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Ivanti Connect Secure vs Microsoft UAG [EOL] comparison

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Categories and Ranking

Ivanti Connect Secure
Average Rating
7.6
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
30
Ranking in other categories
SSL VPN (2nd), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (11th)
Microsoft UAG [EOL]
Average Rating
8.2
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Featured Reviews

Kaushlendra Singh - PeerSpot reviewer
AGM IT Infrastructure at Yamaha
Provides secure and simple remote access but needs improved reporting capabilities
Ivanti Connect Secure is simple and secure, making it valuable for our organization. Ivanti Connect Secure's access control feature provides global protect, which allows country-wise blocking. There are many access controls available, and policies can be created on a host basis and on the MAC address of assets that will connect. Firewall versions and OS versions can be defined, and only devices meeting these criteria can connect to the VPN. These features are effective, along with MFA. Ivanti Connect Secure is a client-based, agent-based solution, so if the agent is installed, users are able to connect to the network. Ivanti Connect Secure utilizes identity-based LDAP authentication. Ivanti Connect Secure is very effective for remote access for remote workers.
it_user3483 - PeerSpot reviewer
Senior Consultant at Unify Square
Forefront Unified Access Gateway delivers anywhere access to corporate resources in secure and highly customizable ways
*Review updated on April 17, 2014 As you can read on the Microsoft TechNet blog ( http://bit.ly/J2Jcni ) UAG has entered the final part of its lifecycle. "Mainstream support will continue through April 14, 2015, and extended support will continue through April 14, 2020." The features you used in…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Ivanti secures access to the corporate network from various devices and locations."
"I can safely say this is one of the best solutions I have seen for VPN access."
"The tool's most valuable feature is remote access."
"VPN tunneling is a very valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure. I also like that it is straightforward to use, and you can see traffic logs on it."
"The support from Pulse Connect Secure is great; when we face connectivity issues they respond in a prompt manner and have been able to resolve all of our issues, and if we have a critical issue, they can resolve it within four to five hours."
"The most robust and reliable feature of Ivanti Connect Secure is the VPN tunneling, using both the Pulse and the Ivanti client."
"What I like the most about Pulse Connect Secure is that it's user-friendly. It's easy to use. You just need to connect, and that's it."
"For us, there was no other product better than that."
"Our remote users can securely logon to our corporate network (Copnet) from any part of the world without compromising the integrity of the corporate resources."
"UAG is an affordable software solution available in the market."
"We were able to setup an SSTP VNP, application access portal and desktop access from one gateway."
"The capability of employees to work from anywhere in the world on the corporate network only a laptop with an internet connection and correct username/password are enough to be connected"
"UAG makes it easier for organizations to deliver secure remote access to their applications and resources, and improve employee and partner productivity."
 

Cons

"The stability could be better. There are sometimes bugs in the system."
"We want to switch to another solution because there are some challenges with the support from Pulse. The quality of documentation is also not good. It is sometimes very hard to find documentation that provides a solution and describes how all this works."
"We need to know how many live active users there are and we can't. We even updated the server, however, we still can't see the proper level of live connections. Right now, it's showing as 300 users and my customer does not have that many users in his organization."
"The product could use additional dashboards."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are the user-friendly connection and interconnecting."
"Ivanti Connect Secure needs to have faster connections. It also needs to improve the stability."
"The solution must be more user-friendly."
"I'd like to be more user friendly instead of clickingdrilling down tabs."
"UAG: once above 50 users it was hardly able to work"
"You cannot implement UAG on a single server. This makes it not ideal for small businesses."
"Trunks are slightly difficult to configure."
"Though UAG is a breakthrough in SSL VPN, it still lags in some fronts, like authentication control process in VPN."
"Cross site single sign-on, not working between two UAG servers."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"A license is required for you to use Pulse Connect Secure, but I'm not aware of how much it costs."
"I rate the product price a six to seven on a scale of one to ten, where one is a low price, and ten is a high price."
"The cost of the product is high, but worth it because of the utility and great product support."
"Pulse Connect Secure is relatively cost-effective."
"The price of Pulse Connect Secure is expensive."
"The pricing for Pulse Connect Secure is not low and not high, so it's good. It's a six out of ten for me, price-wise."
"The pricing is quite nominal. We pay on a yearly basis."
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Top Industries

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Financial Services Firm
10%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Comms Service Provider
8%
Computer Software Company
8%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise5
Large Enterprise20
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business3
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise3
 

Questions from the Community

What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Pulse Connect Secure?
Ivanti has always been known to be pricey, making it a rather high-cost solution.
What needs improvement with Pulse Connect Secure?
The biggest friction point I have encountered with Ivanti Connect Secure is related to compliance. When the host checker is configured too strictly, it can conflict with ensuring 100% security. If ...
What is your primary use case for Pulse Connect Secure?
My main use case for Ivanti Connect Secure is zero trust connectivity. The main feature I have been using is geolocation and source IP restrictions, ensuring security, advanced proxy support, and e...
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Also Known As

Pulse Connect Secure
UAG, MS UAG [EOL]
 

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