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Cisco IOS SSL VPN vs Google Cloud VPN comparison

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We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

Cisco IOS SSL VPN
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
14th
Average Rating
8.6
Reviews Sentiment
7.2
Number of Reviews
50
Ranking in other categories
SSL VPN (4th)
Google Cloud VPN
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
20th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.3
Number of Reviews
5
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of Cisco IOS SSL VPN is 3.2%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Google Cloud VPN is 1.2%, up from 0.9% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
Cisco IOS SSL VPN3.2%
Google Cloud VPN1.2%
Other95.6%
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Featured Reviews

VM
student at a university with 1,001-5,000 employees
Ease and speed of connectivity impress and recommend
I have not found any areas that could be improved so far. I am not sure how Cisco IOS SSL VPN can continue their improvements for the future, but I think it is a great product. To stay on top, they probably need updates to this product. I do not know what kind of improvements these updates are offering. It is a great product so far.
Prashast Tripathi - PeerSpot reviewer
Data Engineer at a comms service provider with 201-500 employees
Customizes networks with flexible configurations and high reliability
Google Cloud VPN offers a lot of flexibility to customize, supporting dual track IPv4 and IPv6, and v6-only configurations. It supports dynamic routing, and the SLA is a key factor with a 99.999% reliability. The Cloud VPN tunnel supports up to 250,000 packets per second for both ingress and egress traffic.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Cisco IOS SSL VPN is integrated with domain controller, SSO and MFA."
"The solution is very reliable, and Cisco as an OEM and a service provider is very trustworthy."
"I like to work with the CMD command line because it's easy and it doesn't take very long to configure."
"It is very effective and I am satisfied with how it works and with its performance."
"Cisco is a well known brand which provides good service and many people have familiarity with it, including businesses."
"The platform provides value and benefits to our organization through efficient and effective communication."
"I have found that Cisco IOS SSL VPN is stable."
"The best feature of Linksys in my opinion is cost, as they tend to be more cost-effective compared to larger switches or Cisco switches."
"The most valuable feature of the product is its compatibility with almost every network."
"Google Cloud VPN offers a lot of flexibility to customize, supporting dual track IPv4 and IPv6, and v6-only configurations."
"The most valuable features of Google Cloud VPN are its speed, connectivity, and reliability."
"Any time we had an issue with connecting the OpenVPN to a user, we just to them on the group's VPN and connected our VPN."
"Google Cloud VPN is a reliable and easy-to-use solution."
 

Cons

"Multi-factor authentication in Cisco IOS SSL VPN has certain shortcomings that need improvement."
"Sometimes browsers are not able to support a certain file, so that is something that can improve."
"The solution needs to integrate password-less technology so that you don't have to remember passwords each time that you log in, which is otherwise tedious. We should be able to log in as long as our system is connected to the internet."
"I would like for it to have support for the Dutch language. I typically use English in 99% of our communications but for some people, it matters."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN should improve its pricing."
"Cisco ASA system doesn't provide interface with radius based user mapping, other than the standard schema of users and groups."
"Cisco device management is quite difficult. They should work to simplify this."
"The product’s dashboard is not good enough."
"The customer service and support from Google are not top-notch yet are available. I would rate them around 7.5 to eight out of ten."
"The solution’s pricing could be improved."
"The platform's pricing needs improvement. Additionally, cost-efficiency enhancements or service integrations could add further value."
"The price for Google solutions could be cheaper. In general, I would rate it a seven."
"The logging needs improvement."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"I would say it is a bit expensive, but I think it is worth the price."
"The product costs less."
"With Cisco, there is a free solution or a licensed version of the solution with a set of endpoint services."
"The platform is expensive."
"Users have to pay a yearly licensing fee for Cisco IOS SSL VPN."
"Cisco IOS SSL VPN comes with a cost-effective subscription."
"The licensing fee is expensive."
"My company makes payments on a quarterly basis to the vendor to cover the licensing costs attached to the product. Cisco IOS SSL VPN is an expensive product. There are no additional costs apart from the licensing costs attached to the product."
"The product pricing is high."
"It is fairly priced."
"It's not super cheap, but it's also not unrealistically priced."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
19%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
9%
Manufacturing Company
8%
Manufacturing Company
16%
Construction Company
16%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Computer Software Company
12%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise4
Large Enterprise26
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with Cisco IOS SSL VPN?
I have not found any areas that could be improved so far. I am not sure how Cisco IOS SSL VPN can continue their improvements for the future, but I think it is a great product. To stay on top, they...
What is your primary use case for Cisco IOS SSL VPN?
Currently, I use Cisco IOS SSL VPN to VPN in, but not with high frequency. We use Cisco IOS SSL VPN as our VPN client to connect to our network. This is for health.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Google Cloud VPN?
The price for Google solutions could be cheaper. In general, I would rate it a seven.
What needs improvement with Google Cloud VPN?
The troubleshooting guides need to be updated. We see errors but there's no proper documentation for resolving them. If Google can improve their resources on common problems and solutions, it would...
What is your primary use case for Google Cloud VPN?
We set a VPC boundary for all our storage with Google Cloud VPN. For all our compute, everything goes into those VPC boundaries.
 

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