Cisco AnyConnect - Reliable and Easy to Use
April 18, 2022
Cisco AnyConnect - Reliable and Easy to Use

Score 8 out of 10
Vetted Review
Verified User
Overall Satisfaction with Cisco AnyConnect
We use Cisco AnyConnect to provide remote access to our users, vendors, students, etc. We are quite heavily invested in Cisco infrastructure. We decided to go with this product and replace our previous VPN (Microsoft's always-on VPN) because we have had reliability issues both with the server and the clients where the profile is installed. Remotely troubleshooting issues was very time-consuming and, oftentimes, required the user to come back on-site. Cisco AnyConnect has been reliable and makes it much easier to troubleshoot and fix issues remotely.
Pros
- Reliable
- It integrates well with our environment that's heavily Cisco based
- Easy to fix issues with the client/connection remotely
Cons
- It's been difficult to configure
- Setting up RADIUS authentication was not as easy as it should be
- Requires Cisco hardware
- Made working remotely reliable
- Made troubleshooting remote connection issues much easier
- Provides a secure and easy to use VPN connection
A huge portion of our staff works remotely, at least partially. We needed an easy-to-use and secure remote connection platform for our users. Cisco AnyConnect has provided both of these things and has reduced the number of calls going to our support center for end-users with remote connection issues. We are able to easily manage connection profiles to limit access to resources based on the user, vendor, etc.
Microsoft's always-on VPN had reliability issues both with the server and the clients where the profile is installed. Remotely troubleshooting issues was very time-consuming and, oftentimes, required the user to come back on-site. Cisco AnyConnect has been reliable and makes it much easier to troubleshoot and fix issues remotely.
VMware Horizon is not a VPN but is useful for certain scenarios where the user would benefit from connecting to a virtual machine. We have found at some of our remote offices that users experience latency issues on the VPN due to a lower bandwidth circuit, and this is where VMware Horizon has been beneficial and some other use cases.
VMware Horizon is not a VPN but is useful for certain scenarios where the user would benefit from connecting to a virtual machine. We have found at some of our remote offices that users experience latency issues on the VPN due to a lower bandwidth circuit, and this is where VMware Horizon has been beneficial and some other use cases.
Do you think Cisco AnyConnect delivers good value for the price?
Yes
Are you happy with Cisco AnyConnect's feature set?
Yes
Did Cisco AnyConnect live up to sales and marketing promises?
Yes
Did implementation of Cisco AnyConnect go as expected?
Yes
Would you buy Cisco AnyConnect again?
Yes
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