Cisco Mobile VPN

Name: Cisco Mobile VPN
Brand: Cisco
Rating: 4.5 (1623 reviews)

Leader

We securely connect everything to make anything possible.

Est 1984|Valuation $449.2B|Raised $49.2B

LinkedIn 7.6M|Website|Web traffic 11.8M|FTEs 95,663|HQ San Jose, California, US

MarketsEnterprise Networking

01Competitive Landscape

Competitor notes

- Zscaler presents ZPA as a ZTNA solution offered within broader platform bundles (official vendor pricing and plan pages). - Publicly accessible Palo Alto pricing artifacts are often channel documents or indicative lists; buyers should validate with authorized resellers and quotes. - Fortinet FortiClient can be competitive when bundled with FortiGate and organizations already invested in Fortinet infrastructure. - OpenConnect may be attractive in Linux-heavy or open-source environments needing AnyConnect-compatible connectivity, though it lacks the enterprise support ecosystem of commercial vendors.

Where alternatives can be advantageous

ZTNA vendors (ZPA and similar) are advantageous when the objective is to provide granular app-level access rather than network-level access.
Some vendors provide a more modern user experience or more predictable SaaS-style pricing, which can reduce operational overhead for organizations seeking low-friction deployments.

	Cisco Secure Client / “Mobile VPN”	Palo Alto GlobalProtect	Zscaler Private Access (ZPA)
Starting Price	Quote-based; bundle-dependent	Often bundled with Palo Alto firewall subscriptions; some features require subscriptions	Pricing is bundle-based; public-facing pages do not usually show simple per-user list prices
Typical fit	Organizations standardized on Cisco gateways and security stack; classic enterprise VPN deployments	Organizations standardized on Palo Alto firewalls seeking tight platform integration	Organizations shifting to ZTNA app access and reducing reliance on network-level VPN
Key strength	Mature enterprise VPN client with broad ecosystem integration and a long operational history	Tight integration with Palo Alto Networks security platform and consistent product family experience	ZTNA model provides app-level access that can reduce lateral movement and simplify access control
Key weakness	Quote complexity and operational overhead; classic VPN model may not align with organizations pursuing ZTNA-first strategies	Cost and licensing complexity depending on bundles	Migration effort and architecture change required; not a direct replacement for full network VPN in many scenarios

01Competitive Landscape

Competitor notes

Zscaler presents ZPA as a ZTNA solution offered within broader platform bundles (official vendor pricing and plan pages).
Publicly accessible Palo Alto pricing artifacts are often channel documents or indicative lists; buyers should validate with authorized resellers and quotes.
Fortinet FortiClient can be competitive when bundled with FortiGate and organizations already invested in Fortinet infrastructure.
OpenConnect may be attractive in Linux-heavy or open-source environments needing AnyConnect-compatible connectivity, though it lacks the enterprise support ecosystem of commercial vendors.

Where alternatives can be advantageous

ZTNA vendors (ZPA and similar) are advantageous when the objective is to provide granular app-level access rather than network-level access.
Some vendors provide a more modern user experience or more predictable SaaS-style pricing, which can reduce operational overhead for organizations seeking low-friction deployments.

	Cisco Secure Client / “Mobile VPN”	Palo Alto GlobalProtect	Zscaler Private Access (ZPA)
Starting Price	Quote-based; bundle-dependent	Often bundled with Palo Alto firewall subscriptions; some features require subscriptions	Pricing is bundle-based; public-facing pages do not usually show simple per-user list prices
Typical fit	Organizations standardized on Cisco gateways and security stack; classic enterprise VPN deployments	Organizations standardized on Palo Alto firewalls seeking tight platform integration	Organizations shifting to ZTNA app access and reducing reliance on network-level VPN
Key strength	Mature enterprise VPN client with broad ecosystem integration and a long operational history	Tight integration with Palo Alto Networks security platform and consistent product family experience	ZTNA model provides app-level access that can reduce lateral movement and simplify access control
Key weakness	Quote complexity and operational overhead; classic VPN model may not align with organizations pursuing ZTNA-first strategies	Cost and licensing complexity depending on bundles	Migration effort and architecture change required; not a direct replacement for full network VPN in many scenarios