Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect) Reviews

We use them for our clients to connect to the servers.

I like the ability to share the connections or simply to be able to pass the credentials for a connection to other colleagues without bothering too much about the connection being tracked or about security. Each and every user will require a secret password, so I don't really care about sending the details. It's very secure.

Sometimes I need to connect with Cisco AnyConnect and I don't have access to a Windows machine, so I need to run the client from a Linux machine. If I recall correctly, the last build for the Linux was five or six years ago. So, sometimes it happens that I have this issue with not being able to use Cisco AnyConnect just because I'm forced to use a Linux machine, and the client is very old and it doesn't connect to the current version they're running on the servers on which I want to connect, even though it should be compatible with the old version I have.

It's not really an issue from our side, though, because at the end of the day I always find the solution of connecting through a Windows machine but this requires at some point to connect through the VPN. I connect a Linux machine to a Windows machine, the Windows machine to one in the AnyConnect lines product just to connect to yet another Windows machine, which in turn I need to connect on a Linux machine, because in most cases, the actual servers around the world, the vast majority of them are running on Linux.

If they could simplify connections via other machines, like Linux or Mac OS X, it would be helpful.

It's quite stable. It is seldom disconnected. If I recall correctly it happened to us last year on several occasions while using it, it tended to disconnect. But the product is very stable. 

In terms of scalability, I cannot comment because I only hear from the clients. I don't hear from the server-side.

I would recommend this solution to anyone who is considering its implementation.

I would rate this solution between a seven and an eight out of ten.

Most of our remote access is through Cisco AnyConnect. It's an onboarding process for us to make sure that we configure a laptop to connect to the client, to go through the client's firewall, and to get on there.

While it's very necessary as a tool, it's very much just set and forget. You don't have to think about it very much. It just works. 

Typically, the initial setup is very easy. 

All I care about is being connected and I know that we've run into versioning issues in the past.

I have used the solution for probably at least five years.

The stability is fine. It's pretty standard, however, it seems like everybody uses Any Connect. It's like a pretty standard thing. It doesn't give anyone any trouble. 

The scalability is okay. I'm able to use it with multiple clients and that element of it's just fine.

I'm not on the IT side and therefore do not really deal with technical support. I can't speak to if they are helpful or responsive. I deal with my IT department. I never deal with Cisco.

The initial setup is usually straightforward. It's not overly difficult. It's all in how things are communicated. If things are communicated in an easy way, then it's not an issue at all.

I have zero exposure when it comes to licensing and costs. I can't speak to how much the solution is. 

We're just a client and an end-user.

The solution is client-driven. We tend to work with different versions.

I'd advise users to have it installed as a standard app in your environment and establish it as a standard to connect to your clients or your vendors. Just make sure you put a policy in place.

I'd rate the solution at a nine out of ten. We've been happy with how it has worked for us overall. 

We use the on-prem deployment model. Our primary use case is to connect external users to our research center. 

It's easy to handle. You can have it on Windows, Linux or Mac, which is quite useful.

Every two weeks there was a new version to install which was annoying for the users. 

The price should be lower. 

It is stable. 

It is scalable. 

Technical support is good. We are satisfied. 

The initial setup was straightforward. 

We deployed it in-house. 

I would recommend this solution to someone considering it. I would rate it an eight out of ten.

We primarily use the solution to access of the information for our company: email, documents, etc.

I like how I don't need to see the solution or start it up. I just use my computer and have it working in the background. I start my laptop and it's there and working. That's the most important feature.

The hotspots give me connectivity issues occasionally. It could be easier to use if it allowed me to choose the hotspot.

The solution is stable.

Technical support is handled through our IT department. They're very good.

We previously used a different solution. It came from the IT department but it wasn't very stable. They changed the VPN to AnyConnect and now it works well.

The initial setup was easy. You just install it on the computer and it starts working.

Our IT department handles the implementation.

We didn't evaluate other options before choosing this solution.

We use the private cloud deployment model.

I'm satisfied with the solution. I'd recommend it to others.

I would rate the solution nine out of ten.

Our primary use case for Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is VPN. 

I'm just a basic user, so I don't know how I would answer this question.

Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client would be perfect if it weren't for the fingerprint feature. I don't know how it will read my fingerprint on my computer. 

I have had a VPN for eight years, but I'm not sure whether we have had Cisco AnyConnect the entire time.

I think Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is stable. 

We have more than 1,000 users of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client at my company.

I rarely use their tech support. 

I think we previously used Cisco. 

The setup is quick and easy on the client-side.

Overall, the solution is quite good.

The solution has the capability to integrate with other solutions.

The solution needs to add more options for clients.

There are too many VPN endpoints. It's not easy to switch between endpoints, which affects scalability.

It's difficult to change profiles. There are no menu buttons or checkboxes to make simple changes on the solution. It would be very simple to just add something in the menu to make account changes quick and easy.

The setup is a bit difficult to handle on the server-side.

I've been using the solution for four years.

The solution is stable enough.

The scalability needs to be dealt with. The endpoints on the solution are an issue. The solution should change some of the VPN endpoints.

On the client-side, the setup is very straightforward. However, on the server-side, it gets a bit more complicated and users should be aware of that.

Our company outsources our services to our customers. We use many different technologies, and, from my experience, overall I find this solution to be quite good.

I'd rate it eight out of ten overall.

We use this solution for remote access to our customer's environment.

This solution doesn't address the seal of trust as a concept for a traditional VPN clients. I think that it is a dying product. The company should try to catch up with their competitors like Palo Alto and Check Point, because they're falling behind. 

I have been using this solution for decades.

This is a stable solution.

This solution's scalability depends on how big our customer's business is. To a certain point it is scalable, but if a company is too big, it becomes a nightmare to keep track of all profiles.

I have used the technical support for this solution but it was many years ago. 

The initial setup is straightforward. We have two to three people who maintain this solution. 

The traditional VPN client is slowly fading away. There are newer, more modern solutions.

I can only recommend Cisco products for routers and maybe switches, but not for firewalls. They are so far behind their competitors and this is why I would not recommend Cisco.

I would rate this solution a five out of ten. 

This solution allows me to connect to my office network seamlessly. I have yet to have any issues with it.

This is a secure product that has had zero stability issues since I started using it in 2019.

I would like  to see improvements in regards to the connectivity speed.

This is my third year using this solution.

This solution is stable.

I have never needed to contact support.

The initial setup was very straightforward.

Our in-house IT team installed the product on all of our computers. They were able to handle all of the credentials during the installation of the software so that I just had to set my username and password. The installment required just one person.