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Overview

Cisco AnyConnect is a virtual private network (VPN) software designed to provide remote workforce with secure enterprise-wide network access across multiple locations and devices. Administrators can utilize the platform to identify network usage details.

NordLayer provides network security that isolates threats, manages user access, and protects sensitive data. It creates a secure virtual office for remote teams, allowing them to work from anywhere without compromising corporate security.

  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials
  • Platforms supported
  • Web-based
  • iPhone app
  • Android app
  • Windows Phone app
  • Typical customers
  • Freelancers
  • Small businesses
  • Mid size businesses
  • Large enterprises
  • Customer support
  • Phone
  • Online
  • Knowledge base
  • Video tutorials

Video & Screenshots

No videos yet

Pricing

Starting from

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No pricing info

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

Starting from

6

/user

Per month

  • Free trial available
  • Credit cardless trial
  • Free account
  • Subscription based

User reviews

4.6

979

5

4

3

2

1

665

256

50

5

3

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
81%
would recommend this app

4.6

34

5

4

3

2

1

24

8

1

1

0

  • Value for money
  • Ease of use
  • Features
  • Customer support
79%
would recommend this app

Pros

“A highly reliable VPN which automatically detects you are not on a trusted network and enables VPN so that you are working in a secure network”
NS

Netra S.

Senior RPA Developer

“Cisco any connect is an vpn it will give a secure access in your network and you can access company data and resources very secure manner.”
AK

Ajaykumar K.

Specialist

“Cisco Anyconnect is a cloud-based software that provides secure remote (VPN) access to a corporate network.”
SD

Stoyan D.

Service engineer

Pros

“It provides secure remote access, identity-based controls, and centralized management without feeling overly complicated for everyday use.”
RV

Rakhi V.

QA Lead

“Its strong security features combined with a simple user experience.”
RV

Rakhi V.

QA Lead

“Getting a gateway means you'll have a static IP for all of your VPN users, making it easy to poke holes in your firewall/add IPs to your cloud allowlists to get your users connected to your assets securely.”
SR

Sean R.

VP of Technology

Cons

“Without any clear message Cisco AnyConnect will fail to connect if I forget to close or disconnect another VPN.”
TD

Teodor D.

Data Engineer

“The VPN will disconnect when idle, without a warning and I only notice that when internal systems go down.”
MR

Marvin R.

IT Manager

“There have been times internal domains simply don’t resolve unless I manually refresh or re connect.”
PB

Proera B.

IT Engineer

Cons

“pricing is a little high, I heard from staff they sometimes get kicked out of VPN”
GS

Greg S.

President

“It's annoying to keep having to connect each time and there is a bit of a slowdown in data on smartphone, but it's a "con" that I will live with in order to have the security I want.”
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HR Manager - Learning and Development

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  • Last reviewa month ago
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  • Last review6 months ago

Key features

  • Total features21
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Management
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Logging
  • Activity Monitoring
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad Blocker
  • Alerting
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics and Reporting
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Anomaly/Malware Detection
  • Application Access Control
  • Application Control
  • Application Encryption
  • Application Management
  • Application Security
  • Audit
  • Audit Logging
  • Audit Trail
  • Audit log
  • Authentication
  • Automated Provisioning
  • Availability
  • BYOD support
  • Biometrics
  • Blacklist and Whitelist
  • Blockage
  • Centralized management
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Cloud Security Policy Management
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Credential Management
  • Cross-Platform Access
  • DDoS Protection
  • DNS Leak Protection
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard & Reporting
  • Data Encryption
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Data Protection
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Device Control
  • Device Management
  • Email Alerts
  • Employee Activity Monitoring
  • Encryption
  • Endpoint Management
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • File Management
  • File Transfer
  • Filtering
  • Financial Data Protection
  • Firewall
  • Firewalls
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • IP Filtering
  • IP Masking
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Kill Switch
  • Least Privilege
  • Live Customer Support
  • Live notifications
  • Log Access
  • Log Management
  • Malware Removal
  • Member Accounts
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Device Support
  • Multi-Device Usage
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Protocol
  • Multiple Authentication Methods
  • Multiple Concurrent Connections
  • Multiple Payment Methods
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Access
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Security
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • Password Management
  • Policy Creation
  • Policy Enforcement
  • Policy Management
  • Policy, User, and Role Management
  • Privileged Account Management
  • Projections
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Remote Access
  • Remote Access Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Risk Alerts
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Role-based security
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scaling
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Browsing
  • Secure Login
  • Security
  • Security Auditing
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • Unlimited Server Switches
  • Usage Information
  • User Activity Monitoring
  • User Management
  • User Provisioning
  • User Session Management
  • VPN
  • VPN Tunneling
  • Varied Server Locations
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Control
  • Web Inspection
  • Web Threat Management
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Web-Application Security
  • Whitelisting/Blacklisting
  • Total features153
  • API
  • Access Controls/Permissions
  • Access Management
  • Active Directory Integration
  • Activity Dashboard
  • Activity Logging
  • Activity Monitoring
  • Activity Tracking
  • Ad Blocker
  • Alerting
  • Alerts/Escalation
  • Alerts/Notifications
  • Analytics and Reporting
  • Anomaly Detection
  • Anomaly/Malware Detection
  • Application Access Control
  • Application Control
  • Application Encryption
  • Application Management
  • Application Security
  • Audit
  • Audit Logging
  • Audit Trail
  • Audit log
  • Authentication
  • Automated Provisioning
  • Availability
  • BYOD support
  • Biometrics
  • Blacklist and Whitelist
  • Blockage
  • Centralized management
  • Cloud Application Security
  • Cloud Encryption
  • Cloud Security Policy Management
  • Compliance
  • Compliance Management
  • Content Filtering
  • Continuous Monitoring
  • Credential Management
  • Cross-Platform Access
  • DDoS Protection
  • DNS Leak Protection
  • Dashboard
  • Dashboard & Reporting
  • Data Encryption
  • Data Import/Export
  • Data Loss Prevention
  • Data Protection
  • Data Security
  • Data Visualization
  • Device Control
  • Device Management
  • Email Alerts
  • Employee Activity Monitoring
  • Encryption
  • Endpoint Management
  • Endpoint Protection
  • Event Logs
  • File Encryption
  • File Management
  • File Transfer
  • Filtering
  • Financial Data Protection
  • Firewall
  • Firewalls
  • HIPAA Compliant
  • IP Filtering
  • IP Masking
  • Intrusion Detection
  • Intrusion Detection System
  • Kill Switch
  • Least Privilege
  • Live Customer Support
  • Live notifications
  • Log Access
  • Log Management
  • Malware Removal
  • Member Accounts
  • Mobile Access
  • Mobile Alerts
  • Monitoring
  • Multi-Device Support
  • Multi-Device Usage
  • Multi-Factor Authentication
  • Multi-Language
  • Multi-Location
  • Multi-Protocol
  • Multiple Authentication Methods
  • Multiple Concurrent Connections
  • Multiple Payment Methods
  • Multiple User Accounts
  • Network Access
  • Network Monitoring
  • Network Security
  • Next-Generation Firewall
  • Password Management
  • Policy Creation
  • Policy Enforcement
  • Policy Management
  • Policy, User, and Role Management
  • Privileged Account Management
  • Projections
  • Real-Time Analytics
  • Real-Time Data
  • Real-Time Monitoring
  • Real-Time Notifications
  • Real-Time Reporting
  • Real-Time Updates
  • Remote Access
  • Remote Access Management
  • Remote Access/Control
  • Remote Monitoring & Management
  • Reporting
  • Reporting & Statistics
  • Reporting/Analytics
  • Risk Alerts
  • Role-Based Permissions
  • Role-based security
  • Rules-Based Workflow
  • SSL Security
  • Scaling
  • Search/Filter
  • Secure Browsing
  • Secure Login
  • Security
  • Security Auditing
  • Self Service Portal
  • Single Sign On
  • Single sign-on (SSO)
  • Status Tracking
  • Summary Reports
  • Third-Party Integration
  • Third-Party Integrations
  • Threat Intelligence
  • Threat Response
  • Two-Factor Authentication
  • Unlimited Bandwidth
  • Unlimited Server Switches
  • Usage Information
  • User Activity Monitoring
  • User Management
  • User Provisioning
  • User Session Management
  • VPN
  • VPN Tunneling
  • Varied Server Locations
  • Vulnerability Scanning
  • Web Control
  • Web Inspection
  • Web Threat Management
  • Web Traffic Reporting
  • Web-Application Security
  • Whitelisting/Blacklisting

Integrations

  • Total integrations1
  • Cisco Umbrella
  • CrowdStrike
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Workspace
  • IBM Cloud
  • Jamf Pro
  • JumpCloud
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • SentinelOne
  • Total integrations10
  • Cisco Umbrella
  • CrowdStrike
  • Google Cloud
  • Google Workspace
  • IBM Cloud
  • Jamf Pro
  • JumpCloud
  • Microsoft Entra ID
  • Okta
  • OneLogin
  • SentinelOne