour caching problem mentioned earlier is a problem. Sometimes the Gigya system makes two calls instead of a single call if we go directly to the social platform. For this reason, it's sometimes more efficient to go direct rather than use Gigya.
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Support Rating
Cisco
never used it
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SAP
We have had multiple instances of help from Gigya to get our custom implementation working, including detailed technical assistance to a third party. We have found Gigya to be thorough and timely in their responses to all queries, which are consistently excellent.
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In-Person Training
Cisco
No answers on this topic
SAP
because it was made directly in the company
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Online Training
Cisco
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SAP
They trained me in a train the trainer model. I then trained the internal team. Total training was about two hours, with an additional two hours for system setup.
Training was maybe a little thin, but the system was fairly easy to learn and this wasn't really a problem.
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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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SAP
There was a bit of a learning curve in the beginning, and perhaps we were unclear on some of our requirements. Once they figured out what we wanted though, things went pretty smoothly. Just some minor hiccups in the beginning
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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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SAP
There is a dedicated team for SAP setup that helps in providing specialized or customized services to the user. The platform's accessibility lets us obtain reports and information in real time so we reach clients at the proper moment by optimizing delivery time appealed to us the most.
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Contract Terms and Pricing Model
Cisco
Will go for any offers with respect to the pricing
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SAP
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Scalability
Cisco
It is flexible across desktop os and mobile os
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SAP
because the platform actually allows you to scale at any time if designed following best practices
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Professional Services
Cisco
Very professional and supportive
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SAP
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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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SAP
  • Having a single, stremlined point of entry for the customers improves the overall customer experience
  • By the same reason, maintenance costs are reduced because interventions focus on a single object
  • It's versatile in its integration so there is no need to change the surrounding software ecosystem
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ScreenShots

SAP Customer Data Solutions Screenshots

Screenshot of Customer Login in SAP Enterprise Consent and Preference ManagementScreenshot of User Identities report dashboardScreenshot of Search by Custom Fields windowScreenshot of Customer Data DataflowScreenshot of Account InformationScreenshot of SAP Customer Data Platform