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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solid product, but no longer budget-friendly
What do you like best about the product?
This paid implementation of OpenVPN is very reliable and easy-to-use. This webGUI makes OpenVPN relatively simple to get running, and makes the common settings of OpenVPN very accessible. The solution runs equally well as on-premise or in hosted environment, and downtime is negligible. The few times I have had questions for customer support, they have been answered quickly and efficiently.
What do you dislike about the product?
The licensing cost has escalated so much over the last 5 years or so that OpenVPN Access Server is no longer a no-brainer solution for small-business VPNs. The built-in VPNs on most firewalls serve basic needs for much less, and more robust solutions with better reporting and equally flexible user access permissions are no longer wildly overpriced. I would seriously compare alternatives before implementing Access Server in a new environment.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Remote staff access to on-premise business application servers.
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What do you like best about the product?
We found OpenVPN to be a reliable and scalable VPN solution with good security features. The user interface is web based and easy to use. We found the split tunneling feature very useful not having to route all traffic back through our network.
What do you dislike about the product?
The initial setup and configuration can still be complex and the licensing costs can add up.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It has provided a secure method for our employees to access company resources and data from outside the network.
Easy VPN I would recommend.
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to use, secure. Great UI. Setup is was painless
What do you dislike about the product?
Logging in every day is a pain. It could cache the authentication at least for a week.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
This solves the issue of accessing our dev and test servers. Secures our environment.
OpenVPN Access Server is a good product
What do you like best about the product?
The best thing about OpenVPN access server is how easy it is to spin up a new VPN server and use the client to connect to it.
We have several people using the server every day and there has been very minimal issues.
The integration for an SSL certificate is also quite nice as you can install an SSL directly from the access server's portal.
We have several people using the server every day and there has been very minimal issues.
The integration for an SSL certificate is also quite nice as you can install an SSL directly from the access server's portal.
What do you dislike about the product?
I do not like the admin portal within OpenVPN, the support isn't the best, and the documentation can be out-dated. Also, the last time I checked they were not being audited for SOC2 Compliance which can be a big no-go depending on your organization.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Providing us with a secure way to connect to outside services and control internal network traffic.
Straightforward to set up, rock solid stability
What do you like best about the product?
It just works. Once we had it set up, have not had any down time or issues.
What do you dislike about the product?
The new licensing model is missing a key feature that would make it work for us. So we continue to use the old licensing model.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allows us to securely restrict access to our various networks.
A very affordable, easy-to-use VPN solution, MFA included.
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is very easy to set up and configure.
It has very affordable and simple licensing.
It includes options for SSO integration AND MFA.
Support response has been prompt when needed.
It has very affordable and simple licensing.
It includes options for SSO integration AND MFA.
Support response has been prompt when needed.
What do you dislike about the product?
Resetting MFA tokens for users seems to only be doable via command line. I have yet to find a web admin portal option to do so.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN provides an MFA-compliant secure remote access solution.
Many of our users work remotely, and need access to internal services.
Many of our users work remotely, and need access to internal services.
Very useful for database security
What do you like best about the product?
It helps us to have a secure access to our database.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's expensive, wish there was a less expensive option.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It reduces the risks of unwanted access to our db.
OpenVPN for secure connection
What do you like best about the product?
It is an open-source and highly secure, encryption.
What do you dislike about the product?
Performance and taking the high battery from mobile
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Establishing the connection between the cloud and the end user in the highly secure way
Simple to set up and manage your own VPN Server
What do you like best about the product?
Easy to set up. Server doesn't need a lot of resources.
What do you dislike about the product?
You do have to understand how IP addressing works and it may require changing the IP subnet of the host network to ensure connections from anywhere.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allowing users to access network resources from anywhere. Doesn't matter if users are in the home office or remote office, they can always access network resources in the same manner allowing consistency andease of use.
Rock solid VPN and flexible licensing
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is a rock solid VPN server. Deployment and mangement is easy. We're running it on multiple Linux distros in AWS and we never have issues. The flexible licensing model works well for our environment as well.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing about OpenVPN AS that we dislike.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN AS is the perfect solution for us to access our numerous servers located in multiple VPC's.
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