Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect) Reviews

AnyConnect is extremely useful because we are working from home and need to connect to various systems within the organization. This wouldn't be possible without a VPN. For example, Outlook, Teams, and some of the enterprise ERPs are only accessible through our office network. AnyConnect solves this issue by connecting to the office network through a proxy. We have about 500 to 600 employees working from home.

The security AnyConnect offers is excellent. It disconnects automatically if someone isn't using it on a private network and doesn't allow you to work, ensuring the data within the system is secure.

The notifications need to be improved. If the VPN is disconnected for a long period of time, they should push out notifications. We need to manually check if the VPN is connected or not. Sometimes it automatically disconnects, but the user doesn't get notifications, and we need to troubleshoot or open the client to manually reconnect. Auto-reconnection would be an improvement.

I have been using AnyConnect for a year.

I rate AnyConnect eight out of 10 for stability. It is connected most of the time, but it disconnects once or twice a week and needs to be manually reconnected.

AnyConnect is used by nearly every employee in the organization, so I think it's a scalable product. 

I wasn't involved in the decision to adopt AnyConnect, but it has all the features we need, and Cisco is a well-known brand. 

I rate Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client nine out of 10. I don't award it 10 points because I am forced to manually reconnect once or twice weekly, and it takes some time to realize why the network I can't connect to the office sites. It creates panic in situations when we might be in a crucial meeting and suddenly the required tool doesn't work because it's not connected to the VPN. 

We are using the solution to accommodate working from home. We need to connect with our office server so that we can use the work network. This allows us to connect each team member from their personal computer. We also use a firewall to provide a set of rules that the organization chooses in terms of access. We use AnyConnect to connect everyone to the office server and the services. 

It's great that this product is providing a virtual cloud-based service. With it, we have some servers in some other places, and we are able to connect with our local network provider. We are able to connect to those office servers and that's important to me.

The initial setup is very easy.

The solution is stable. 

You get up to 12 hours of connectivity in one session. 

It will not allow anybody to use my credentials to access my machine. There's two-factor authentification and good security. 

I haven't found there are any shortcomings in the product. For how I use it, it works well. 

I have been using the solution for about four and a half years now. 

It's a stable product. I have a good connection. In India, we have 200 to 300 Mbps and that seems fine. It offers up to 12 hours of connectivity in one go.

I'm not aware of the scalability. It's not an aspect of the product I've tested.

There are more than 5,000 people in my company right now. That's in India and around the world. About 50% of the people are doing work from home. Therefore, a good number of people are using this product regularly.

We have our own support in the company that we can reach out to if we have issues. We do not directly contact Cisco. My understanding is they have a good, strong backup team and a second team that can provide installations. 

It is simple to set up the product. It's not overly complex or difficult for me. 

In this particular organization, it came pre-installed. However, I had installed it. That was at another company. I just got the application and installed it on my local server, and used the documentation provided to handle the process. 

It took about 15 to 20 minutes to deploy the product. It's very fast.

You do need to pay to use the service. However, I don't deal with payments or licensing. I can't speak to the exact price. 

We're a customer and end-user.

I'd recommend the product. It's quite secure, and Cisco provides good services. If you need to connect on a regular basis to your organization, AnyCOnnect is quite useful. The VPN on AnyConnect is easily modified. Nobody will be able to look into your system if you are using AnyConnect. It's better than any free options on the market.

I'd rate the solution nine out of ten. The current technology is very good. 

We primarily use the product as a VPN. 

It is useful for connecting with the client network. We use it, and once we are connected, then we use RDC, the remote desktop, where I need to log in to production and other processes.

I'm just using it for like a Remote Desktop Connection, I'm not using it for any other purposes. For that task, it works well. 

It is stable. We haven't had issues so far. 

Sometimes if we're always having some network issues, or maybe the client is having some network issues, we might get disconnected. Other than that, it works well. 

I've used the solution for the past year. 

So far, we haven't had issues with stability. It's been good overall. 

I've never tried to scale the product. 

From my area, we have 23 people on the solution. It might be more widely used elsewhere. 

We do have plans to increase usage.

If there is any issue with Cisco, I'm going to raise a ticket with my entire team. They will take care of it. It's not my product to develop as I'm not using it in that way. I'm using it only to connect to the client network. 

Previously, I used GlobalProtect to connect to VPN. I might have used it for around four years. We switched due to the organization's policy change. 

I'm not handling the setup process. In this organization I don't have access to that. I have very limited knowledge in that area. I use it simply for connecting to the client network.

I'm not sure about the licensing cost. I'm just an end-ser. I don't handle costs. 

I don't know the exact version of the solution I am on at this time. 

I would rate the solution ten out of ten. It has worked well so far. 

I'm using Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for my home office, and for me, that's the only usage scenario for it.

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client has improved my organization because it enables your home office or remote working, and it's a key product based on the current situation where remote working or working from home is necessary for the effectiveness of the organization.

What I like most about Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is that it's easy to use, and that is its main advantage. You can use it without the need for any setup because it's centrally pre-installed, so you just need to log in with your username and password. I didn't experience any problems with the solution in terms of losing connectivity. It works very well every time.

In terms of areas for improvement in Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, from my point of view, the solution works well and right now I don't see the need to improve it. Probably a better user interface could be created for Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, but its core is VPN creation, and that works well, though I'm not a VPN specialist, and I'm not an expert on how to create a VPN, how the VPN gateway works, how it's implemented, and what's the architecture behind it.

A two-factor authentication feature was recently added to the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. In the past, you only needed to log in with your username and password, but now, there's a token, and the user interface for that token isn't that good. That's another area for improvement. Cisco should also make the two-factor authentication better in the solution.

What I'd like added to the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client in its next release is a better two-factor authentication, in particular, the validity of the code being shorter because sometimes when I get the code and I add it to the client, it's invalid, though I'm unsure if it's centrally set up that way or if its a characteristic of the product.

Making the interface of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client more user-friendly is also what I'd like to see in the next release of the solution.

I've been using the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for eight years now.

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client seems to be a stable solution because I didn't experience any instability from it.

I'm not sure how scalable the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is because I'm only an end-user and not an administrator.

I'm unable to evaluate technical support for the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client because I've never used support for it as I had no problems with the product.

A solution was used before going with the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, but I forgot the name of the previous solution. I'm not exactly sure of the reason behind choosing Cisco, but it could be because the older solution was a little bit complicated in terms of its licensing policy.

In terms of setting up the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, there's no need to install it in my case because it's pre-installed centrally as part of the package my company has. My team didn't waste any time on the installation because you can use it right out of the box.

In my company, the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client was pre-installed and pre-configured.

I don't have any information about the licensing costs of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client because normal users like me don't know the pricing information.

I didn't evaluate other options over Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client because as an end-user, I don't have any impact in terms of product evaluation.

I'm currently using Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, in particular, just for standard installation on workstations in my company.

In terms of the version of the solution I'm using, it's version 4.9, but I don't have any influence on which version of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to use because it's centrally installed in the company via the system management center, but I suppose it's been updated.

My company has about three thousand five hundred users of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client. Almost everybody uses it to work from home, for example, developers, security consultants, etc. My company is a telecommunication and IT company, so just about everybody works with computers, works from home, and needs Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client.

The solution is maintained by the central end-user support team, particularly two or three people.

Currently, there's no plan to increase the usage of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client because my company has been reorganizing and letting go of some positions, and this means there's no need to increase the number of users of the solution.

I would recommend the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to others looking into implementing it because, in my experience, it works very well and seems to be stable. I have no problems with the product. The Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is easy to use, so I'm recommending it to others.

I'm rating the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client ten out of ten.

My company is not a partner of Cisco. My company is a customer and doesn't sell the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client to customers.

We use Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for our office and remote network connection.

The product is easy to use and configure.

There is a speed limit for VPNs because of the encryption. That could be improved.

The stability of Cisco AnyConnect is good.

The product is scalable. We had approximately 800 to 1200 users connecting to it.

The initial setup was easy. I could easily integrate the solution with the active directory. The deployment was relatively easy for our networking engineers to do. We have two engineers managing it.

The deployment process involves knowing the requirements, ensuring that we have integrated a VPN device with a proper bandwidth, and learning how to configure it.

It is a solid product from Cisco that small and medium-sized companies can leverage. I rate it an eight out of ten. 

We use Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client for posture, that is, checking the security tools on the endpoint desktop, such as the antivirals or the Windows firewall, and the version of the operating system.

I have found the posture function to be the most useful feature.

The clientless posture can be improved or enhanced. The deployment of upgrades can be improved as well.

I've been working with it for more than 10 years.

I'd rate the stability at eight out of ten.

I'd rate Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client at nine out of ten for scalability.

Cisco's technical support is the best, and I would rate them at ten out of ten.

Positive

Complicated scenarios are difficult to deploy. On a scale from one to ten, with one being the most difficult, I'd give a rating of between two and three for the initial setup.

We used Microsoft SCCM to deploy the agent, which was already deployed at the customer's organization. We had two to three team members who worked on the deployment, and the deployment took three months.

We provide 24/7 maintenance of the solution to our customers depending on the SLAs.

We are in the North African region, and Cisco products are expensive for us. On a scale from one to ten with one being very affordable and ten being expensive, I'd rate the price at eight.

Overall, I would give Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client an eight out of ten.

We need Client software installed on our laptop. The Client has to be configured with the VPN server IP address. When it connects, it will provide a private IP address. It will ask for the location, and credentials will be checked on the server if the server is created with the Active Directory. It will check if you are authorized. If you are, you will be authenticated, and you will get connected to the VPN.

The best feature is the Cisco IPsec. That is the encryption. It's providing integrity for your data. 

You can use it from anywhere. You just need to have the Internet. That is the best part, the availability.

The initial setup is very simple. 

It is a stable solution. 

You can scale the product.

Every time you need to key in the credentials, it'll generate an OTP, and you need to check the OTP and need to key in the OTP. It's work to connect to VPN. That could be improved.

If you're just turning on your laptop, it should connect automatically without keying in the credentials. There should be an option to right-click and enable the VPN to connect. There might be some inherent risk, however, there must be a way to have it easier and to connect while keeping the process safe.

We've used the solution for around three or four years at this point. 

Based on my experience, the solution has been stable. It doesn't crash or freeze. There are no bugs or glitches. It is reliable. 

Cisco AnyConnect can be configured on the Cisco ASR or VPN Concentrator. There, you can have multiple contacts you can create. It is scalable.

More than 1,000 people use the solution currently.

I have never been in contact with a Cisco engineer. 

The solution is easy to set up. It's not complex or difficult. Configuring it and everything might only take about one to two hours. 

We do have to pay a yearly licensing fee. I am unsure of the exact costs. 

We are a Cisco gold partner.

I'm not really sure which version of the solution we're using. 

It is a good option for people. I would recommend the product.

I'd rate the solution eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution for VPN purposes. 

Earlier, my teams used to use it very occasionally; however, right now, almost a hundred percent of the time, my teams are connecting over VPN and working.

It's a very good solution. My teams are currently distributed all over the globe and leading the software engineering work and for business purposes. In both cases, we found that it's a very secure solution. When we combined it with Microsoft View, it gives a multi-factor authentication, plus a few other things, which makes it quite useful when we move to this remote way of working a couple of years back. 

Depending on the business needs, it's able to scale. When we were a small team of only 20 people working remotely. We were able to use a much slower configuration, and we were able to work based on the business needs. However, once when the pandemic happened, we had to scale up. We had to put in multiple teams working and building solutions. It was able to quickly add on software storage, memory, and other resources to be able to scale it. This software is able to scale to our needs. It's pretty heavy, intensive network usage that our company does, and in the face of that, it works quite well.

I'm more of a user than an admin. For me, it is very simple to use. I just double-click and there is a multi-factor authentication that happens, and I'm able to quickly login. I integrate it easily with our active directory. Using my single sign-on for my organization, I'm able to switch a profile, and I'm able to switch to a customer's plan. It's pretty convenient in terms of usage.

It does not slow down anything, unlike other solutions. It just puts a tunnel in place.

Most organizations are using Microsoft Active Directory, and it integrates well.

They are a market leader, and their security is quite good. 

I'm not noticing any missing features. 

Most of the organizations are currently using Microsoft's Stack or Google Stack, so I don't think they need to build another product to do that.

The solution is stable. We are doing software engineering remotely and the whole day we are working. Some of my team members are working from home, and they are using it without issue.

We have 500 plus people across five continents using the solution.

The solution easily scales to meet your needs.

I've not needed technical support. We have our own infrastructure team within our organization and they're able to handle it. I've never needed actually to reach out to Cisco for their support.

I've used other VPNs like RSA and Juniper and all that before, and those are a little cumbersome. They were quite glitchy and heavy work was not possible.

I'm an end-user.

I'm not sure of which version number we are on. However, we do keep the solution up-to-date. 

Originally, we had done it on-prem. Now, we have deployed it on the Microsoft Azure Cloud.

Almost all the custom companies that I'm working with are currently using Cisco AnyConnect. These are tier one products used in military-grade environments.

I'd rate the solution around an eight out of ten. Since I started using Cisco AnyConnect maybe five years back, it's been pretty stable. 

I'd advise potential users to use it with multi-factor authentication. Just in a business environment, if you don't set it up with multi-factor authentication, it can tend to be misused. Originally, a few years back, I would see situations where multiple people were using the same VPN and sharing IDs. In the current way of work, way of configuration, it configures to your Microsoft View and actually does authentication to ensure it's a unique user. As a business with security needs, I would recommend to an organization ensures there is no VPN or ID sharing.