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

 

Categories and Ranking

Check Point Harmony Mobile
Average Rating
8.8
Number of Reviews
49
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 (3rd), Enterprise Infrastructure VPN (3rd), ZTNA as a Service (7th), Cisco Security Portfolio (5th)
 

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 21.7%, up 17.8% compared to last year.
Cisco Secure Client (including AnyConnect), on the other hand, focuses on SSL VPN, holds 14.3% mindshare, up 13.2% since last year.
Mobile Threat Defense
SSL VPN
 

Featured Reviews

Nurullah Kazar - PeerSpot reviewer
Oct 13, 2023
Easy to use with a good dashboard and excellent threat protection
After the pandemic, most organizations started working remotely and accessed corporate data from their mobile devices. This increased the risk of breaches from mobile attack surfaces. This product covers all mobile security subjects such as application security, network security, file security, and…
SameerBali - PeerSpot reviewer
Dec 18, 2023
Offers good stability, easy to use and good support
We use AnyConnect in several ways. Like integrated with our firewall, like host checking, permission-based access, and time-based access controls For our company's needs, AnyConnect is sufficient and very easy to use.     All Cisco equipment tends to be expensive compared to newer options from…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The environment is managed and administered centrally in Check Point Infinity which provides a lot of stability with its other features."
"As a security solution for devices, it can benefit us in many ways, including providing us with data security, access control, network security, and more."
"The product's VPN solution is super efficient, and our clients highly value ransomware protection on mobile. These two features are probably the most valuable aspects of this product. Check Point Harmony Mobile responds very fast to any cybersecurity attack. With that product, your mobile response is super fast."
"The most valuable features of the solution are threat emulation, threat extraction, URL detection, antimalware, antivirus, and IPS."
"Check Point Harmony Mobile offers several advantages. It ensures your mobile device is highly secure for accessing Teams, Zoom calls, Outlook, and other business-related applications. Its robust security features protect your device comprehensively."
"Harmony Mobile presents many innovative features."
"It is very easy for my company to get information from the product's support team."
"We like the URL content filtering, that is one of the most valuable features."
"The product is easy to use."
"The tool is user-friendly, robust and easy to use in any environment."
"I think Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is stable."
"Support does solve our issues."
"The initial setup is very easy."
"The system is reliable, simple and secure."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client's most valuable feature is the ability to connect to our enterprise applications, on-premise applications, and cloud any place in the world"
"The solution is quite stable."
 

Cons

"I would like to see management and remote administration functions in the same portal."
"The product needs to improve its user awareness."
"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."
"Sometimes, the mobile app crashes and stops responding."
"The project point needs improvement."
"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."
"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."
"Harmony Mobile could be improved with increased built-in DLP coverage."
"Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client could improve by adding faster connectivity."
"One improvement could be ensuring better backward compatibility."
"The cost could always be a bit less."
"The configuration from the client-side would be useful. Right now, it's not centralized. There should be a lock so that it can only be configured from one place."
"The most valuable feature of the Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client is its ease of use and simple interface. It's always available as long as I have a good network connection."
"Even when your internet speed is good, once you connect to the VPN the speed gets automatically reduced, which is worrisome."
"The solution should not rely on tokens from the mobile application for logins."
"It would be useful to have an automatic install process where if you connect and you don't have the latest version, it should be automatically done."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"When I purchased the product for one of our company's clients, I realized that the price of the product was competitive."
"Check Point provides a separate license in cases where organizations want to use this only on mobile devices, or laptops/desktops."
"The cost is huge compared to other products, and it seems this solution is only for companies with a large budget."
"Pricing is a little high."
"Check Point pricing is better than Symantec."
"At the moment, the price is good, but there is always scope for amelioration when it comes to pricing. When pricing is lower, it can make a customer buy the product. Customers ask us about the price of the product before allowing us to explain the functionality to them."
"The price is okay. Per user, it should be something like five or ten dollars. But, we usually get discounts that drive the cost down."
"We pay between 300 and 600 Rupees per year, around seven dollars per month."
"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."
"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."
"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 licensing costs are reasonable."
"The solution is reasonably priced and costs $600 for a five-year license in our scenario."
"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."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
25%
Financial Services Firm
14%
Government
8%
Manufacturing Company
5%
Educational Organization
45%
Computer Software Company
18%
Government
5%
Financial Services Firm
5%
 

Company Size

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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