Cisco
For enterprise professionals, IT administrators, and remote teams requiring secure, integrated communication and network management tools.
Snapshot
Who is Cisco?
Empowering global enterprises with secure, integrated collaboration and networking tools to facilitate seamless hybrid work environments.
Target audience
Portfolio
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1.6y ago
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
- โขDeep integration with Cisco's proprietary hardware and collaboration infrastructure
- โขHeavy emphasis on enterprise-grade security features like Zero Trust and Intune support
- โขFreemium or free-to-use models where the mobile app serves as a gateway to paid enterprise licenses
- โขFocus on AI-driven enhancements such as real-time translation and noise cancellation in communication tools
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.
Portfolio
What does Cisco ship?
Apps
32 apps analysed
Connect to your network with the Cisco Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect)
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
โบ+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
โบ+2 more asia-pacific markets
- Singapore1 / 13
- Vietnam1 / 13
Core markets (13/13 apps)
User Sentiment
How do users feel about their apps?
2
Positive apps
1
Neutral / mixed
1
Negative apps
52/100
Avg sentiment score
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Who does Cisco compete with?
The rivals identified
Nemeses(1)
Both applications serve enterprise employees requiring secure remote access to corporate firewall infrastructure, specifically targeting users of Cisco and Fortinet headend hardware.
Contenders(4)
Both apps serve the same enterprise audience requiring persistent VPN access to internal business resources, sharing identical licensing requirements for Cisco headend infrastructure.
Both applications serve enterprise employees requiring secure remote access to corporate infrastructure, competing for the same IT-managed device footprint.
Both apps function as enterprise VPN gateways requiring specific hardware headend licensing to provide remote access to corporate networks for mobile employees.
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)
Hotspot Shield serves the consumer privacy market, contrasting with the enterprise-gated access model of Cisco Secure Client.
This service targets Japanese-speaking users with a consumer-focused VPN utility, differing from the corporate-managed infrastructure of Cisco Secure Client.
Marvis Client functions as a provisioning tool for Juniper Mist, competing for the same enterprise IT deployment space as Cisco Secure Client.
known for
NCP Secure Enterprise Client
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)
This app provides a simplified consumer VPN experience, contrasting with the complex, policy-driven enterprise requirements of Cisco Secure Client.
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.
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What fed this analysis
- Apps analyzed:
- 32
- With full intel:
- 3
- With overview:
- 32
- Website scraped:
- yes
- Social presence:
- yes