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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Great VPN experience
What do you like best about the product?
It just works! I love how easy it is to access my server and get VPN access going on any device, laptop, tablet, or smartphone. It's easy to install and configure, and I never have any problems with it. Configuring and updating my own server is super simple. In my experience, I've always had some difficulty setting up hardware VPN appliances, but OpenVPN was no-nonsense. I also love that because it's server-based, I have the ability to virtualize the appliance and take advantage of all the benefits that gives me.
What do you dislike about the product?
There's nothing really I dislike. I'm very content with the way OpenVPN works for my company.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Offering VPN access on a wide range of devices from smartphones to laptops. We have access back into our network no matter what device we are using.
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OpenVPN review
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN provides the ability to activate MFA for an installation.This is very useful for high-security environments.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes the OpenVPN log on the client grows very large and requires a client server reboot
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Provide secure access from client computer to private network in the cloud. It allows us to improve security to the cloud by limiting firewall rules.
OpenVPN is Great for Anyone looking for a VPN solution
What do you like best about the product?
I'm a big fan of the administrative UI that simplifies the management process as well as the lightweight footprint and install time.
What do you dislike about the product?
Really not much to dislike about the product, you're getting exactly what you pay for and more.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN has solved our need to access secure cloud systems from different remote locations without exposing any of those systems directly to the web.
Works great, easy to setup!
What do you like best about the product?
The best things about OpenVPN are the simplicity and broad client support. It is a very cost effective solution to setup and run, doesn't require a lot of maintenance, and requires very little hardware.
What do you dislike about the product?
I don't any issues that I would say I "dislike" about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure remote access for users.
Cheap, reliable VPN experience
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of deployment and support. Runs well on all tested devices.
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing, haven't had any issue using/deploying.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure remote access to all devices. Easy to get working in difficult network environments over a single TCP or UDP port and speeds surpassed a dedicated $3000 VPN appliance while running from a modest VM.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Do it!
Solid basic low cost solution
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN has provided us with a solid low cost VPN option giving our user the "in office" experience they are looking for when they are working remotely. We are a small company with a small IT staff. Rolling out OpenVPN to our users was simple and painless.
What do you dislike about the product?
I would like if it the GUI was able to do everything you can do in the command line interface. For those of us weak in Linux working with the command line can be a challenge.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The OpenVPN virtual appliance allows us to give users an "in office" experience when they are working remotely.
Simple and powerful VPN without the hassle
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of deployment, ease of maintenance, simple to on-board new users. Administration of the system is straightforward. Incredibly responsive support.
What do you dislike about the product?
In a cloud environment where you bring your own license, a small change to the underlying instance (stopping and starting the host machine) requires a new activation key. Thankfully, their support is incredibly responsive, however, would be lovely not to require this step.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Simple and secure remote access. Bastion host for cloud environments.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
A two user license is available for free. I would encourage anyone considering this product for use in production to give it a look.
Affordable, easy to setup VPN solution for SMB
What do you like best about the product?
Ease of setup and ease of install are the best features. Also it's nice to be able to tie security permissions to specific active directory groups. very easy to install updates and manage on a server. one of our least troubleshot applications across the organization. also being provided simple rpms and packages further allows for ease of use.
What do you dislike about the product?
confusing website layout and lack of insight into the vpn connection experience. would be good to have a verbose setting on the client to see any potential connection issues. also phone or chat support to get direct response would be awesome to get immediate response.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
affordable vpn that is easy to setup and manage. even our help desk and student assistants that joined can easily manage users, troubleshoot issues. this saves us in labor time and labor costs so our information systems team can focus on other initiatibves that impact the company's bottom line rather than troubleshooting vpn issues or worrying about costs.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
They offer non-profit and educational discount if you ask. Other open-source VPN's out there don't have the feature set or support available compared to OpenVPN. If you look at the competitors like WireGuard or NordVPN, that lack in one or both of the places that OpenVPN excels.
The Absolute Best Road-Warrior VPN Solution
What do you like best about the product?
The entire solution is managed via a web-gui and the pre-packaged installer files.
What do you dislike about the product?
No complaints here, been using for years
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use if for all of our technicians that are needing access to company files when on the road.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Use the trial, no reason not to.
Easy to setup and works as expected
What do you like best about the product?
Having the ability to limit users on what subnets then can connect to.
What do you dislike about the product?
Older versions would drop connections always stating that I was logged on from another location. Also, the VPN would start during boot up when I would have it set to not start at boot.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Private external access to our internal networks.
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