Cisco AnyConnect Reviews and Ratings

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Robust and Leading cyber security product

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 10, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We are using Cisco AnyConnect to connect our corporate network and access company applications like SAP, shared network drive, internal websites, etc. It enable us to access corporate applications from any internet connection whether it is broadband, mobile hotspot, etc. It also enabled us to work 24x7 and from any corner of the world.

Pros

Cisco AnyConnect enables you to work 24x7 and from any corner of the world
Cisco AnyConnect provides comprehensive security features that protects data from external threats as well as internal leaks
You can integrate Cisco AnyConnect with MFA for additional security

Cons

Conflict with some of the Antiviruses
Compatibility issue with older systems
Costing

Likelihood to Recommend

It is well suited for organizations with large number of remote workforce or planning to implement hybrid work model. It will enable their workforce to access corporate applications from any corner of the world and work seamlessly. It will also enable them to access corporate application 24x7 as per their convenience.

Vasudev Sawant

Project incharge in Information Technology at Origin logistics private limited (51-200 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

A very useful and essential vpn application from Cisco

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

March 9, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco AnyConnect is used as the VPN in our organisation which allows to use official applications like teams /SAP/outlook while working from home or when not connected to office network.Cisco AnyConnect automatically detects if not connected to trusted networks and prompts to enter password before enabling vpn

Pros

It prompts to input password if not on office network and automatically detects public /private networks and restricts official application usage when not on a trusted network

Cons

Options to configure home network in a trusted list and autoconnect the vpn while working from home to prevent repeatedly enter password while working from home

Likelihood to Recommend

Well suited for professionals who are traveling or working from home and require to access official appplications while not on trusted networks such as public networks or home wifi as Cisco AnyConnect helps to connect to vpn and helps to securely access the official application

Verified User

Manager in Information Technology (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

3 years of experience

Remote secure.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

March 5, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Connect.

Pros

Provide confidentiality to communications.
Seamless secure connections.
Productivity.

Cons

Cost, as it's overpriced for smaller organizations.
Performance Issues as some user report slow speed on VPN.

Likelihood to Recommend

Providing secure remote access with a robust VPN, creating an encrypted tunnel so employees can safely access internal company resources like file servers and private apps from anywhere. It also allows enforcing device compliance: depending on policies, checks whether a device has an active antivirus and the latest OS updates before allowing it to connect. When there is not much need for remote access, the cost is too high.

Filipe Machado

Technical support lead in Information Technology at Threatvector (1-10 employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

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Cisco AnyConnect simplifies deployment and management of remote workforce.

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

February 25, 2026

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our organisation, uses Cisco AnyConnect, now known as Cisco Secure Client for our remote workforce and also for administrators being able to connect and manage our systems from remote locations. AnyConnect replaced what was before L2TP/IPSec which has become insecure and obsolete. Our organisation has about 40 - 49 employees, that can access the systems from home, if they need to work from home.

Pros

VPN remote Access
User access management via group-policies
Securing the connections with modules I.E Umbrella, Secure Endpoint

Cons

Update management, could be simplified, adding an auto fetch latest binaries, at the head end, but that's more of an FTD/ASA feature request.

Likelihood to Recommend

We purchased an Cisco Secure Firewall for our network, and were quick to adopt Cisco AnyConnect as our main VPN solution. The client is easy to deploy as a Binary at the head end, for clients to fetch the latest image, and image can be kept up to date if security vulnerabilities come up. This has simplified the management, for our administrators, since authorization for access can be managed with group policies that are assigned at the FTD to Active Directory groups. Cisco supplies the client, so no operating system configurations need to be maintained, or issues with clients not being able to connect because of operating systems update.

Gardar Svansson

Network Administrator in Information Technology at Hringdu ehf (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

8 years of experience

Secure remote access

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 17, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Remote connect

Pros

Seamless Secure remote connection
Integration with Meraki and Umbrella
Policy adherence

Cons

Deployment and installation setup is complex
slow downs the internet access
cost is still a bit expensive

Likelihood to Recommend

Geo dispersed companies, with remote workers needing to access systems and information in a secure manner, with policy adherence and centralized management and seamless integration with Cisco security stack. If there are many internal domains to be accessed and complex configurations, sometimes the overhead or need to constantly reconnect make it not the best tool.

João Paulo

Chief Information Security Officer in Information Technology at Threatvector (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

6 years of experience

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Recommended VPN client for cisco based infrastructure.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

October 14, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Our office backbone infrastructure is mainly made of cisco devices like at core cisco ASA and FTD firewalls, at branch level cisco ISR series routers and at distribution level we have mixed vendors and most of them are cisco switches.

So, we mainly use Cisco AnyConnect to help our remote employees to connect to our network and get secure access to office resources. On top of that it goes pretty well with our overall cisco based infrastructure. Most of our critical app servers are hosted inside so it's a must use tool for our daily operation.

Pros

Most of our users are windows based but we do have linux and MAC users, till now we did not face any issue in any of these OS regarding the installation or connectivity with Cisco AnyConnect. Supports almost in all linux distro which is a huge plus point for us.
Also, it's a great tool to keep the overall infrastructure posture in check. I mean a user must meet some certain conditions to connect to our office network like having the tamper protection and antivirus on. No user will be allowed until he meet these criteria
We have the biggest advantage of having the cisco based infra thus we hardly face any issue with Cisco AnyConnect.
The encryptions methods are highly trustworthy.

Cons

We did not face any noticeable difficulties with Cisco AnyConnect till now, but we had to migrate our ASA firewall to a different vendor as ASA was EOL in one of our branch. As we have site to site VPN with all the site we were struggling to establish VPN between the cisco FTD and newly deployed firewall (non cisco). Later even after a successful VPN we were struggling to do remote access VPN to our FTD which had tunnel with a non cisco firewall. So overall I would recommend cisco to improve Cisco AnyConnect in terms of compatibility specifically when the remote access vpn needs to work in mixed environments where Cisco devices have to tunnel with non cisco routers or firewalls
compared to other vpn clients the user interface of Cisco AnyConnect feels very basic. Well, it does have its pros and cons like some non tech employees can use it very effectively!

Likelihood to Recommend

Well i strongly recommend Cisco AnyConnect for cisco based infrastructure or at least where the backbone/core is on cisco. Cisco AnyConnect works smoothly if the core is based on cisco firewall or router.

Osman Gani

Project Coordinator in Information Technology at Hamida Traders Ltd (htl-bd.com) (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience

A functional VPN tool from Cisco that does the job perfectly

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

October 14, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Cisco AnyConnect is the default VPN used in our organisation. Cisco AnyConnect automatically connects to VPN if it detects I am not on a trusted office network so that I can seamlessly connect to enterprise applications which only work on office network. This helps a lot if I am working remotely from home.

Pros

Cisco AnyConnect works in the background and automatically connects to the VPN without any manual intervention as soon as it detects a network change and if the network is not a trusted network, ensure seamless access and higher security while connecting to enterprise applications

Cons

Cisco AnyConnect serves its purpose well and is really good at its core functionality of connecting to VPN when not on a trusted network and I face no issues with AnyConnect at all

Likelihood to Recommend

AnyConnect is well suited for users who work remotely or travel frequently on official business and connect to untrusted public networks. In these cases, AnyConnect is very useful because it will ensure secure access and seamless connection to office applications by connecting to a VPN network that proxies your office network.

Issac Paul

Senior Engineer in Engineering at AUTOLIV (10,001+ employees)

Vetted Review

4 years of experience

Great Product simple to use and straight forward

Rating: 8 out of 10

Incentivized

October 13, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

We use it to is securerly access networks for remote users as well as onsite to access different purpose built servers. This allows our teams to connect to the internal resources no matter if they are remote or physically in the office. The VPN establishes a secure connection point to ensure the security of the connection

Pros

secure connection
easy setup and explaination of how to use
tracking to see whose uses the services

Cons

price point
rollout however this maybe just the team that provided the services
price point

Likelihood to Recommend

when having remote workers across the country that need to access servers in a secure way. With the ability to track their access and set up 2 factor authorntication to access the services. While the setup is pretty straight forward the use of the services to be rolled out company wide was easily done

Verified User

Manager in Finance and Accounting (201-500 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Great performing platform

Rating: 10 out of 10

Incentivized

October 10, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

I find the use of Cisco AnyConnect very useful and so far have not experienced any issues. In addition to being a remote access software, Cisco Anyconnect is an excellent design in protecting our organisation. I am using the platform knowing my identity is protected at all times, especially in the current world of cyber attacks.

Pros

Keeps my data safe
Excellent security
Monitoring of potential cyber attacks

Cons

I am happy with how it currently performs

Likelihood to Recommend

The security features are excellent, offering confidence when using, knowing that I am protected from any potential threats, and continuously monitored throughout my use.

Samantha Malson

Customer Support Coordinator in Customer Service at Fortna (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

1 year of experience

Very fast simple and reliable remote access solution

Rating: 9 out of 10

Incentivized

October 7, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

It is one of the top notch and maybe most secure access VPN. Very conveninant to use it to access our organization internal network safely from home or when I travel somewhere away from office.

One of the best things is that the traffic is secure as it is encrypted,

I've never had any issue so far and it really helped me a lot access my organization's network and tools whenever I was away from the office.

Pros

Very secure and encrypted traffic
Automatically reconnects when having any short connectivity issue
It is widely accessible via multiple OS and platforms

Cons

It automatically reconnects if I am having small disruptions with my connection
It has integrated MGA to ensure my secure connection
It has encrypted traffic feature
It is very stable and secure and reliable wherever I use it outside my office

Likelihood to Recommend

It is very well suited to use when working from home, hotel or anywhere outside the office in order to access your desired network and tools.

For a company like ours it is a bit expensive since the cost of licensing and menagement is a bit high, but it is worth it.

Hashim Krasniqi

Solution Lead in Engineering at Kosbit (11-50 employees)

Vetted Review

2018 years of experience

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Recommended VPN client for cisco based infrastructure.

Rating: 7 out of 10

Incentivized

October 14, 2025

Use Cases and Deployment Scope

Pros

Most of our users are windows based but we do have linux and MAC users, till now we did not face any issue in any of these OS regarding the installation or connectivity with Cisco AnyConnect. Supports almost in all linux distro which is a huge plus point for us.
Also, it's a great tool to keep the overall infrastructure posture in check. I mean a user must meet some certain conditions to connect to our office network like having the tamper protection and antivirus on. No user will be allowed until he meet these criteria
We have the biggest advantage of having the cisco based infra thus we hardly face any issue with Cisco AnyConnect.
The encryptions methods are highly trustworthy.

Cons

We did not face any noticeable difficulties with Cisco AnyConnect till now, but we had to migrate our ASA firewall to a different vendor as ASA was EOL in one of our branch. As we have site to site VPN with all the site we were struggling to establish VPN between the cisco FTD and newly deployed firewall (non cisco). Later even after a successful VPN we were struggling to do remote access VPN to our FTD which had tunnel with a non cisco firewall. So overall I would recommend cisco to improve Cisco AnyConnect in terms of compatibility specifically when the remote access vpn needs to work in mixed environments where Cisco devices have to tunnel with non cisco routers or firewalls
compared to other vpn clients the user interface of Cisco AnyConnect feels very basic. Well, it does have its pros and cons like some non tech employees can use it very effectively!

Likelihood to Recommend

Osman Gani

Project Coordinator in Information Technology at Hamida Traders Ltd (htl-bd.com) (1001-5000 employees)

Vetted Review

2 years of experience