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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Ivanti Connect Secure

    Score7.2 out of 10
    N/AIvanti Connect Secure provides an SSL VPN solution for remote and mobile users from any web-enabled device to corporate resources - anytime, anywhere. Connect Secure (ICS) is a widely-deployed SSL VPN for organizations of any size, across every major industry.N/A

    pfSense

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/ApfSense is a firewall and load management product available through the open source pfSense Community Edition, as well as a the licensed edition, pfSense Plus (formerly known as pfSense Enterprise). The solution provides combined firewall, VPN, and router functionality, and can be deployed through the cloud (AWS or Azure), or on-premises with a Netgate appliance. It as scalable capacities, with functionality for SMBs. As a firewall, pfSense offers Stateful packet inspection, concurrent…

    $179

    per appliance

    Pricing
    Ivanti Connect SecurepfSense
    Editions & Modules
    No answers on this topic
    SG-1100
    $179
    per appliance
    SG-2100
    $229
    per appliance
    SG-3100
    $399
    per appliance
    SG-5100
    $699
    per appliance
    XG-7100-DT
    $899
    per appliance
    XG-7100-1U
    $999
    per appliance
    XG-1537
    $1,949
    per appliance
    XG-1541
    $2,649
    per appliance
    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Ivanti Connect SecurepfSense
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    YesNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeRequiredNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsIvanti Connect Secure software utilizes a subscription-based pricing model, generally structured by the number of users, devices, or concurrent connections. The software may offer different tiers based on feature sets and deployment options, such as cloud or on-premises. Options for additional security modules and support are typically available as add-ons, with pricing varying depending on selected configurations and contract duration.—
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    Ivanti Connect SecurepfSense
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    94%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    94%
    Happy with the feature set
    16 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    14 Answers
    Implementation went as expected
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    94%
    Implementation went as expected
    16 Answers
    Features
    Ivanti Connect SecurepfSense
    Firewall
    Comparison of Firewall features of Ivanti Connect Secure and pfSense
    Feature
    Ivanti Connect Secure
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    Ratings
    pfSense
    8.9
    17 Ratings
    4% above category average
    Identification Technologies00 Ratings8.714 Ratings
    Visualization Tools00 Ratings8.714 Ratings
    Content Inspection00 Ratings9.216 Ratings
    Policy-based Controls00 Ratings8.717 Ratings
    Active Directory and LDAP00 Ratings7.913 Ratings
    Firewall Management Console00 Ratings9.516 Ratings
    Reporting and Logging00 Ratings8.417 Ratings
    VPN00 Ratings9.117 Ratings
    High Availability00 Ratings9.416 Ratings
    Stateful Inspection00 Ratings10.015 Ratings
    Proxy Server00 Ratings8.415 Ratings
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    Ivanti Connect SecurepfSense
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    Score9.6 out of 10
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    Cisco Adaptive Security Appliance (ASA) Software
    Score9 out of 10
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    User Ratings
    Ivanti Connect SecurepfSense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    7.6
    (3 ratings)
    9.3
    (30 ratings)
    Usability
    -
    (0 ratings)
    9.7
    (8 ratings)
    Support Rating
    7.6
    (2 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    User Testimonials
    Ivanti Connect SecurepfSense
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Ivanti
    Pulse SDP is well suited in an environment where the majority of employees are working remotely or have extensive business travel. In today's environment where cybersecurity is of the utmost importance for all organizations, Pulse SDP provides a solid level of security for those remote employees or those traveling.
    Incentivized
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    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    I believe PFSense is well suited for both home lab environments as well as up to small to mid-size business environments on a tight budget. However, I would implore that anything in production requires the use of the authorized hardware that PFSense sells to receive support. However, in my experience, PFSense is a solid set-and-forget firewall solution.
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    Pros
    Ivanti
    • Reliable links.
    • Efficient connection timeouts.
    Incentivized
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    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    • Easy to use. Good user interface design! Easy to understand and easy to set up.
    • Lower hardware requirement. 3 years ago, we used an old PC to run it. Now, we have changed to a router device with Celeron CPU and 8GB RAM. It runs smoothly with a 1000G commercial broadband.
    Incentivized
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    Cons
    Ivanti
    • The central management tool is not mature.
    • The option to connect before logging in using Network Connect is EOL, and the alternative is not good enough currently (requires machine authentication).
    Incentivized
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    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    • I did kind of mention a Con in the Pro section with OpenVPN.
    • When I create a config for an employee other employees are able to login to that config.
    • I could be doing something wrong when I am making it - I am not afraid to admit that as I am pretty new to all of this, but it seems like it builds a key and I would think the key would be unique in some way to each employee, but I could be wrong.
    • I actually do not have a lot of Con's for this software - I did not get to set this up on our work network so I am not sure of any downfalls when installing.
    • I installed this on my personal machine in a Hyper-V environment to get a feel for it before I started working on it at work and it seemed pretty smooth. I didn't run into any issues.
    Incentivized
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    Usability
    Ivanti
    No answers on this topic
    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    The pfSense UI is easy to navigate and pretty go look at. It is much better than some high dollar firewalls that just throw menus you you. The pfSense UI is quick and responsive and makes sense 99% of the time. Changes are committed quickly and the hardware rarely requires a reboot. It just runs.
    Incentivized
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    Support Rating
    Ivanti
    At Adecco, first and foremost, we have Pulse SDP easy to use for our employees. This is a critical factor for us because employees are spending much less time calling into support than engaged in high payoff activities. However, when I have called in for support, Pulse SDP has been responsive and effective.
    Incentivized
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    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    pfSense+ basic provides "As Available" email support. pfSense+ Pro offers 24 hr turn around email support. pfSense+ Enterprise offers 24/7 phone support.
    Incentivized
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    Alternatives Considered
    Ivanti
    The F5 product was more complicated to manage and requires more time to get used to. Juniper VPN is simpler. F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager may be better if you need other side solutions like load balancing and GSLB. So, it really depends on your requirements.
    Incentivized
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    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    Meraki has a unified management login for all devices, which is nice. It also has decent content filtering, both areas where pfSense is weaker. Where pfSense far ouclasses Meraki is in the ease of use and the other width of features. These include features such as better VPN interoperability, non-subscription based pricing, auditability, not relying on the infrastructure of a third party, more transparency of what's actually going on, easier to deploy replacements if hardware fails. Additionally, the NAT management for pfSense seems to be a bit better, as you can NAT between any network segment and not just the LAN segments out the WAN interfaces.
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    Return on Investment
    Ivanti
    • Potential to implement tight controls on third party risk.
    • Reliable remote access.
    Incentivized
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    Netgate (Rubicon Communications, LLC)
    • pfSense can be installed on commodity hardware with no licensing fees. With a simple less than 10 minute restore time, on most hardware, it's an extremely inexpensive way to achieve the same results that some of the more expensive vendors provide.
    • The easy to use interface has allowed configuration management to be preformed by lower level technicians with quick and easy training.
    Incentivized
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