Cisco AnyConnect vs. NordVPN

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco AnyConnect
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Cisco offers an SSL VPN solution via AnyConnect.N/A
NordVPN
Score 9.1 out of 10
N/A
NordVPN by Nord Security is a virtual private network (VPN) solution for individuals or small businesses with a limited number of devices. With 5100 servers across the globe, NordVPN aims to bring users both security and speed.N/A
Pricing
Cisco AnyConnectNordVPN
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
Pricing Offerings
Cisco AnyConnectNordVPN
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoNo
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional DetailsPrice includes VPN for up to 6 devices per account. Price is discounted for annual or bi-annual subscriptions. The subscription comes with a 30-day money-back guarantee. NordVPN offers discounts for students.
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Community Pulse
Cisco AnyConnectNordVPN
Features
Cisco AnyConnectNordVPN
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Cisco AnyConnect
8.7
Ratings
4% below category average
NordVPN
9.6
Ratings
6% above category average
AES 256-bit Encryption9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
Kill Switch8.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support9.80 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Split Tunneling9.50 Ratings00 Ratings
IP Address Masking8.50 Ratings10.00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy8.10 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations8.20 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Automatic Wi-Fi Protection9.40 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections7.60 Ratings10.00 Ratings
Customer Support Services8.40 Ratings7.00 Ratings
Best Alternatives
Cisco AnyConnectNordVPN
Small Businesses
Norton 360
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Score 7.0 out of 10
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Score 7.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
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Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways
Score 9.6 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cisco AnyConnectNordVPN
Likelihood to Recommend
8.5
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9.0
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Likelihood to Renew
9.9
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Usability
9.0
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9.0
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Availability
9.9
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-
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Performance
7.3
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-
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Support Rating
8.2
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-
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Implementation Rating
9.0
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-
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Configurability
9.0
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Ease of integration
10.0
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Product Scalability
8.2
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-
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Vendor post-sale
10.0
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Vendor pre-sale
10.0
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User Testimonials
Cisco AnyConnectNordVPN
Likelihood to Recommend
It is well suited for mid sized and large sized organizations having hybrid work model. It will help their employees to work seamlessly from home, office, other branches. It will also help their employees to access corporate applications anytime even after office hours so they can maintain a healthy work-life balance.
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When starting an SEO project, it helps a lot to do keyword research since you can activate the VPN and have real data that does not manipulate your search history or your location, if you mix the VPN with an incognito section you can have real data without any kind of manipulation, which allows you to create quality and efficient content that really solves the problems of the target users.
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Pros
  • Any Connect is building a stable VPN connection across any different kinds of networks. So it gives me the assumption that I will be sitting in the office and work locally on my workplace, but I get this assumption nearly from everywhere.
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  • Allowing me to remote IP to the desired location
  • Safe guard my personal IP from cyber attacks
  • Provide me a dedicated IP for any remote country
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Cons
  • Sometimes when the number of users is large for a VPN service, the connection fails, and the client doesn't give a proper error.
  • It should have better support for Linux. It is difficult to set up on Linux, and the interface for settings is not at all user-friendly.
  • A few times, the internet becomes slow after connecting to the VPN server through AnyConnect. It should be able to find the best and the optimal server while connecting.
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  • Add more locations in Latam
  • It is really difficult to configure the Open VPN
  • Sometimes it takes a long time to connect to a server
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Likelihood to Renew
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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Usability
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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I use it every single day. For business use as well personal use. It's very easy and intuitive to use. I can connect to a chosen server with very few clicks.
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Reliability and Availability
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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Performance
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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Support Rating
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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Implementation Rating
Implementation was fairly straight forward and quick. I would recommend leveraging the initial configuration QuickStart guides, as these detail options of implementing the software with the most common configurations. There may also still be an option to obtain a temporary emergency AnyConnect license to assist users with implementing RAVPN on Cisco devices.
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Alternatives Considered
I have worked with Palo Alto GlobalProtect and Fortinet's FortiClient. While in use, GlobalProtect boasted of some merits, such as great security features that may be superior to those of Cisco AnyConnect; the interface was not quite smooth. I selected Cisco AnyConnect because, while it is very secure, it may provide easy access to connectivity and is highly suitable for ensuring reliable communication on multiple digital marketing campaigns.
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NordVPN has a number of partner companies, e.g. Revolut, N26, etc. which all offer NordVPN as a perk. I use it for that very reason. I haven't seen other products have a such a wide network of partners.
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Scalability
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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Return on Investment
  • Having the possibility to access the systems and the necessary data from any place can be a major benefit of implementing flexible working conditions.
  • Through the implementation of a strong encrypted connection and the capabilities in authentication, our risk of a data breach on this site has been minimized.
  • The features offered by Cisco AnyConnect streamlined regulations that our industry requires and released much of the burden of implementing procedures on me.
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  • My work load is more improve and easy now
  • great protection from online threat.
  • speed is little bit slow but i can managed.
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