We use the solution to connect to our client systems.
DBA Team Lead | Principal Apps DBA at Experteam
Helps to connect remote client systems but needs to improve connectivity and stability
Pros and Cons
- "The tool's most valuable feature is remote access."
- "Ivanti Connect Secure needs to have faster connections. It also needs to improve the stability."
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The tool's most valuable feature is remote access.
What needs improvement?
Ivanti Connect Secure needs to have faster connections. It also needs to improve the stability.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for a few years.
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What do I think about the stability of the solution?
I rate Ivanti Connect Secure's stability a five out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
My company has ten users for the product.
How are customer service and support?
I haven't contacted technical support yet.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's deployment is easy and takes a few minutes to complete.
What about the implementation team?
Ivanti Connect Secure's deployment can be done by myself.
What other advice do I have?
I rate the overall product a five out of ten.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

Infrastructure and Cyber Security Senior Manager at a tech services company with 51-200 employees
An easy-to-maintain and stable VPN solution that needs improved customer support
Pros and Cons
- "The stability of the product is its most valuable feature."
- "The support team of the product needs improvement. Sometimes we have issues with multiple authentications, but there is no help from the support team."
What is our primary use case?
The solution is being used for VPN.
What is most valuable?
The stability of the product is its most valuable feature.
What needs improvement?
The support team of the product needs improvement. Sometimes we have issues with multiple authentications, but there is no help from the support team. It is very dissatisfying.
Some emerging technologies like Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) have the VPN included even if you don't need to use it. The present process for Pulse Connect Secure is becoming old-fashioned; they need to change the product.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have used the solution for two and a half years for my company. I have been using this solution since 2004 when it was called Juniper.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable solution.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The solution is scalable. You need to add a few more licenses, and it works fine. Currently, seven thousand or eight thousand people have current concurrent licenses.
How are customer service and support?
The technical support is not satisfactory. I rate it four or five out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Neutral
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I used a Cisco solution and another solution.
Pulse used to be much more flexible than Cisco. You could do more with Pulse, like different realms and authentication policies for different types of users. But the latest still needs to be improved, and users see much more user-friendly solutions. As I mentioned, other solutions exist, like Zero Trust Networks Access.
So these are getting much easier for users. But for installing a solution for the first time, ThoughtSpot was much easier than Cisco.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup was straightforward.
What other advice do I have?
This product is good and easy to maintain if one can manage without the products' support team and have their administrative team. If you want to implement a new feature or interaction with the product, it gets complicated, or help is needed.
I rate the overall product a six out of ten.
Which deployment model are you using for this solution?
On-premises
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
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2nd Line Firewall Engineer for UK&I Customers at Atos
Review about Pulse Connect Secure
What is most valuable?
Integration with third party RADIUS Server for OTP Password (secondary). It can combine a group of users for particular roles.
What needs improvement?
It could be more user-friendly and not as complicated as it is right now.
For how long have I used the solution?
For around three years.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No.
How is customer service and technical support?
Customer Service:
I have never used their customer service.
Technical Support:I have never used their technical support.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.
2nd Line Support at a tech services company with 501-1,000 employees
We can provide access to the network for home users, but it would be nice if it was more user-friendly.
What is most valuable?
To check VPN connections where they pass\fail through 192 IP therefore I could remote on for other solutions.
How has it helped my organization?
We can now provide remote access to home users.
What needs improvement?
I'd like to be more user friendly instead of clicking\drilling down tabs.
For how long have I used the solution?
I've used it for 17 months.
What was my experience with deployment of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
No issues encountered.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
The product was already in place when I joined the company.
How was the initial setup?
It was straightforward, as the network team assign us AD permission & they showed the help desk how to use it.
What about the implementation team?
We did it in-house.
What other advice do I have?
It works well with SolarWinds & WireShark.
Disclosure: I am a real user, and this review is based on my own experience and opinions.

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