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Cisco AnyConnect vs. SonicWall VPN Clients

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    Overview
    ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price

    Cisco AnyConnect

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

    SonicWall VPN Clients

    Score8.5 out of 10
    N/AThe SonicWall VPN Clients present a number of options for secure private access to enterprise network assets.N/A
    Pricing
    Cisco AnyConnectSonicWall VPN Clients
    Editions & Modules
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    Offerings
    Pricing Offerings
    Cisco AnyConnectSonicWall VPN Clients
    Free Trial
    NoNo
    Free/Freemium Version
    NoNo
    Premium Consulting/Integration Services
    NoNo
    Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
    Additional Details
    More Pricing Information
    Community Pulse
    Cisco AnyConnectSonicWall VPN Clients
    Considered Both Products
    Cisco
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    The last time I used SonicWall you had to pay for each VPN user but with Cisco AnyConnect you have unlimited users with the appliance. I did like SonicWall's logon and logoff scripts but they both do what is expected well.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    We choose Cisco AnyConnect over Sonicwall VPN due to its features and security protocols. Cisco is a leading name in network security and everyone is aware of it. Secondly, we were very comfortable with Cisco products due to their service quality and customer support. All these …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    We use multiple VPN clients for our customers and our cloud environment. [Cisco] AnyConnect seemed to be the best option based on the ease of use.
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    AnyConnect is the smallest least intrusive option that makes the most sense if a Cisco Security Appliance is already implemented in the network. I much prefer it to FortiClient, but Ubiquiti USGs and SonicWall are good choices as well. We consistently choose AnyConnect when the …
    Incentivized
    Chose Cisco AnyConnect
    Sonicwall was unreliable as it sometimes went down, required a different login and didn't work with Okta. The system would sometimes lose connection and drop. Then you would be forced to relogin however it would stop working then you would have to wait and try again at a later …
    Incentivized
    SonicWall
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    Key User Insights
    Would buy again
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    Delivers good value for the price
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    Happy with the feature set
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    Lived up to sales and marketing promises
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    Implementation went as expected
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    Features
    Cisco AnyConnectSonicWall VPN Clients
    Virtual Private Network
    Comparison of Virtual Private Network features of Cisco AnyConnect and SonicWall VPN Clients
    Feature
    Cisco AnyConnect
    8.7
    4 Ratings
    SonicWall VPN Clients
    10.0
    1 Ratings
    AES 256-bit Encryption9.54 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Kill Switch8.02 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Multi-Platform Support9.84 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Split Tunneling9.54 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    IP Address Masking8.53 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    No-Logs Policy8.02 Ratings00 Ratings
    Multiple Server Locations8.23 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Automatic Wi-Fi Protection9.43 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Simultaneous Connections7.62 Ratings10.01 Ratings
    Customer Support Services8.44 Ratings00 Ratings
    User Ratings
    Cisco AnyConnectSonicWall VPN Clients
    Likelihood to Recommend
    8.5
    (98 ratings)
    10.0
    (2 ratings)
    Likelihood to Renew
    9.8
    (12 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Usability
    9.0
    (76 ratings)
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    Availability
    9.9
    (9 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Performance
    7.3
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Support Rating
    8.2
    (80 ratings)
    7.0
    (1 ratings)
    Implementation Rating
    9.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Configurability
    9.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Ease of integration
    10.0
    (7 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Product Scalability
    8.2
    (2 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor post-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)
    Vendor pre-sale
    10.0
    (1 ratings)
    -
    (0 ratings)