Cisco Meraki vMX vs. Ivanti Connect Secure

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cisco Meraki vMX
Score 8.7 out of 10
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Cisco's Meraki Virtual MX (vMX) is a virtual instance of a Meraki security & SD-WAN appliance, dedicated specifically to providing the simple configuration benefits of site-to-site Auto VPN for customers running or migrating IT services to an Amazon Web Services or Microsoft Azure Virtual Private Cloud (VPC).N/A
Ivanti Connect Secure
Score 8.8 out of 10
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Ivanti Connect Secure provides an SSL VPN solution for remote and mobile users from any web-enabled device to corporate resources - anytime, anywhere. Connect Secure (ICS) is a widely-deployed SSL VPN for organizations of any size, across every major industry.N/A
Pricing
Cisco Meraki vMXIvanti Connect Secure
Editions & Modules
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Offerings
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Free Trial
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Free/Freemium Version
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Premium Consulting/Integration Services
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Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeRequired
Additional Details
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Features
Cisco Meraki vMXIvanti Connect Secure
Virtual Private Network
Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Product A and Product B
Cisco Meraki vMX
8.7
Ratings
4% below category average
Ivanti Connect Secure
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Ratings
AES 256-bit Encryption9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Kill Switch10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Multi-Platform Support8.20 Ratings00 Ratings
Split Tunneling7.60 Ratings00 Ratings
IP Address Masking8.30 Ratings00 Ratings
No-Logs Policy6.60 Ratings00 Ratings
Multiple Server Locations9.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Simultaneous Connections9.70 Ratings00 Ratings
Customer Support Services9.40 Ratings00 Ratings
User Ratings
Cisco Meraki vMXIvanti Connect Secure
Likelihood to Recommend
8.7
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7.6
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Support Rating
-
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7.6
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Product Scalability
9.2
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User Testimonials
Cisco Meraki vMXIvanti Connect Secure
Likelihood to Recommend
We are a heavily invested Meraki environment, from our corporate locations to APs. Using a vMX as apposed another solution is a no brainer. It integrates well, has the same benefits as the rest of the Meraki stack, and you can leverage your favorite cloud platform
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If you can control the rollout of the client the Pulse Connect Secure is user-friendly. We often have a federation of endpoints that we do not control and those endpoints invariably cause pain during major upgrade cycles. It’s also not obvious that some of the default choices (like what type of VPN to use) actually degrades the service.
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Pros
  • Stability: Using Cisco Meraki vMX with auto-VPN instead of non-Meraki peers toward Azure
  • Management: Easy to manage on the Cisco Meraki vMX Dashboard
  • Centralization: With Cisco Meraki vMX, we can centralize/ standardize our setups
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  • Simple to deploy
  • Provides flexibility
  • Supports dynamic access management
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Cons
  • some organizations may require more throughput than what vMX-L can offer
  • there are almost no security controls as the vMX is in VPN concentrator mode
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  • Noisy SIEM integration.
  • Major upgrades are tough to implement.
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Support Rating
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At Adecco, first and foremost, we have Pulse SDP easy to use for our employees. This is a critical factor for us because employees are spending much less time calling into support than engaged in high payoff activities. However, when I have called in for support, Pulse SDP has been responsive and effective.
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Alternatives Considered
In terms of the Cisco suite, we also have Cisco Webex Calling IP deck solution right out across our centers. That has proven to be phenomenal in terms of performance and stability. With that alone, we've cut back our incident rate of telephony related issues by half essentially, which used to be our top rated issue previously. So the WebEx IP deck solution would be another product I would recommend.
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We found Pulse SDP to be a superior choice to AppGate SDP because we found Pulse SDP to have greater flexibility and provide an all in one solution. Because Pulse SDP delivers a wide range of functions and tools, the tool provided a much greater return on investment in our analysis process.
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Scalability
We have over 350 locations and growing. We chose Cisco Meraki vMX because of ease of use and how it scales.
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Return on Investment
  • The speed of configuration is shortened due to it being under one portal
  • Support has saved time during outages by quickly fixing issues
  • Site-to-site VPNs are easy and fast to set up when swapping our equipment
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  • The deployment was very quick.
  • It improved security by using compliance checks.
  • Access to resources by external parties was improved.
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ScreenShots

Ivanti Connect Secure Screenshots

Screenshot of ICS gateway topology and active usersScreenshot of the ICS gateway appliance statistics overviewScreenshot of a network overview of all ICS gateways