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    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco AnyConnect

    Score8.6 out of 10
    N/ACisco offers an SSL VPN solution via AnyConnect.N/A

    Citrix Gateway

    Score7.4 out of 10
    N/ACitrix Gateway (or Citrix NetScaler Gateway) is an access gateway with SSL VPN solution, providing single sign-on (SSO) and authentication for remote end users of network assets.

    $995

    per month

    Pricing
    Cisco AnyConnectCitrix Gateway
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    Offerings
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    Cisco AnyConnectCitrix Gateway
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional DetailsThe price for a Citrix Gateway (VPX) perpetual license is $995.00. You must contact the sales team for subscription license pricing.
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    Community Pulse
    Cisco AnyConnectCitrix Gateway
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    We have Citrix Xenapp installed for remote connectivity as well as the Cisco AnyConnect. Since installing the AnyConnect, we have 2 out of 130 users that now use Citrix Xenapp for remote connectivity - everyone else prefers AnyConnect for speed of connection, less profile …
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    Citrix
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
    95%
    Would buy again
    74 Answers
    100%
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
    97%
    Delivers good value for the price
    63 Answers
    100%
    Delivers good value for the price
    7 Answers
    Happy with the feature set
    95%
    Happy with the feature set
    74 Answers
    100%
    Happy with the feature set
    7 Answers
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    92%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
    49 Answers
    100%
    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
    96%
    Implementation went as expected
    54 Answers
    100%
    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco AnyConnectCitrix Gateway
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco AnyConnect and Citrix Gateway
    Feature
    Cisco AnyConnect
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    4% below category average
    Citrix Gateway
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    Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    Kill Switch8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support9.84 Ratings00 Ratings
    Split Tunneling9.54 Ratings00 Ratings
    IP Address Masking8.53 Ratings00 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy8.12 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations8.23 Ratings00 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection9.43 Ratings00 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections7.62 Ratings00 Ratings
    Customer Support Services8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco AnyConnectCitrix Gateway
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (98 ratings)
    10.0
    (13 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (12 ratings)
    -
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    Usability
    9.0
    (76 ratings)
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    Availability
    9.9
    (9 ratings)
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    Performance
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
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    Support Rating
    8.2
    (80 ratings)
    8.0
    (3 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
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    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
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    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
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    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
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    User Testimonials
    Cisco AnyConnectCitrix Gateway
    Likelihood to Recommend
    Cisco
    Cisco AnyConnect has allowed me to connect to the network when I am not at the office. For example, in an international digital campaign, it was possible to access readily important files and work on other collaborative working spaces without any violation of security measures. I noticed that there was a slight lag whenever several members of the team logged in at the same time during the weekend.
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    Citrix
    The best usage scenario for Citrix Netscaler Gateway is in enterprises with a high volume of telecommuting users or in situations where the user needs to access certain applications from anywhere. In our case as a hospital, we need our doctors to access the medical records of the patients and be able to carry out any required action, with a high level of security and with a certain agility.
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    Pros
    Cisco
    • It provides you an exceptional hybrid work experience. It enables your employees to work seamlessly from home, office, and other branches.
    • It enables your employees to access corporate applications anytime, even after office hours.
    • It helps your team to maintain a healthy work-life balance and boosts your productivity.
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    Citrix
    • allows seamless use of 2-factor authentication for heightened security within the VPN, and lowers risk of an external hack because of it.
    • it allows for differing levels of security. access can be set specifically through the VPN so 2 users can use the same site and get different results depending on their active directory security policy.
    • It can grant the ability to launch a single application or an entire VPN envelope
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    Cons
    Cisco
    • Cisco AnyConnect can use the system resources as long as the program is being run.
    • Account activation may be very difficult when connecting from areas requiring captive portal login, if certain settings are not allowed.
    • By default, it is possible to request the user to authenticate again at specific intervals.
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    Citrix
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    Likelihood to Renew
    Cisco
    It is perhaps the second most functional tool we have, it will definitely be renewed every year. Our network is stable, which ensures that there is less for our technicians to troubleshoot, which frees them up to ensure other parts of the company are maintained. This keeps our costs low and our downtime at a minimum.
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    Citrix
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    Usability
    Cisco
    It has many advantages and uses other than other common VPNs but it's very important to understand the problems and issues which till not solved yet. The major issue is there is no support system or no body is doing hypercare for clients or client organizations. Speed is good, but making a connection is worse, and nobody cares about it.
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    Citrix
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    Reliability and Availability
    Cisco
    I have been using Cisco AnyConnect for past two years and thus I can say very firmly that I have never seen the outage from the Cisco AnyConnect services either It is VPN, System Scans or the Network Connectivity. Talking about the errors likewise major errors I have faced throughout my period of use.
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    Citrix
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    Performance
    Cisco
    Absolutely no speed issues, and I see no evidence of slowdowns across any of the multiple platforms I use daily. It's operation is completely invisible most of the time, except where there is a loss of connection due to server issues or a loss of power. Everything loads quickly and accurately.
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    Citrix
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    Support Rating
    Cisco
    Because whenever I log the case with Cisco support, yes they have come back with valid technical data. So this is what has happened and we could fix it in this way. That support will detail what happened and how to get it overcome very quickly. That's what I like. The support level we get is really good for the product
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    Citrix
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    Implementation Rating
    Cisco
    Our Managed Services vendor helped us with the implementation. When we initially setup our AnyConnect using MFA for remote connectivity, the setup was easy and straight forward and worked just fine. After a year, we decided to change to an "always on" feature and use machine and user based security certificates instead of MFA. We had to open a ticket with Cisco support and have their assistance getting this feature to work. Turned out they had a small bug in the code for that version of AnyConnect and it has since been corrected. We have had no issues with the upgrades since that time. The deployment of the software to the user machines was done with SCCM and was straight forward. The user machine upgrades are easy - when the user machine connects and sees a new version available, it upgrades itself! What could be easier?
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    Citrix
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    Alternatives Considered
    Cisco
    Cisco is one of our core partners besides Microsoft and SAP. And so yes, we are utilizing very many projects from Cisco. I would mention the whole networking equipment, the routing equipment, the wireless LAN, and also when it comes to infrastructure to compute infrastructure, we are utilizing Cisco servers within our converged infrastructure Flex spot. So we have been running a flex bot from Cisco, NetApp, and VMware for 12 years, and we are still very satisfied with the product. We are looking forward to upgrading to the newest blades and fabric interconnect to continue this journey.
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    Citrix
    The only other SSL VPN type product I have used was Citrix Secure Gateway. Netscaler is a MUCH more feature filled product. CSG was a free add on to older versions of Citrix Metaframe and XenApp and was specifically just used for securing Citrix infrastructure. Netscaler excels in securing Citrix but can also be used to secure shared apps of all kinds regardless of how they are published. I did do a test run on 2X's product which did include a secure gateway but then base 2X product was not really comparable to Citrix so did not go too far with it.
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    Scalability
    Cisco
    Cisco AnyConnect has been a speedy, reliable, and efficient tool for the creation of your own VPN whatever location that you've brought your laptop. Customer support is consistently top-notch, coming up with quick fixes to whatever difficulties are thrown your way. I would not hesitate to reccommend Cisco AnyConnect to any business that needs connected employees throught the world.
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    Citrix
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    Return on Investment
    Cisco
    • We are able to seamlessly work on multiple clients daily, and it allows us to quickly handle more projects at the same time.
    • Cisco AnyConnect has allowed our own company's coworkers to remotely connect back to the corporate network, easily assisting work schedules and processes, during the COVID-19 pandemic. Being forced to work remotely, meant our processes still happened quickly and efficiently, by being able to leverage and use Cisco AnyConnect VPN.
    • Even prior to the COVID-19 pandemic, I have worked 100% remotely for a few years now. This was always due to the reliable connectivity and ease of use with Cisco AnyConnect VPN. I live 2+ hours from our nearest corporate office, and even further from some of my client locations, and I have always been able to connect to any of my multiple Cisco AnyConnect VPN connections, within seconds.
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    Citrix
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