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Cisco

For enterprise professionals, IT administrators, and remote teams requiring secure, integrated communication and network management tools.

32apps3.1(2.3M) Multi-theme

Snapshot

Who is Cisco?

Empowering global enterprises with secure, integrated collaboration and networking tools to facilitate seamless hybrid work environments.

Target audience

Enterprise professionalsIT administratorsRemote teams requiring secure

Active nemesis

Fortinet

Other rivals

Portfolio

Free 32
32
apps
Business18
Utilities7
Education3
Navigation2

Last updated

Webex Meetings

vVARY

1.6y ago

Active

Publisher DNA

What defines Cisco?

Publisher DNA

Primary focus

Enterprise collaboration and networking infrastructure

Scale

studio

Target audience

Enterprise professionals, IT administrators, and remote teams requiring secure, integrated communication and network management tools.

Signature Patterns

  • โ€ขDeep integration with Cisco's proprietary hardware and collaboration infrastructure
  • โ€ขHeavy emphasis on enterprise-grade security features like Zero Trust and Intune support
  • โ€ขFreemium or free-to-use models where the mobile app serves as a gateway to paid enterprise licenses
  • โ€ขFocus on AI-driven enhancements such as real-time translation and noise cancellation in communication tools
Active

Portfolio momentum

Maintains a high update frequency with 58 releases in the last 6 months across a portfolio where over 70% of apps remain actively maintained.

Last release 11d agoActive apps 23Abandoned 8

Portfolio

What does Cisco ship?

Apps

32 apps analysed

Cisco Secure Client icon
Cisco Secure Client

Connect to your network with the Cisco Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect)

3.7(15.5K)

MDM-controlled per-app VPN policies enable granular security compliance

  • The core connection functionality provides reliable remote access to work networks for many mobile users
  • The lack of a password saving feature forces users to manually re-enter complex credentials repeatedly

Distributed across 20 markets, strongest in Americas.

Based on 13 of 32 apps with localized market data, more coverage rolling in as scans complete ยท last scanned .

Americas (4)

  • United States13 / 13
  • Brazil2 / 13
  • Mexico2 / 13
  • Canada1 / 13

Europe (9)

  • France2 / 13
  • Germany2 / 13
  • Italy2 / 13
  • Netherlands2 / 13
  • Portugal2 / 13
โ€บ+4 more europe markets
  • Spain2 / 13
  • Sweden2 / 13
  • Turkey1 / 13
  • United Kingdom1 / 13

Asia-Pacific (7)

  • Japan2 / 13
  • South Korea2 / 13
  • Australia1 / 13
  • India1 / 13
  • Indonesia1 / 13
โ€บ+2 more asia-pacific markets
  • Singapore1 / 13
  • Vietnam1 / 13

Core markets (13/13 apps)

United States

User Sentiment

How do users feel about their apps?

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Rivals

Who does Cisco compete with?

The rivals identified

Nemeses(1)

Fortinet

known forFortiClient VPN

1 app3.7Business

Both applications serve enterprise employees requiring secure remote access to corporate firewall infrastructure, specifically targeting users of Cisco and Fortinet headend hardware.

Contenders(4)

Cisco Systems

known forCisco Secure Client-AnyConnect

1 app3.7Business

Both apps serve the same enterprise audience requiring persistent VPN access to internal business resources, sharing identical licensing requirements for Cisco headend infrastructure.

Citrix Systems

known forCitrix Secure Access client

1 app3.8Business

Both applications serve enterprise employees requiring secure remote access to corporate infrastructure, competing for the same IT-managed device footprint.

F5 Networks

known forF5 Access

1 app3.4Business

Both apps function as enterprise VPN gateways requiring specific hardware headend licensing to provide remote access to corporate networks for mobile employees.

Pulse Secure

known forIvanti Secure Access Client

1 app4.4Business

Both applications function as enterprise-grade SSL VPN gateways, targeting the same corporate employee demographic requiring secure remote access to internal network resources.

Same space(4)

AnchorFree

known forVPN Hotspot Shield: Secure VPN

1 app4.6Business

Hotspot Shield serves the consumer privacy market, contrasting with the enterprise-gated access model of Cisco Secure Client.

MAJ TECH, K.K.

known forใ‚นใ‚คใ‚ซVPN

1 app5.0Business

This service targets Japanese-speaking users with a consumer-focused VPN utility, differing from the corporate-managed infrastructure of Cisco Secure Client.

Mist Systems

known forMarvis Client

1 app2.3Business

Marvis Client functions as a provisioning tool for Juniper Mist, competing for the same enterprise IT deployment space as Cisco Secure Client.

N C P E GmbH Network Communications Products Engineering

known forNCP Secure Enterprise Client

1 app5.0Business

NCP Secure Enterprise Client provides an alternative IPsec-based gateway for corporate environments, mirroring the enterprise-grade connectivity of Cisco Secure Client.

New entrants(2)

DigitalMatrix Information Technologies

known forVPN: Fast Secure VPN

1 app0.0Business

This app provides a simplified consumer VPN experience, contrasting with the complex, policy-driven enterprise requirements of Cisco Secure Client.

Hewlett Packard Enterprise Company

known forHPE Networking VIA client

2 apps0.0Business

HPE Networking VIA client offers automated VPN-on-demand connectivity for enterprise users, functioning as a direct alternative to Cisco's persistent tunnel model.

The Analyst's Read

The bottom line on Cisco

Bottom line

Cisco is a dominant enterprise incumbent using mobile apps as a critical extension of its networking ecosystem. Their high release velocity and focus on secure, AI-enhanced communication suggest a defensive but aggressive strategy to maintain enterprise account control.

Frequently asked questions

How many apps does Cisco publish?
Cisco has 32 apps tracked by Marlvel, primarily in the Business category.
What kind of apps does Cisco make?
Cisco's portfolio is concentrated in Business and Utilities, with an average rating of 3.1/5 across rated apps.
What is Cisco's top app?
By review volume across the portfolio, Webex Meetings is Cisco's best-known app tracked by Marlvel.
In how many countries are Cisco's apps available?
Marlvel has tracked Cisco's apps across 20 countries.

What fed this analysis

Apps analyzed:
32
With full intel:
3
With overview:
32
Website scraped:
yes
Social presence:
yes

Disclosure: Independent intel to help mobile builders succeed.

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Marlvel.ai. โ€œCisco intelligence.โ€ Updated 2026-04-26. https://marlvel.ai/publishers/cisco

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