Sangfor SSL VPN delivers enhanced security with seamless integration across networks, offering encrypted communication and user-friendly management. It enables secure access and robust network protection, making it a favored choice for remote work and sensitive transactions.
| Product | Mindshare (%) |
|---|---|
| Sangfor SSL VPN | 7.3% |
| Ivanti Connect Secure | 14.4% |
| Citrix Gateway | 11.6% |
| Other | 66.7% |
Sangfor SSL VPN is designed for organizations needing secure remote access. It features encryption, access control, and compatibility with Sangfor firewall, ensuring safe network use. Users appreciate its practical management tools and broad reporting capabilities. However, areas such as web-based access and better interoperability with other firewalls need enhancement. This VPN is often used for remote work, emergency server access, and secure transactions, though its bank compatibility issues require attention.
What are the key features?Sangfor SSL VPN is implemented in industries that require secure remote connectivity, such as finance and healthcare. It supports remote work environments and safeguards sensitive data during online transactions, making it invaluable for companies needing reliable and efficient network access solutions.
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| Author info | Rating | Review Summary |
|---|---|---|
| Network Administrator at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology | 4.5 | We used Sangfor SSL VPN during COVID-19 to access our servers from home in emergencies. It's secure and user-friendly, offering valuable features like web access protection and antivirus. However, it could improve with advanced ransomware protection and data analysis. |
| System Network Administrator at Connect Logistics | 3.5 | In my current company, we use Sangfor SSL VPN, benefiting from its intrusion detection and prevention features. However, I wish it offered a web-based version compatible with public IPs on Google Chrome. Previously, I used Fortigate Firewall. |
| IT & Statistical Officer at THQ Hospital Choubara | 4.0 | We use Sangfor SSL VPN to secure money-transfer data, appreciating its user-friendly interface and easy IP management. However, configuring specific numbers for banking compatibility required assistance from Sangfor Management due to initially limited options. |
| Networking Solutions Specialist at GBM | 4.5 | I use Sangfor SSL VPN to securely access company data while working offsite. It excels in providing secure encryption for communication. However, it needs improvement in redundancy mode, as it should connect to a secondary firewall automatically if required. |
| Project Manager at Novu | 4.5 | We're exploring Sangfor SSL VPN for cybersecurity, appreciating its user-friendly interface and seamless integration with Sangfor firewalls. However, improvements are needed in integrating with other firewalls like Palo Alto. We've experienced a positive return on investment with this solution. |
| Network Administrator at Shaheed Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto Institute of Science and Technology | 4.5 | I find Sangfor SSL VPN excellent for remote work, offering strong security and easy setup. It's stable, scalable, and provides good value compared to alternatives. Customer service is satisfying, making it a very good product. |
We used Sangfor SSL VPN to access our servers from home during COVID-19 in case of emergency.
Sangfor SSL VPN has secured our organization, and we haven't faced any attacks.
Sangfor SSL VPN is a secure and user-friendly solution. The other valuable features of the solution include web access protection, antivirus, SSL features, and beautiful graph representation.
Sangfor SSL VPN should provide advanced protection against ransomware and better data analysis.
I have been using Sangfor SSL VPN for four to five years.
We haven’t faced any issues with the solution’s stability.
Sangfor SSL VPN is a scalable solution. Around 20 users use Sangfor SSL VPN in our organization.
The solution’s technical support is very good.
Positive
We have previously used Sophos and Fortinet, but they are very complex, difficult to maintain, and not user-friendly.
The solution's initial setup was straightforward.
We examined our requirements and deployed the solution accordingly. The solution was deployed in around 15 to 20 minutes by our in-house team, which consists of four people.
The first 30 licenses are free, and you have to purchase the rest if required.
Sangfor SSL VPN is a user-friendly solution that is simple to implement and configure.
Overall, I rate Sangfor SSL VPN a nine out of ten.
A firewall is a critical component of a company's network security infrastructure, and its primary use case is to protect the organization's network from unauthorized access, threats, and data breaches.
Secure Remote Access: Sangfor SSL VPN has significantly improved our organization's ability to provide secure remote access to our employees, enabling them to work from home or other remote locations. This has been particularly valuable in adapting to changing work dynamics, such as the rise of remote and hybrid work environments.
Enhanced Productivity: With Sangfor SSL VPN, our employees can seamlessly access critical company resources, including applications, files, and data, from virtually anywhere.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention: Sangfor firewalls include intrusion detection and prevention systems (IDPS) to actively monitor and respond to suspicious or unauthorized activities on the network.
I think Sangfor can provide a web-based SSL VPN version. I think it would be good if Sangfor allowed the use of public IPs on Google Chrome to allow users to get connected with their office network.
I've been entrusted with the responsibility of managing our company's IT infrastructure, including the Sangfor. Over the past six months, I've had the pleasure of working with this hardware-based solution, and I must say, it has been an essential asset to our network.
It is a stable solution.
There are only a few limited solutions in our company, which include an IT person, along with some directors and managers. In general, 25 to 30 users use the product in our company.
My company purchased Sangfor Fireall from a private vendor they offers us a very competent and flexible support team.
Positive
I have been using since Fortigate Firewall in my previous company, When I joint my current company here is already deployed Sangfor Firewall. It's a pretty similier interface as Fortigate Firewall.
The initial setup of the product is very easy. A user needs to enter an IP address in the browser and select the enter option to prompt the software download process. After the completion of the downloading process, we run the software for SSL VPN, and then we ask for the user ID and password, which is created on a firewall with SSL VPN.
The solution is deployed on an on-premises model.
I rated 8 of 10, this product has vendor based and team is very intilligent and helpfull.
My company has three-year license with Sangfor Firewall and it has provided very low cost sevice charges.
I wasn't option to choose other service because here is already licesend agreement for three years already.
I think Sangfor Firewall/SSL VPN is very easy to use and a very small SSL VPN client site with a very easy interface. Sangfor SSL VPN can be easily managed. Sangfor SSL VPN is very secure on coorporate network.
I recommend this solution to those who plan to use it. In terms of price and management, Sangfor provides its users with a set of enhanced policies. When my company purchased a license from Fortinet, we were only provided with a one-year license, but with Sangfor, we were getting a three-year license.
I rate the overall tool a seven out of ten.
We use the product to create a secure communication link for money-transfer data.
The platform is easy to use. We can add and remove IP addresses with a single-click functionality.
There is an area of improvement related to the configuration of specific numbers required for compatibility with banks in our country. The platform initially had limited numbers available for configuration, which posed a challenge as banks operate on different numbers. To address this, we had to request Sangfor Management to add the required numbers, which they later accommodated.
We have been using Sangfor SSL VPN for one and a half years.
I have encountered system downtime issues only once in my tenure.
If focusing on user authorization, the solution has accommodated four to five authorized individuals. Regarding clients accessing data, Sangfor SSL VPN handles approximately 4000 to 5000 clients.
The technical support team takes around two months to respond to queries. It is very time-consuming.
Neutral
The initial is easy compared to Cisco.
The platform is expensive in our region compared to products like Fortinet and Cisco.
We never encountered any major challenges while implementing Sangfor SSL VPN as the local vendor in our region provides efficient support for installation, configuration, and management, as well as in times of emergency. The user authentication process has greatly helped us manage profiles for security purposes.
I rate it an eight.
We use the product to securely access the data from our company while working on a client’s side.
Sangfor SSL VPN provides secure encryption for communication.
In redundancy mode, when the firewall goes off, the VPN should be able to connect to the secondary firewall automatically.
We have been using Sangfor SSL VPN for one year and three months.
It is a stable product. It provides VPN connections for different branches of our office.
We have 180 Sangfor SSL VPN users in our organization.
The initial setup is easy.
The product is inexpensive.
I rate Sangfor SSL VPN a nine out of ten.
We're currently exploring Sangfor SSL VPN more on the cybersecurity side.
Sangfor SSL VPN has a user-friendly user interface. The solution's best feature is integrating with other sites using the Sangfor firewall. That's just going to input the credentials from one site to another so they can have a VPN or VPC connection.
The solution's integration with other firewall vendors could be improved. Its interoperability matrices and different configurations with other vendor products also need improvements. Our client has a Palo Alto on the other site. We're going to integrate Sangfor SSL VPN with it based on the best practices for integrating those two different brands.
I have been using Sangfor SSL VPN for five years.
We are satisfied with the solution’s stability.
Scaling the solution is straightforward since its UI is more user-friendly than that of other firewall solution providers like Palo Alto. Palo Alto's UI is very vague, and we get lost finding the right tab to configure some of the policies.
The technical support team is very helpful in every situation.
Positive
The solution’s initial setup is easy. If there are no problems in terms of configuration, implementing the solution would take less than three hours.
One person from our company is enough to deploy the solution. The tool's basic maintenance is quite easy. However, if there's an unknown error or a new error that we've never faced before, we call a local Sangfor engineer.
We have seen a positive return on investment with the solution.
Sangfor SSL VPN is a cheap solution.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
As we are working from home at the moment, this solution is very good for us right now. It provides an SSL link to access resources remotely.
The most valuable feature is our ability to limit access by user, IP address, or MAC address. It provides good security for our network.
The reporting capability is good.
No solution is perfect, so there is room for improvement.
I have been using the Sangfor SSL VPN for almost one year.
We have not had any outages in our service within the past year.
It is easy to scale and add additional users. However, with the basic license allowing for 30 users, it is more than enough for my organization. We only have perhaps 18 or 20 users.
The vendor provides local support, along with remote support. We are very satisfied with them.
I have experience with Fortinet firewalls and compared to them, Sangfor is cheaper and easier to implement. That said, we did not use FortiClient, or any other solution as our VPN.
The initial setup is straightforward and the deployment is very convenient. It is a quick process.
The pricing is good and the standard license allows for 30 users.
We have looked at other solutions from Cisco and Fortinet, but Sangfor is very good.
Altogether, this is a very good product. That said, no solution is perfect.
I would rate this solution a nine out of ten.
