Appgate SDP vs Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway comparison

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We performed a comparison between Appgate SDP and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway based on real PeerSpot user reviews.

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Pros
"The simplicity of the SDP platform is a standout feature; instead of navigating through intricate details, users can seamlessly connect to the company's network or switch to the internet with minimal effort.""The flexibility of the tool is valuable. It is very robust. It has a very robust configuration capability.""It is pretty stable.""One of the most important features is stopping lateral movement across our network.""The interface is really friendly. It's simple to understand.""It is a scalable solution...The support answers your questions very fast."

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"The solution is very quick to connect.""The interoperability with various firewall and access gateway vendors is one of this solution's most valuable features""The best feature is the ability to connect from anywhere.""It works perfectly for me. It is very user-friendly in terms of the configuration and the setup process.""The most valuable feature is the networking. I didn't have a good experience with the networking that Sophos has.""The product has valuable virtual machines, viability options, and enhanced VPN services, enabling the option to use it in different zones.""It is easy to configure.""All of our offices are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The solution is scalable."

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Cons
"It would be better to connect to an application portal from any device. Documentation and support could be better.""One thing that kind of sticks out to me is the ability to do a proper non-split tunnel. VPN tunnel-wise, it is not really a true unsplit tunnel, but I think that's just because of the way it's designed. A split VPN basically allows your system to talk to other systems without being forced down the tunnel. A VPN running in a non-split tunnel mode forces all the traffic down the tunnel to wherever you're VPNing to. It forces the traffic down so that the traffic is subject to the firewall and rules that you have in your corporate environment and such. It helps to prevent remote malicious folks that may be talking directly to that box from piggybacking into the corporate environment through it. They do it partially, but it would be nice to see more of an enterprise-level solution there.""The user interface should be improved as it is not very easy to work with the updates.""One limitation is that it's harder to provide access to multiple applications in the company with Appgate, but that's probably because of poor management.""They could provide a single-box solution to manage tools for 4000 users. Additionally, they could add extra features to enhance remote micro connection.""On the cloud, when you make some changes, it may be difficult."

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"The marketing material in the portal is not very user-friendly.""The connectivity should be faster.""In the next release, Microsoft should add an option to schedule upgrades.""It isn't stabilized on the first day, and you need to set up the channels properly.""They should release a less expensive version of the solution.""The solution must provide metrics to monitor the inbound and outbound traffic easily.""The product must provide a single sign-on.""I would like for them to improve the troubleshooting features. We have some problems with traffic and I can't identify where the problem is coming from. I have to open a ticket with support until it gets resolved. Microsoft doesn't offer enough tools to resolve the issue."

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Pricing and Cost Advice
  • "It is a pretty expensive tool. It is maybe about $20,000 per year for a hundred users or so."
  • "We pay $100 per user per month. One license for the site is around $17."
  • "The pricing is according to the market price. It is not a very cheap solution. They have some very aggressive promotions to sell the product in the market."
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  • "There is a monthly license and the price depends on how many users are using Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. The price could be less expensive."
  • "Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is the cheapest way for us to connect to our cloud infrastructure. Other solutions, such as ExpressRoute are very expensive."
  • "The cost could be lower."
  • "Payment for licensing the solution is part of the operating model. So, one needs to keep on paying while consuming the solution. In short, the payment is based on the solution's capacity."
  • "Its price is reasonable for new technology."
  • "The costs are quite high."
  • "The solution is subscription-based and very cheap."
  • "The software has good pricing compared to other vendors."
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    Questions from the Community
    Top Answer:The simplicity of the SDP platform is a standout feature; instead of navigating through intricate details, users can seamlessly connect to the company's network or switch to the internet with minimal… more »
    Top Answer:The pricing is according to the market price. It is not a very cheap solution. They have some very aggressive promotions to sell the product in the market.
    Top Answer:They could provide a single-box solution to manage tools for 4000 users. Additionally, they could add extra features to enhance remote micro connection.
    Top Answer:The solution should provide metrics to monitor the inbound and outbound traffic easily. The point-to-site connections must be improved.
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    Also Known As
    MS Azure VPN Gateway
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    Overview

    Appgate SDP is a network access control tool for local and remote access, multifactor authentication, and micro-segmentation. It is a flexible, robust, and configurable tool with good documentation, interface improvements, and ease of deployment. 

    It helps organizations prevent lateral movement across networks and servers and provides a more granular access control structure than traditional VPNs. Appgate SDP's valuable features include the ability to hide servers, good support, stability, scalability, and stopping lateral movement. It is currently being used as the main VPN solution for many companies.

    A VPN gateway is a specific type of virtual network gateway that is used to send encrypted traffic between an Azure virtual network and an on-premises location over the public Internet. You can also use a VPN gateway to send encrypted traffic between Azure virtual networks over the Microsoft network. Each virtual network can have only one VPN gateway. However, you can create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway. When you create multiple connections to the same VPN gateway, all VPN tunnels share the available gateway bandwidth.

    Sample Customers
    United States Air Force  FINRA Weight Watchers Rackspace  DataDog SageNet  Verdant Norwegian Cruise Line  VoiceBase  The Third Floor 
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    Top Industries
    VISITORS READING REVIEWS
    Computer Software Company18%
    Financial Services Firm9%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Government7%
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    Computer Software Company25%
    Energy/Utilities Company25%
    Comms Service Provider13%
    Manufacturing Company13%
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    Computer Software Company17%
    Government8%
    Manufacturing Company8%
    Financial Services Firm7%
    Company Size
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    Small Business50%
    Midsize Enterprise13%
    Large Enterprise38%
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    Small Business24%
    Midsize Enterprise16%
    Large Enterprise60%
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    Small Business41%
    Midsize Enterprise5%
    Large Enterprise55%
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    Small Business30%
    Midsize Enterprise17%
    Large Enterprise54%
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    Appgate SDP is ranked 11th in ZTNA as a Service with 6 reviews while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is ranked 4th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 19 reviews. Appgate SDP is rated 8.8, while Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is rated 8.2. The top reviewer of Appgate SDP writes "Helps us manage traffic-related issues and streamlines access management for the network ". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway writes "A scalable and reliable solution that enables users to connect to older protocols that other products do not have". Appgate SDP is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Zscaler Internet Access, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Waverley Labs Open Source Software Defined Perimeter and Netskope Private Access, whereas Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway is most compared with OpenVPN Access Server, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks and Ivanti Connect Secure.

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