OpenVPN Access Server / Self-Hosted VPN
OpenVPN Inc. | 2.13.1Linux/Unix, Ubuntu Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
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Good Appliance
What do you like best about the product?
open vpn is easy to install and configure. we use it with about 20 users.
What do you dislike about the product?
An automated server update would be desirable.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We were able to quickly and easily establish a connection to the network to the company.
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Meets most peoples needs
What do you like best about the product?
The features are mostly all there and quick to setup and maintain. I like controls I can use within the system and the flexibility. The price is the main selling point.
What do you dislike about the product?
The Setup for this is going to be hard for main sys admins out there. The level of networking knowledge required to get it working correctly might be hard for many.
The two factor authentication implementation is poor. This should be much more configurable, and self servicing for users.
LDAP/Active Directory authentication could be better. I would like to see a profile for each user that signs on so 2FA can get reset or custom settings can be applied. follow the Sonicwall SRA/SMA model here would be preferred for more power and flexibility.
The two factor authentication implementation is poor. This should be much more configurable, and self servicing for users.
LDAP/Active Directory authentication could be better. I would like to see a profile for each user that signs on so 2FA can get reset or custom settings can be applied. follow the Sonicwall SRA/SMA model here would be preferred for more power and flexibility.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Just VPN connectivity for internal users. I will occasionally configure a VPN for a consultant/customer that only allows them access to certain systems.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You should have basic linux and networking knowledge before working with this in production. Play with it all you want otherwise.
Unique product that add value to our customer proposal!
What do you like best about the product?
Flexibility, scalability, redundancy capability and LDAP integration.
What do you dislike about the product?
Windows client is sometime buggy, better than before but still need some improvement for first time users (inexperienced users may require assistance from helpdesk initially).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use this for all our managed services solutions, allowing our customers to access their infrastructure securely, with any device and using their central authentication system (AD).
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Just make the switch, you'll be convinced soon enough!
OpenVPN has been great
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use and minimal errors when connecting.
What do you dislike about the product?
Difficult to set up for use in a non-business environment
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our IT department uses OpenVPN for remote access on physical machines to allow Administrator privileges.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
This is a great tool for VPN usage of a mid-size company
Secure, easy and scalable
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN offers users a very simple and secure VPN option that is both economical and quick to install. Users are able to easily install it on their client devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
The update process is very poor. It is very hard to determine the name of the version to use with 'wget' when updates are available. There is no single place to look. Adding users to security groups in AD does not easily translate to VPN access rights.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We typically find customers who have open RDP ports to their network and we can quickly secure that by using OpenVPN.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Before using OpenVPN be sure you understand limitations around group membership and extra requirements that are not as easily implemented.
Good security
What do you like best about the product?
I like that OpenVPN is one of the more secure VPN solutions out there, and that it has good client support.
What do you dislike about the product?
Because the client is not built in to the operating system on Mac and Windows, there can be integration issues. The big one for me is when OpenVPN does not override user DNS settings and they're unable to resolve hosts on the remote network.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use it to gain access to our network in a public cloud provider.
Reliable.
What do you like best about the product?
Based on solid, widely used open source technology, so we can extend as needed.
But has additional GUI management that makes life easier.
Multi platform client support.
Ships as easy to maintain Ubuntu VMware image.
But has additional GUI management that makes life easier.
Multi platform client support.
Ships as easy to maintain Ubuntu VMware image.
What do you dislike about the product?
Logging could be better, can be difficult to figure out why someone didn't connect
MS-windows client occasionally glitches and needs re-installation (but this could be because Microsoft is a rubbish OS).
MS-windows client occasionally glitches and needs re-installation (but this could be because Microsoft is a rubbish OS).
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
VPN services for our roaming staff
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Not flashy but does everything our organisation requires. Extremely reliable, all issues related to the bad quaility software the majority of our clients are forced to use (i.e. microsoft OS).
OpenVPN solves our issues
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to set up and configure, open source core. Multi-platform clients. No problems on some public WiFi like IPsec/GRE clients can experience.
What do you dislike about the product?
ActiveDirectory integration could be easier. Source code complexity/legacy cruft: Products like WireGuard seem to be simplified in comparison.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Road warriors, and replacement of the insecure PPTP VPN previously in use.
Inexpensive and reliable solution
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN AS is inexpensive comparing to most of other vpn solutions. It is easy to setup and maintain. It worked without any troubles for 10+ years in different setups.
What do you dislike about the product?
Antiquated licensing system that does not work well in cloud environment. We have to manually reset license every time we start instance from scratch after updates. As result we have two sets of instances running and two bought two sets of licenses. There is no builtin support for Okta, Onelogin etc.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
I use OpenVPN AS to provide access to internal resources on AWS to developers.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
OpenVPN is a mature product that does both server and client sides right. If you do not need integration with Okta or similar services OpenVPN is a better solution than all other cheaper alternatives and I tried many of them. It is also easier to maintain and use than more expensive products.
Great VPN option for the Cloud
What do you like best about the product?
I like that it's easy to install in AWS. Easy to configure options, add users, and that it has two factor authentication built in. You can configure the system to allow connections on common ports so that you're able to connect from pretty much anywhere in the world. You can also setup certain public IPs to route through the VPN in order to make use of static IP whitelisting.
What do you dislike about the product?
That you cannot reset someone's two factor authentication via the web interface. Also, that you cannot reset locked users via the web interface.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure access to our sensitive environments and enabling remote employees.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
You can deploy to AWS via the AMI provided by OpenVPN
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