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Check Point Harmony Mobile vs Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect) comparison

 

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Executive Summary
 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Harmony Mobile
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
48
Ranking in other categories
Mobile Threat Defense (1st)
Cisco Secure Client (includ...
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
69
Ranking in other categories
SSL VPN (4th), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (5th), ZTNA as a Service (11th), Cisco Security Portfolio (7th)
 

Mindshare comparison

Check Point Harmony Mobile and Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect) aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. Check Point Harmony Mobile is designed for Mobile Threat Defense and holds a mindshare of 20.5%, up 18.4% compared to last year.
Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect), on the other hand, focuses on SSL VPN, holds 14.5% mindshare, up 12.6% since last year.
Mobile Threat Defense
SSL VPN
 

Featured Reviews

AshleyMorales - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 31, 2023
Detailed summaries, good mobile security, and nice reporting
This tool has helped us at various points in our organization. For example, we can have better control over each device that accesses the infrastructure network. We can also reach and process orders, and solutions faster, or be able to consult data in real-time from mobile phones. We can work from anywhere in the country. With Harmony Mobile, we have been able to provide additional security to our network. In addition, it provides a detailed summary of each of the operations from where they access what they access and this has helped us a lot in the audit that they do so we can provide accurate and concise information.
Greg Dend - PeerSpot reviewer
Aug 17, 2023
A stable solution that helps users connect to resources when working from home
It is used to connect work resources in case of working from home.  I haven’t experienced any issues and the connection is always stable. There is no room for improvement from my end, and there is a substantial amount of features. However, the company has a limited time period after which I…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"I really like the application scanning feature that scans all of the installed applications, and not only what appears in the add or remove apps, and then reports the results in the console."
"The solution provides us with all the information in the log."
"It has been very easy to implement and deploy."
"The best thing about the product is that it is transparent and does not impact the users."
"The product's initial setup phase is very straightforward."
"First, the granular visibility of apps & traffic which we get through Check Point SandBlast Mobile are good. We can see each & every installed app & information for each app about severity & risk."
"It is very easy for my company to get information from the product's support team."
"I really like the application scanning portion where it scans your current applications and any new applications that you add to the device to let you know if it is malicious."
"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, because each and every user will require a secret password, so I don't really care about sending the details. It's very secure."
"The solution provides seamless connectivity to the VPN without delay."
"You don't have to think about it very much. It just works."
"Configuration policy, posture assessment, and other things can be done in great detail."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is good for securing our connection. It is very easy to use, I click to use it and it works."
"For our company's needs, AnyConnect is sufficient and very easy to use."
"The solution is stable and reliable."
"The solution has good performance. It is a simple tool to use, once I turn on Windows it automatically starts to use the VPN."
 

Cons

"Harmony Mobile has some limitations. For instance, you can only access it via Check Point's platform. After installation, two profiles may be created: a business profile and a personal profile."
"In terms of what needs improvement, the web interface should be simplified. It should be more user-friendly. It's too technical."
"Sometimes, the mobile app crashes and stops responding."
"One thing that should be improved in the future of the ability to ensure that mobile devices are protected from connections in environments with unlimited connectivity."
"Check Point Harmony Mobile lacks MDM capabilities, which are present in other MDM products, like IBM Security MaaS360, AirWatch, and Google Workspace."
"Integration needs improvement. We use Check Point for email. We use Check Point Capsule Workspace and I wish that it tied into that better and was integrated with their email application so that when it's secure, then they're able to access their email and it could be deployed as one group instead of two separate applications. It's a little bit more work for us to deploy both of those so it'd be nice if they could be integrated."
"Compatibility with other Mobile Device Management (MDM) products on the market should be improved, ensuring correct operation between SandBlast Mobile and MDM."
"I think that the pricing for the Check Point products should be reconsidered, as we found it to be quite expensive to purchase and to maintain."
"Sometimes if we're always having some network issues, or maybe the client is having some network issues, we might get disconnected."
"The cost could always be a bit less."
"There are times the WiFi connectivity has disruptions and you have disconnections. It doesn't work with two connections. I have two switches back and forth sometimes. It doesn't have a failback scenario feature. However, on the gateway side, it does, but on the user device, it doesn't have that kind of option. It would be nice to have this feature."
"I would like to see improvements in regards to the connectivity speed."
"The security could be improved."
"I think, in general, most of the applications are slow, but this is everyday stuff. I think this is more related to the link speed — the links, the lossage, etc."
"The solution should not rely on tokens from the mobile application for logins."
"There are situations where the connection drops, and you may not even be aware of it until you try to do something critical."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Check Point Harmony Mobile's pricing is good."
"Its cost depends upon the number of users."
"Check Point pricing is better than Symantec."
"Choosing the correct set of licenses is essential because, without the additional software blade licenses, the Check Point gateways are just a stateful firewall."
"The quality, price, and support ratio are very good."
"The price is not so high. I would rate the pricing a three or four out of ten."
"Regarding the cost of licenses, each device consumes one, even if it has both professional and personal profiles."
"Check Point provides a separate license in cases where organizations want to use this only on mobile devices, or laptops/desktops."
"The price is okay."
"I would rate the pricing for the license of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client around four to five out of ten. It's not the cheapest option, but it's also not overly expensive."
"My company has a three-year or a four-year license. In scenarios attached to a solution where the product may be reaching an end-of-support or end-of-life phase, Cisco provides OS support in such environments."
"We are in the North African region, and Cisco products are expensive for us. On a scale from one to ten with one being very affordable and ten being expensive, I'd rate the price at eight."
"The pricing depends on the requirement, so proper planning and an RF analysis help to properly size the solution and get the best pricing."
"It costs around 80,000 Indian rupees for a hundred licenses, so approximately $1,020 USD."
"I am using a paid version of Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client."
"We pay for an annual subscription. Additionally to the subscription, we thought in order to connect this solution to the Active Directory we had to purchase a Cisco ACS, Access Control System. It turns out we did not actually need it."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
13%
Government
7%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Educational Organization
47%
Computer Software Company
17%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
4%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
 

Questions from the Community

What do you like most about Check Point Harmony Mobile?
The most valuable features of the solution are threat emulation, threat extraction, URL detection, antimalware, antivirus, and IPS.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Check Point Harmony Mobile?
It is very cheap. It costs around one point eight dollars per user.
What needs improvement with Check Point Harmony Mobile?
Harmony Mobile has some limitations. For instance, you can only access it via Check Point's platform. After installation, two profiles may be created: a business profile and a personal profile.
What do you like most about Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client?
The tool is user-friendly, robust and easy to use in any environment.
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client?
My company has a three-year or a four-year license. In scenarios attached to a solution where the product may be reaching an end-of-support or end-of-life phase, Cisco provides OS support in such e...
What needs improvement with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client?
The security of the product has certain shortcomings, making it an area where improvements are required.
 

Also Known As

Check Point Mobile Access, Check Point SandBlast Mobile
Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client
 

Overview

 

Sample Customers

Samsung Research America, Mississippi Office of the Secretary of State
MST, Molina Healthcare, Ritchie Bros. Auctioneers, Arup, New South Wales Rural FireService
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