# Cisco AnyConnect Reviews 2026. Verified Reviews, Pros & Cons | Capterra > Is Cisco AnyConnect the right VPN solution for you? Explore 978 verified user reviews from people in industries like yours to make a confident choice. Source: https://www.capterra.com/p/169495/VPN-and-Endpoint-Security-Clients/reviews --- Cisco AnyConnect 4.6 (978) [View alternatives](https://www.capterra.com/p/169495/VPN-and-Endpoint-Security-Clients/alternatives/) Provider data verified by our Software Research team, and reviews moderated by our Reviews Verification team. [Learn more](https://www.capterra.com/our-story/) * * * Last updated March 13th, 2026 # Reviews of Cisco AnyConnect Ease of use 4.6 Customer Service 4.4 ## Pros and Cons in Reviews TP Thomas P Senior Waterproofing TechnicianConstruction, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “Using Cisco VPN benefits myself and my company as i can access documents from stored on our server from anywhere in the country on my laptop, phone, or iPad.“ July 5, 2024 MK MOHAMED K Computer FacilitatorHigher Education, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “The HostScan module of AnyConnect will not work sometimes and cannot give me access to VPN until I restart the host.“ June 17, 2025 TD Teodor D Data EngineerHigher Education, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It holds up even in extended use like all day on the road and adapts to changing networks better than the vast majority of VPNs I’ve used.“ May 31, 2025 JC Jaya C System EngineerTelecommunications, 1,001 - 5,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “I have observed that the virtual adapter sometimes fails on Windows after updating the system resulting in errors during logging in.“ June 16, 2025 PB Proera B IT EngineerElectrical/Electronic Manufacturing, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “That brings me stable access to internal resources when working from home, the road or in the field.“ June 5, 2025 JM Jean M System EngineerMechanical or Industrial Engineering, 501 - 1,000 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “It fails since it doesn't recognize captive portals on public Wi-Fi.“ May 26, 2025 JO Joshua O Infrastructure EngineerInformation Technology and Services, 201 - 500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years. “Integrating Cisco AnyConnect with windows active directory is a perfect solution for managing users in the simplest way.“ June 30, 2024 SM Shannon M Lead Box Office AssociateEntertainment, 11 - 50 employeesUsed the software for: More than 2 years. “I use it to work offsite, but I get logged out a lot and it is not intuitive to get signed in.“ May 16, 2025 ## Showing most helpful reviews Showing 1-25 of 978 Reviews Sort by: Most Helpful Rating Company Size Reviewer's Role Length of Use Frequency of Use Jessica P. Sustainability Project Manager Commercial Real Estate Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Easy to use VPN" February 3, 2025 5.0 Pros Very easy to connect to a VPN, connects really quickly and I haven't had issues with staying connected for a full day. Cons I understand that it is for security reasons, but if my computer goes to sleep I am disconnected from the VPN. Just something to note for those that use VPNs a lot. Review Source AK Ajaykumar K. Specialist Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cisco Any connect VPN " January 9, 2025 4.0 Pros 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. Cons cisco any connect scanning some time will took lot minitue Alternatives considered [Norton Secure VPN](https://www.capterra.com/p/169494/Norton-Wifi-Privacy-VPN/) Reason for choosing Cisco AnyConnect cisco any connect come with additional feature like scanning and allowing network Review Source SM Shannon M. Lead Box Office Associate Entertainment Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Logging on from offsite " May 16, 2025 2.0 I use it to work offsite, but I get logged out a lot and it is not intuitive to get signed in. Pros This software enables me to log into my computer and get into our VPN working network so I can work offsite. Cons Sometimes I have difficulty logging in. I wish there was an autosave of my information. Review Source SH Shari H. Independent Contractor Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "The great Cisco software review." July 3, 2025 5.0 My overall experience has been great. I would recommend this software to anybody who has a business at home who has a business and another site location or to anybody that works for a company that only has the option of working on site. it is very convenient and it’s a software that’s able to work in many different ways when it comes to a job title that you do with the company you work for whether it’s at home or on site. Pros What I like about this software is that you can connect anywhere using the software whether it is work from home work on site or work in another remote location that’s not from home at any given time. I would use this software mainly for business purposes. Cons There are no cons about this software. This software is really great to use. I’ve used it before and it’s very convenient for remote purposes. I can use it during call center business purposes that I do at home or anywhere in an on-site location that I did in my previous jobs that I’ve had. Review Source JC Jaya C. System Engineer Telecommunications Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Stable VPN that makes me confident" June 16, 2025 5.0 Pros The second layer of Cisco AnyConnect makes me satisfied primarily when working with client data. The connection is small and encrypted, allowing me to switch between email, code repositories and remote tools without having to worry about security. Cons I have observed that the virtual adapter sometimes fails on Windows after updating the system resulting in errors during logging in. Review Source TD Teodor D. Data Engineer Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Keeps me connected from anywhere" May 31, 2025 5.0 Pros My remote sessions are kept secure and stable with Cisco AnyConnect. It holds up even in extended use like all day on the road and adapts to changing networks better than the vast majority of VPNs I’ve used. Cons Without any clear message Cisco AnyConnect will fail to connect if I forget to close or disconnect another VPN. Review Source MK MOHAMED K. Computer Facilitator Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Facilitated smooth roaming within the networks" June 17, 2025 5.0 Pros Anyconnect automatically regains connection when networks fail and maintains me well connected to office server. Its DTLS encryption boosts streaming VoIP sessions, and it automatically reconnects without involving manual fuss. Cons The HostScan module of AnyConnect will not work sometimes and cannot give me access to VPN until I restart the host. Review Source PB Proera B. IT Engineer Electrical/Electronic Manufacturing Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Daily remote access VPN" June 5, 2025 5.0 Pros For many years, I worked at different companies and Cisco AnyConnect has been serving me well up until now. That brings me stable access to internal resources when working from home, the road or in the field. Cons There have been times internal domains simply don’t resolve unless I manually refresh or re connect. Review Source JM Jean M. System Engineer Mechanical or Industrial Engineering Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Provides split tunneling with granular power" May 26, 2025 4.0 Pros Cisco AnyConnect enabled me to route only needed traffic via the VPN but keep access to everything local. It’s quite handy when I am multi-network hopping at the same time while working remotely. Cons It fails since it doesn't recognize captive portals on public Wi-Fi. It doesn't redirect, it just fails until I disconnect then I disconnect and manually authenticate through a browser. Review Source MR Marvin R. IT Manager Education Management Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Smoothed accessing corporate infrastructure" June 9, 2025 5.0 Pros Cisco AnyConnect allows me to connect to our internal resources but lose access to local internet apps or email. With its equipment setup, switching to client systems or online meetings becomes so far simpler. Cons The VPN will disconnect when idle, without a warning and I only notice that when internal systems go down. Review Source MN Mihail N. Service Engineer Computer & Network Security Used the software for: 2+ years ### "One of the best programs for remote connection to an internal network" November 28, 2024 5.0 Our company has been using anyconncet for years and it has never caused me any problems. Pros The best thing is that I can connect from anywhere. Cons I haven't found any flaws so far. I like everything about the app. Review Source Louisa C. Customer Success Manger Retail Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cisco AnyConnect allows for quick, secure connection to VPNs" August 18, 2024 5.0 Cisco AnyConnect is a simple, straightforward, trustworthy way to allow for VPN connection, with only very occasional difficulty connecting Pros Ease of use, sense of safety and trust, allows simple connection to VPN Cons Sometimes the performance is not consistent, a few times I had to restart my computer in order to get the program to work Review Source TT Tommy T. AV Technician Construction Used the software for: Less than 6 months ### "Amazing and robust software that is also very secure." December 19, 2024 5.0 Amazing for remote work or troubleshoot. As expected of Cisco. Pros Very secure and supportive. Robust in features and effective. Cons Some bugs or glitched happens for remote workers. Review Source TP Thomas P. Senior Waterproofing Technician Construction Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Keeping work data safe" July 5, 2024 5.0 Pros Using Cisco VPN benefits myself and my company as i can access documents from stored on our server from anywhere in the country on my laptop, phone, or iPad. Knowing that our data is protected when out in the field is paramount Cons Can slow connections significantly and sometimes there are connectivity issues which plague the whole company. I am unsure if this is from our side or Cisco's side however. Review Source JO Joshua O. Infrastructure Engineer Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "VPN at its best" June 30, 2024 5.0 If there were 100 stars for feedback, I would give that to Cisco AnyConnect. Pros Integrating Cisco AnyConnect with windows active directory is a perfect solution for managing users in the simplest way. The ability to edit a customer's VPN URL link to a new one is a perfect solution, because you wouldn't need to start the entire setup process over. Just edit and save, plus edit the VPN config file on the DC. Installation is easy and straightforward. Cons Downloading the Cisco Anyconnect on Mac is not as easy as it should. This should be listed among free apps that can be downloaded on the IOS store. Review Source MW Matt W. AM Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Cisco AnyConnect" May 28, 2024 5.0 Pros The software is easy to use and implement. Cons I do not have any negative reviews of the software. Review Source Alex P. Systems Analyst. Telecommunications Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Robust, secure and reliable VPN for remote work." May 19, 2023 5.0 Thanks to the ease of implementation and use, Annyconnect was a key tool to keep our operation running normally in the middle of the covid-19 pandemic, with the difference that the activities would be performed from different locations, but with the same effectiveness and security as if we were in the office, with anyconnect the adaptation process was simple and short time for our entire team, also anyconnect to be compatible with any device favored even more to the implementation was fast and contingent, it really is very easy to use and navigate the user interface even more, to log in, just fill out the credentials (username and password) and you are ready to perform your daily work, since we use Anyconnect we are confident that all our information is safe, and thanks to its excellent performance has been possible to fully comply with all operational activities of our company. Pros I like the ease with which it can be integrated and deployed, it is easy to configure and manage (it is designed so that anyone can use it). Anyconnect provides a secure environment to connect to our corporate network, it is compatible with many devices, it is surprising that a tool so easy to use is so powerful and efficient; Anyconnect works very well and its performance is exceptional, it also keeps our information protected (provides security against viruses, malware, unauthorized websites and other online threats among others). Cons There is nothing I dislike about Anyconnect so far, to be very honest it has really worked wonders for us and the benefits we have obtained while using it are countless, I have no negative comments to highlight. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Enterprise Account Director Computer Software Used the software for: 2+ years ### "It just works - intuitive, bulletproof & dependable" July 31, 2023 4.0 I use it daily and it simply works, as expected, all the time. Never a glitch or any issues. Pros Simple interface, intuitive to use and easy for first time users. It has enough functionality without being complex. Most of all it simply works day in day out. Cons Nothing. Everything works well and there is nothing I could fault. I wish all software worked this well. Review Source CS Chirag S. CITO Insurance Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Stable VPN with Cisco AnyConnect" April 7, 2021 5.0 We love using Cisco AnyConnect. It is trouble-free. If someone has troubles, we can do logging with it and determine where the issues are. Typically the uses are with home networks' instability rather than the software itself. The one thing Cisco can improve on is their customer support, and having account reps follow up with customers routinely. Pros Stability is marvelous. We started using Cisco AnyConnect 1+ years ago before the pandemic and had enough licenses to support the entire company. Our VPN was rock solid. When pandemic hit and we asked staff to work from home, every single person adjusted very well and were very pleased with the stability of their VPN connection. Cons Customer support is not the best. Fortunately, the Cisco ASA hardware and Cisco AnyConnect VPN software works so well that we didn't have to call customer support much at all. When we did call, we got limited information that required us to research more and then call support with our findings. Reason for choosing Cisco AnyConnect Cisco fit in our environment really well and had the right feature-set for our future growth. Review Source GM Gabe M. Active Director Administrator Used the software for: 2+ years ### "A solid VPN client platform for technical and non-technical alike" February 6, 2018 4.0 Enterprise-class product for VPN access to maintain productivity and security from remote or insecure network locations. Pros \- Stable software that is polished and minimalist. - Vendor-supported software; If you have problems, Cisco offers enterprise-level technical support channels for enterprise application managers. - Apple/Windows support, with very similar feature and interface parity. Sometimes this is not the case for some cross-platform applications. - Provide integration for multi-factor authentication (Duo, RSA, etc.) - Flexible design to support multiple VPN profiles, should you need to manage multiple access profiles. - Client software updates are automatically deployed from VPN servers to client end-point installs, making it a very elegant solution for non-technical and technical users alike. Cons \- Successful and reliable VPN access is built upon a robust network and a VPN server configuration. Updates pushed to AnyConnect software provided by the company I work for have caused issues for users periodically. This is not necessarily the fault of Cisco AnyConnect, but rather, an issue with communication and coordination of changes between VPN support personnel and end-users. If VPN personnel make changes to the VPN server infrastructure that impacts end-users, its important to consider when and how to coordinate those changes so as to minimize the impact and frustration to end-users. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Test Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### " Easy and reliable connectivity with Cisco Anyconnect " October 19, 2021 4.0 Best Cisco Anyconnect which connects world with just a click Pros Work from home has made enormously better by Cisco Anyconnect with his secure ,easy and reliable connectivity remotely anywhere. It is pretty much used everywhere and people are well aware of it since it’s user friendly. I have been using VPN feature and really it’s very nice and no need to worry about hard tokens which had reduced risk of vulnerability and security breach. Super easy to connect remotely specially in this COVID situation . It has multiple routing options and secured completely .Never observed any disconnecting issues while in meeting over 30+ people Cons Only cons is that frequently sometimes it gets disconnected and connected automatically and it will last for few mins until it gets stable. It probably disturbs the ongoing meetings or calls which makes me feel little annoying else it’s good Review Source EMEL K. PD Chassis Supervisor Automotive Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple secure mobile client tool that works properly" July 19, 2019 4.0 In overall, I think Anyconnect secure mobile client is a very robust, simple; but effective tool. Provides secure connection and enable you do your work professionally. I highly recommend as a business solution. Pros I'm using it as a VPN client to have secure web connection which is required for our mails, online systems or confidential links. First of all, Cisco Anyconnect is a very simple tool with a mini interface which appears at the bottom of your screen. Secondly, due to it's light interface it never cause computer to slow down. Connection speed is high and connection does not get lost most of the times. There is a small menu where you can access connection and certificate settings. You can reach the program from it's hidden icon at the right bottom and you can understand if it's connected or not. Cons Connection speed may be quite long if your internet connection is not high enough. Also you may be disconnected due to your speed. I don't think this is depends on software performance. Review Source NL Nandita L. IT Analyst Information Technology and Services Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Safest to use" October 28, 2022 4.0 Pros It provides highly secured network for remote working on any device on which it is configured. Cons It gets disconnected often and sometimes it is time consuming with all the authentication process. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer Sr Engineer Civil Engineering Used the software for: 2+ years ### "Simple and powerful VPN tool" June 29, 2022 5.0 It's a great and powerful tool for VPN in a professional environment. Pros I have been using AnyConnect since I started working remotely due to the pandemic in March of 2020. I never have had any issues with it. It is fast, the UI is simple and straight-forward. It just works. It works with DUO 2-factor authentication which is great. Cons For my case specifically, I have to re-connect every 24 hours, which can be a little annoying because I tend to leave my work computer on during the work week so I don't have to re-open everything where I left off. If I get disconnected from the VPN, it will exit out of all of my windows explorer windows so I have to be aware of that before I stop working for the day that I don't forget any windows I left open. Review Source VR Verified Reviewer PhD Student Higher Education Used the software for: 1-2 years ### "Automatic setup makes for a smooth user experience" March 19, 2018 4.0 Pros On the user side, the user-experience is extremely simple: once the client is installed, just enter the VPN server's URL, a username, and a password. Details are saved so that subsequent connections are even simpler, only having to type the password. This is in contrast with configuration steps for other VPN software that I had to deal with in the past: getting the right port, picking the security protocol, entering a "shared secret", etc. Several pages of instruction are replaced by just a few words. Connection is fast, and I haven't noticed any effect on bandwidth. Cons The AnyConnect client must be installed on all devices that will connect, which could be an issue if some platforms are not supported. However, all mainstream devices have an easy-to-use client. This ease of use comes at the price of a software license (paid by the service administrators, not the users). When Open Source solutions such as OpenVPN are available, this could be a major drawback. Review Source Similar Products Featured