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Salvador Pineda | TrustRadius Reviewer
June 01, 2020

Cisco AnyConnect Review

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Cisco AnyConnect allows secure connections to be able to access the resources of the company in a safe, fast, and simple way. This guarantees us a stable connection for the necessary time, easy to install, and without complications for end users even when you have no experience in the area of technology, in addition to being an affordable solution.
  • security
  • easy
  • support
  • easier central administration
  • integration with other platforms
Cisco AnyConnect is well-suited for remote connections, access security, and service availability.
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Ari Cristian Gonzalez Linares | TrustRadius Reviewer
June 01, 2020

Cisco AnyConnect

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Currently, my organization uses Cisco AnyConnect to connect its employees who are remote. We manage it in conjunction with the
Cisco Identity Services Engine (ISE) in this scenario. It is very easy to administer. We currently have about 300 simultaneous sessions per day under an ASA 5580. It is a very useful tool when it comes to developing VPNs and user groups. Integrating it with an AD and DUO is the perfect remote security combination for a VPN.
  • VPNs
  • User Groups
  • Security
  • Traffic monitoring by user
  • Application monitoring
  • Web application filtering
The good thing about Cisco AnyConnect is the compatibility with Windows/Linux/macOS. It can be used in a company of 10 users or if required in a company of 5000 users. It provides an easy connection to the corporate network remotely and securely, with the creation of user groups and synchronization with the active directory.
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Hugo Alfaro de la Cruz | TrustRadius Reviewer
May 26, 2020

Cisco AnyConnect Review

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Cisco AnyConnect is usually used by engineering team. We use this technology to be connected all time, no matter where we are. Critical service management is running on Cisco AnyConnect. Why? Because Cisco has strong and reliable products.

  • It's secure
  • Easy to install as a client
  • Easy to manage
  • Large benefits from its installation
  • Use license for client scheme: maybe this could be a full solution that includes all users
Cisco AnyConnect is powerful about capacity to allow remote and secure connection. You can improve the mobility of your employees in a secure and trusted way. Wherever you are, you can stay connected.
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Özgür Erkek, MSc, PRINCE2® | TrustRadius Reviewer
February 14, 2020

A tiny tool to provide optimum secure connections

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Cisco AnyConnect is being used by the entire company to create secure connections in order to log into company intranet, confidential services, web pages, and portals. As secret or confidential information is being kept in company private networks, a secure connection is required for login. Cisco AnyConnect provides this connection as a mobility client (or it may called as a VPN as well).
  • Stable connection without noticeable issues
  • Integration with 2-step authentication tools (e.g. RSA)
  • No troubleshoot details when encountered a connection problem
  • May create conflict with other installed VPN's
Well, the first thing to mention about Cisco AnyConnect is that it's a reliable enterprise-level solution for the users. If you have done your registration correctly and your code for 2-step authorization is correct, then probably you will not face issues--at least most of the time. I only had some connection issues a couple times, and those times I had a low-speed internet connection, which was not a Cisco AnyConnect issue. It is a tiny tool with a simple interface and gets you connected in the most secure way. Integration with multi-step authorization software such as RSA is good. I can track the connection status from the small icon in the control center. I would prefer Cisco AnyConnect to alert me when connection problems are encountered, which is not the case. In total, Cisco AnyConnect is a trusted solution partner for me as a software.
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Magnus Hansson | TrustRadius Reviewer
January 28, 2020

My Cisco AnyConnect Review

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We use Cisco AnyConnect to be able to manage equipment in different locations while on the road. It's quick and easy to use and easy enough for non-technical users to get up and running with it.
  • Remote access
  • Clientless connectivity
  • Licensing
  • Small business licensing
Recommended for any edge deployment where there is a need for remote access across untrusted networks.
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Girgis Hady | TrustRadius Reviewer
December 17, 2019

Cisco AnyConnect Review

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Cisco Any Connect is using for multiple reasons, one of them is to connect through SSL from outside company to our company network for users needs to access the internal servers and applications, and the other usage is for handling the authentication for ISE security and the compliance of devices that connect to the network.
  • Ease of use for connecting to the VPN.
  • Lightweight tool.
  • Needs to be used as an endpoint for antivirus and anti-spam tools.
  • GUI could use some upgrades.
When you have users traveling a lot or working outside your premises for a long time and need to have access to business applications or resources, the better way is to let them connect to your network through secure VPN by Cisco AnyConnect instead of publishing the servers or the application over the internet and losing some security.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
June 09, 2020

Feel free to AnyConnect your way on through

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AnyConnect is used company wide, it has allowed access to resources internally that otherwise would require users to be onsite or we would need to seek alternative methods for remote work. Accessing services while securely connected to the network avails us of not having as large of an attack surface having fewer services public.
  • Provides great flexibility in how users connect and the access they are granted.
  • Granular options that can be applied for almost any need.
  • Compatibility across platforms ensures the entire user base can work as needed.
  • Could do better at rule management.
AnyConnect is a great secure tunnel back to the office that allows for a more flexible workforce not dependent on being able to arrive and stay at a prescribed location for the workday. The encryption algorithms provide a level of security that is acceptable for most business needs.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
May 29, 2020

End-user review of Cisco's AnyConnect

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Cisco AnyConnect is being used by our organization as a remote work solution, even before we encountered the pandemic. It allowed us, before, to access resources that we use for our work while being remote or off-site due to any number of reasons within the professional scope, of course.

Now, during these unfortunate times, it only became more useful as it allowed us to continue our day-to-day business, and more importantly, support our customers as well.
  • Ease of use - in just a few clicks you are connected!
  • Reliable connection - I don't have any issues with connectivity to our office servers.
  • Better logging - in case we need to forward it to our IT support.
Ciscy AnyConnect is very well suited for today's times, as this application allows us to ensure employee safety and personal/family health, by working remotely or from the safety of our homes, while allowing our businesses and processes to continue operating and delivering our day-to-day responsibilities towards our customers.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
April 15, 2020

Cisco AnyConnect Review: An Engineer's perspective

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We are using Cisco AnyConnect as the primary VPN tool that allows our employees to remotely work (especially during this unfortunate pandemic) and access internal tools and servers for day to day operations (this includes Terminal Servers, Web Servers, Provisioning Servers, and the likes, as well as Reporting Tools, Sales Generation and CMDB administration).

In just a few clicks, we are into the internal corporate network, which allows us to do our jobs and responsibilities in the comfort (and safety if I may add!) of our home offices.

Being in a collaboration-centric company, it only boosted our credo of "Working together, Everywhere!" and has propelled our collaboration services further--both in terms of internal use, as well as outward-facing to serve our beloved customers.
  • Ease of Use
  • Security
  • Reliability
  • Integration
  • In our specific case, software updates can be more frequent.
  • With that said, adding in additional features (and ease of use to "non-techy" users) will be a great benefit!
  • A more concise, detailed reporting/logs would help administrators like myself troubleshoot and manage any issues that may come up.
I dare say Cisco AnyConnect fits any business nowadays, considering remote work is the safest way to conduct and continue business. In IT-centric companies, it's a no brainer, and for other industries such as Marketing, Sales, and Healthcare to name a few, it will bring a lot of incentives (personal health and safety!) when combined with other available technologies that allow remote work such as Collaboration Tools and Virtual Meeting enablers.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
March 05, 2020

Cisco AnyConnect: Thin Client That Works

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Cisco AnyConnect is our company's choice for VPN connection to our corporate network. It is used by sales teams, remote employees, and any user who needs to access the corporate network outside of a company site. Many of our tools require access to the corporate network so having a VPN solution like Cisco AnyConnect is vital to the business.
  • Thin client
  • Easy to use
  • Reliable connection
  • User interface
  • Connection time
  • Ability to swap between local network and VPN
If a colleague asked me about what VPN software to use I would 100% suggest using Cisco AnyConnect simply for the fact that our entire organization uses it and it works well. I have been told by our IT department that it is an easy tool to configure and deploy to multiple machines as well, so support would also be good. The time it takes to connect/disconnect is a little longer than I would like so if you are having to swap between networks often then I suggest you look at alternatives.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
February 18, 2020

Cisco AnyConnect is a great VPN software

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Cisco AnyConnect is being used by the whole company on computers, iPads, smartphones, and other tablets. We use it as a VPN to get inside our private network when not connected to our work WiFi or when in the field or working remotely.
  • Provides access to our internal work network.
  • Provides secure connection to the internet.
  • Occasionally has glitches and requires a reinstall.
  • Legacy AnyConnect app on iPads is not compatible with iOS 13.
Cisco AnyConnect is well suited as a VPN for all enterprise devices to get securely inside the network. Users in a field or work from home or other locations can get to their work files, email, personal HR data, paychecks or benefits, or anything that requires secure access to encrypted data. On iPads, users use Cisco AnyConnect to connect to folders through a file browsing app and share drawings safely.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
February 15, 2020

CiscoAnyconnect or Not? Questions and Answers for Remote Access

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Our organization currently uses and deploys Cisco AnyConnect at the majority of our client's locations. The exception to this is new locations where budget is a higher concern. It is mainly utilized by our Data and Security teams for remote access to clients' networks in a consulting capacity.
  • Ease of connecting to a security appliance.
  • Straightforward interface, ease of identifying advertised routes.
  • Currently, it is easy to deploy, it will become much more difficult as ASDM is deprecated.
  • Ease of user management could be improved.
AnyConnect is well suited for use when you have a Cisco Security Appliance at a remote location. It allows seamless VPN connectivity to the remote network, while also enabling split-tunnel connectivity which is invaluable when needing to access local or certificate verified resources alongside the remote network. It is not well suited if you need a non-technical plug and play connection. For that USG's are great, albeit only for point to point links.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
January 27, 2020

Cisco Anyconnect VPN Client

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Cisco AnyConnect is being used for all employees and contractors across all globe to access internal resources. Additionally [it is being used] to allow them to connect from any PC [Windows, Apple] or mobile device [Apple, Android]. All configuration and policy are centrally managed so it's easy to deploy changes globally. AnyConnect solves a lot of problems with connecting to resources by contractors. Anyconnect is well-known on the market and a lot of consultants know it.
  • Access to internal resources
  • Integration with second factors for authentication
  • Landing pages for AnyConnect should be updated.
  • Better support for third party vendors for MFA
  • Allows us to easily connect to internal resources from computers and mobile devices.
  • Allows the use of MFA and assign different policies for different groups, basically allows using few factors for authentication.
  • Integration with robust security features, product like Umbrella, AMP.
  • Allow us to create a robust policy with ISE together for authentication, authorization with posturing.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
March 02, 2020

Desktop Support Tech's Review of Cisco AnyConnect

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Cisco AnyConnect is used company-wide to help users connect to the resources that are only available on the network.
  • Setup and connecting are easy
  • Installation and configuration is easy and user-friendly
  • I don't have any suggestions
Cisco AnyConnect is great for connecting a user to their company's network for accessing network shares and drives and any other resources that authenticate to domain credentials.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
February 25, 2020

A secure and reliable VPN application

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The AnyConnect application is installed on all notebooks supplied by our company, it is very reliable and easy to use. We use it whenever we are out of office and require to connect to our work network to configure different equipment or hop on multiple networks within our organisation. Authentication is challenged against active directory logins.
  • Easy to use
  • Provides a secure VPN connection to our work network
  • One-click VPN connect
  • Store login details
AnyConnect is used by our organisation to connect to different networks whilst not in the office, doing so over a secured connection that is authenticated with active directory. Some of the new users are using FortiClient to connect to resources at work, and from initial feedback, it was noted that it is not as easy to use as AnyConnect.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
January 27, 2020

Excellent product!

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It is used as a remote access VPN solution for predefined employees. It is very reliable and easy to use. It has great support through different OS platforms like Linux, Windows and is very customizable. The always-on feature is very convenient.
  • Easy set-up.
  • Cross platform support.
It is well suited for every scenario that involves a remote access VPN. It is very easy to install, maintain, and upgrade. It supports multifactor authentication scenarios, and it is fully customizable and is very easy to use. All the policies are enforced centrally which is very convenient.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
January 23, 2020

Cisco AnyConnect: great app for VPN purposes

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We are using AnyConnect to connect to our network company via SSL VPN, it is used by the whole organization. It resolves the problem by connecting to our corporate network when mobile people can't be on site.
  • SSL VPN
  • EAP-Chaining for 802.1x (NAM Module)
  • Eliminates the problem with reconnecting connectivity after 1 minute.
  • Implementing EAP-chaining to SSL VPN.
Cisco AnyConnect is perfect where you want to use RA VPN.
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Gabriel Krahn | TrustRadius Reviewer
November 05, 2019

The best VPN solution ever - you can never go wrong with Cisco

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We are using AnyConnect to connect our PCs to the company network while users are working from home, as we have around 20% of the workforce working in a home office.
  • VPN Tunneling
  • It doesn't auto reconnect in case the connection drops
Cisco AnyConnect is a good option if you have a considerable amount of users working from outside the office - may it be at home, on the customer side or a shared workplace.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
November 20, 2019

AnyConnect just works!

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Cisco AnyConnect is being used at our company for both Virtual private network (VPN) access as well as part of the Cisco Umbrella client to monitor websites that are visited.
  • Quick access to internal resources from anywhere.
  • Secure connectivity.
  • Protection from rogue websites.
  • The ability to auto-populate the VPN name field by GPO would be helpful when giving out new equipment with Cisco AnyConnect on it.
Cisco AnyConnect provides secure, reliable access to internal resources while using a single sign-on. This permits users to be able to more securely connect from locations such as hotels and homes, without the concern of data compromise. Cisco AnyConnect also keeps internal resources safe from external unauthorized intrusion.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
November 07, 2019

Great visibility, support and protection from AnyConnect, at any time

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AnyConnect is used across our organization - in more than 10 countries. It offers added VPN security that is essential for the company, particularly as our team grows and travels across regions.
  • Easy for non-technical colleagues to connect to VPN.
  • Support issues resolved very quickly.
  • Full visibility offered to the central IT team to manage company users.
  • The license isn't cheap, but like other Cisco software, it's worth the investment.
  • More information on AnyConnect capabilities would be good for non-technical users.
AnyConnect is appropriate for businesses that care about their security, and require access and management of the devices that join their networks. Smaller corporations may not need the full functionalities offered by AnyConnect.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
November 01, 2019

Great VPN solution!

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My company uses Cisco AnyConnect to connect to the company's network while working from home or anywhere outside the office. This allows users to access files in their network folders while connecting to their home wi-fi networks or even while they are having some coffee with friends in the nearest coffee shop.
  • It allows you to connect to a private network while you are in a different network.
  • Easy to connect and disconnect.
  • Integrates with SSO.
  • It shows errors once in a while.
  • When you have two environments, sometimes the window to select them is visible to the user if they are not allowed to access one or another but have the option to select, it causes confusion.
  • The tray icon looks very similar to the Webex icon, which sometimes misleads users (not really a big of a deal).
Cisco AnyConnect is well suited for either small, medium or big sized companies. If they have remote users, then Cisco is a very nice-to-have application. Cisco AnyConnect is the best VPN application I've tested ever, it's not even possible to compare the number of errors seen in the AnyConnect client and others.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
October 14, 2019

Good for secure VPN access to protected networks

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We use CISCO AnyConnect for secure remote access to our internal networks for employees on managed endpoints. We have a remote work culture and this product enables the business to be mobile while still being able to access applications and infrastructure that cannot be internet facing.
  • Integrates well with our existing two-factor authentication providers.
  • Integrates with multiple identity stores.
  • It can determine the health of client devices by scanning and interrogating the device before being allowed on the network.
  • I'd like to see an expanded set of security capabilities to accommodate a Zero Trust type of architecture. This may be available, but I haven't seen it yet.
  • I'd like to see AI & ML utilized to protect the network from an expanded set of threats.
This tool works well for the basic VPN use case for secure network access CISCO scales well and can accommodate a high number of users per instance. The tool gives fast, secure, two-factored authenticated users the necessary access that you must keep hidden behind your firewalls. This is how we utilize it for thousands of users.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
November 05, 2019

Our experience with Cisco AnyConnect could have been better

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El cliente de Cisco le falta agregar funciones de segurida, hoy en día las vpns requieren tener más seguridad. En mi entorno se volvía lenta la navegación desde las estaciones vs otros clientes

The Cisco client lacks additional security features, nowadays VPNs require more security. In my environment navigation was slow from from the stations vs other clients.
  • Encriptación // Encryption
  • ACL
  • LDAP
  • Rapidez // Could be faster
  • Configuración // Configuration
  • Protocolos // Protocols
En escenario no fue tan funcional ya que no permite tener otro gw para levantar otra vpn, en nuestro caso se requería tener más tiempo uptime

In our specific scenario, it was not as functional as it could be because it does not allow users to have another GW to lift to another VPN. It our case, it was required to have more uptime.
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Anonymous | TrustRadius Reviewer
July 03, 2018

Excellent VPN client,

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Excellent VPN client, don't expect high-performance file transfers. We've found out like many that Cisco VPN is not really a solution for fast file transfer. For protecting your remote desktop clients, an excellent and mandatory need; But Overall good product.
  • For protecting your remote desktop clients an excellent and mandatory need.
  • Used many versions of this and seems to improve as it gets older
  • File transfer needs to improve
  • Not the cheapest Product but worth it
  • Need to improve the user-friendly interface.
  • Responses take a while but when you get the support it is well worth it.
Used many versions of this and seems to improve as it gets older. Not the cheapest solution out there but it's recommendable if you have the budget for it, you will not be disappointed.
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Steve Vogt | TrustRadius Reviewer
April 10, 2018

Cisco VPN is the Bees Knees

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The entire organization uses it currently for remote employees. This allows all remote employees to access localized servers and shared drives in the organization.
  • Easy and simple interface for users to get up and running.
  • The VPN rarely drops and seems very reliable.
  • It is easy to switch between Cisco VPN profiles to connect to new servers as needed.
  • The interface though simple, it really should allow for more features and metrics to display for the user.
  • Adding a new profile is not a simple task and the user needs to know where to go in Windows (or OS) to add the file.
An organization that has the need for remote employees or off-site work will benefit from this application. The application works and is reliable. When it comes to a VPN, that is about all you can ask for.
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About Cisco AnyConnect

Cisco AnyConnect is a secure mobility client solution for secure VPN access for remote works, designed to empower remote workers with frictionless, highly secure access to the enterprise network from any device from anywhere at anytime.

Cisco AnyConnect Features

Has featureUnified Endpoint Compliance
Has featureHighly Secure Network Access
Has featureWeb Security
Has featureNetwork Visibility
Has featureOff-Network Protection (DNS-Layer Security)
Has featureMobile Device Support
Has featureBasic & Advanced VPN
Has featureEnterprise Access
Has featureRoaming Protection

Cisco AnyConnect Downloadables

Cisco AnyConnect Integrations

Cisco ASA, Cisco Cloud Web Security, Cisco Umbrella, Cisco 900 Series Integrated Services Routers (ISR), Cisco 9000 Series Aggregation Services Routers (ASR 9000), Cisco Advanced Malware Protection (AMP) for Endpoints

Cisco AnyConnect Competitors

F5 BIG-IP, Citrix Gateway, FortiGate

Cisco AnyConnect Technical Details

Operating Systems: Unspecified
Mobile Application:No