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My main use case for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey  is making VPN connections for clients via an encrypted tunnel.

We have clients, who are actually schools, with which we integrate our devices, and for us to be able to make this connection between devices and the application that is in the cloud and the devices, we need the VPN tunnel. We establish this connection, and we are able to communicate directly with the devices remotely. With OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey , we can do this in a simple way because it is relatively straightforward and also practical.

The best features that OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey offers are precisely the simplicity of the configuration, the speed with which we can complete this configuration, and also the scalability. It offers very good scalability and performance as well. The simplification of the entire configuration process, the centralization in the administrative panel, and the ease and speed with which we can get a new client up and running effectively are valuable features.

In my operation today, I perceive scalability as essential because, since we have a relatively large volume of clients, we need this scalability, and with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, we are able to achieve this. Due to the flexibility it offers, we are able to meet this challenge in a more efficient and practical way and, basically, without limits.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has had a positive impact on my organization, definitely in terms of the simplified management panel, which made it possible to group all the clients and manage all these clients in a practical way.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey can be improved in overall performance, that is, speed, especially when we are talking about the transmission of a large amount of data. For example, when we have a camera streaming with slightly higher quality, performance is impacted. When we talk about a high data flow, with the VPN, because of the encrypted VPN tunnel, we can see an impact. In real-time flows, large real-time flows like streaming and camera images, we do notice a drop in performance. We end up having to work around it in other ways. Performance is a key point for improvement.

At the moment, I have no other comments regarding improvements needed in OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey. I believe the main one is performance.

I have been using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey for more than two years.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is stable in my operation; it did not present any kind of problem. It is an extremely stable solution.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is a solution in which you have a secure connection passing through insecure mediums like the internet, and besides offering this native cryptographic security, it provides performance that is within the average and that manages to deliver what we need. This is precisely the remote management of our devices that are at the clients' sites.

I did not use any different solution before.

My experience with pricing, setup costs, and licensing has been very good, within expectations.

The training of staff to use the solution and to configure the solution brought a big, really a huge saving for us, precisely because of the simplification involved in this configuration.

I did evaluate other options before choosing OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey. I evaluated commercial solutions, but the cost was really prohibitive. We evaluated solutions from Fortinet, and we also evaluated solutions from other partners we have here in the organization, but all of them involved high licensing costs that we were not willing to pay at the time.

If someone is considering using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey for small workloads or small to medium workloads and is looking for something with low overall implementation cost, considering staff training and equipment costs to run the entire solution, this solution will certainly meet your needs.

Having a centralized panel to control all the VPN connections and to perform all this management was the main reason for choosing OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey. Without this, we would have to build our own solutions or look for other solutions with a higher cost. Today, for us, it was essential and crucial.

I rate OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey a nine. I choose that number because of the cost factor, the flexibility factor, the practicality factor; it delivers what it proposes. The only point really is performance because, whether we like it or not, since it is an encrypted tunnel, real-time performance ends up somewhat compromised, but it has an acceptable cost. Considering the entire context I am in today, for me it is a nine.

My main use case for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey  is personal rather than professional. My router already has support for OpenVPN , which makes it easy to access any internal network as needed and connect to separate networks.

A specific example of how I use OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey  in my personal setup is that I have many local self-hosted applications on my local network that are not accessible externally. When I need to connect to something specifically on the network, the only way would be through SSH or by connecting to a VPN to access it. For security reasons, I use it in this manner.

Since OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is available on many routers, it is a very widespread and easy to use solution, which is the main reason I value it.

In my experience, the best features OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey offers are being free and being available on many devices, including routers, desktops, telephones, smartphones, and other platforms, which is very advantageous.

The flexibility of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey positively impacts my experience because being able to access all my files and other applications on any device, even when I am away from home, makes it certainly valuable.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has impacted me positively mostly regarding security.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey can be improved, but not really because I think it already does the job excellently. Nothing comes to mind regarding needed improvements.

I have been using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey for approximately four years.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is stable in my experience.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey's scalability presents no issues because it is mostly private, as I am just accessing a separate network.

For customer support of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, I have never needed to reach out for help.

I had used something different from OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey in the past, but I cannot remember what it was. I then started using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey because it was free, open-source, and it did the job.

Before choosing OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, I did not evaluate other options because, in the case where I use it for work, they only had options for OpenVPN , so that is what they suggested. When setting up my router to access the VPN server, OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey was one of the options and seemed the best one for me.

It is difficult to say if I have seen a return on investment with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, but I suppose yes, because it is free, so there are no payments to be made and it works as intended. It is fast to configure and use, so it also saves time.

Regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing, it is free, so there are no issues.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey works as intended, so there is not much else to add regarding the features. My advice to others looking into using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey would be that it is the best essential VPN service client to use when accessing external networks. I would rate this product at a three out of five based on my overall experience.

I work in the IT field and I take care of machines, like servers and emails. My job title is Professional  Services Engineer and my company is Infrasense IT.

We use OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey  to connect to the client site from remote locations. We use OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey  to securely connect to the client environments. Once I connect, I verify connectivity by testing access to the internal resources like servers, RDP hosts, or domain controllers and running a quick ping test to confirm network reachability. After that, my daily tasks usually involve connecting to the Windows Servers through RDP, accessing Active Directory for users or policy management, troubleshooting networks, monitoring backups and security tools, and performing patches. Security is important, so I also make sure MFA is enabled where required. VPN sessions are disconnected after work is completed. For example, if a client reports they cannot access shared folders, I would connect to their environment through OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, verify the file server is reachable, check DNS and SMB connectivity, and review permissions or mapped drive issues. That is usually the standard workflow I follow in the managed IT support environment day to day.

In my role, OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is part of the standard workflow for accessing client infrastructure securely. Different engineers may have different permission levels depending on the client and the type of work they handle. Helpdesk technicians may only have access to the user systems or specific support servers. Infrastructure or professional services engineers like me usually have broader access for server management, migration, firewall changes, or troubleshooting. Security or senior engineers may handle privileged administrator access and VPN policy reviews. On a day-to-day basis, I personally use it quite frequently because my work involves server administration, remote troubleshooting of Microsoft 365, and hybrid environment support. Our team generally follows documented access procedures and VPN usage tied to the security policies like MFA, least privilege access, and activity logging. That helps maintain secure remote operations while supporting clients in different locations.

When evaluating remote access solutions alongside OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, the comparison usually includes both firewall-native VPN platforms and some common alternatives we look at, including WireGuard, Cisco AnyConnect, FortiClient , and Sophos Connect. The decision usually comes down to existing client infrastructure, cost and licensing, MFA support, scalability, and team familiarity with the platform. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey was attractive because it was flexible, reliable, cost-effective, and worked well across different client environments without locking us into a single firewall vendor.

Before using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, a lot of access is either handled through built-in VPN solutions or through client-specific remote access methods. In different environments, we used things like native Windows VPN such as PPTP, L2TP, or IKEv2, or firewall-based VPNs from vendors like Fortinet or Sophos, or direct RDP access through restricted public IPs in older setups, and also site-to-site VPN tunnels for permanent office connectivity. The challenge with some of the older or manual approaches was less centralized management, inconsistent security policies across clients, and more complicated troubleshooting. For example, in smaller environments, admins sometimes manually maintain individual remote access configurations on routers or firewalls. That worked initially but became difficult to manage as the number of users and the client's environments grew. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey helped standardize remote access by providing encrypted secure tunnels, consistent authentication methods, and easier client profile distribution. In many cases, it became the preferred option because it was flexible, cost-effective, and relatively straightforward to deploy across different client infrastructures.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has a pretty noticeable impact on both operational efficiency and security in day-to-day support work. The biggest improvement is probably consistency. Before standardization around a more unified VPN approach, different clients often have completely different remote access methods, which makes troubleshooting and onboarding slower. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey helps create a more predictable workflow for engineers. Some of the main impacts include faster remote access and troubleshooting, improved security posture, better scalability for MSP operations, more efficient onboarding for engineers, reduced dependency on physical presence, and improved support during remote work periods. From a business perspective, it also helps improve responsiveness and service delivery because engineers could securely access systems from anywhere instead of depending on on-site access or less secure remote methods.

The best feature of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, especially in my day-to-day MSP and infrastructure work, is mainly its flexible security and reliability. The features we use the most include secure encrypted remote access, cross-platform compatibility, client profile configuration, certificate-based authentication, stability and reliability, vendor-neutral deployment, flexible routing and subnet access, and logging and troubleshooting visibility. In my day-to-day work, the most commonly used functions are probably connecting securely to the client environment, accessing servers over RDP or management tools, and supporting hybrid or remote workforces. From an admin perspective, the flexibility and control are probably the strong advantage. It can fit into small deployments as well as more complex multi-client environments without recurring major licensing costs.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is usually more of a department-specific and client-specific tool rather than something used by the entire company universally. In my MSP environment, specifically engineers who handle infrastructure or professional services tend to use it much more heavily because they work across multiple client networks daily. Adoption is broad within the technical teams, but usage depends heavily on the job responsibilities.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is very flexible, but there are features that would significantly improve day-to-day operations, especially in MSPs. The biggest improvement I would see is better centralized management, easier routing and network virtualization, more advanced built-in monitoring and reporting, simplified certificate lifecycle management, and stronger integrations with identity providers. One thing we often wish for is something similar to enterprise VPN dashboards where we can instantly see who is connected, which routes are active, failed authentication attempts, and tunnel health. Overall, the core VPN engine itself is solid, but most frustrations are really around management, visibility, scalability, and operational convenience rather than the tunnel functionality itself.

The biggest friction point with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is usually around configuration complexity and troubleshooting, especially in more complex client networks. I encounter issues whenever there are routing and subnet issues, DNS resolution problems, certificates and client configuration management challenges, limited centralized management in the community edition, or documentation dependency.

It has been more than three years since I became familiar with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey.

When I start working with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, the initial setup takes roughly a few hours for a basic working deployment, especially for testing or small environments. The main steps include installing an OpenVPN  server package, configuring certificates, authentication, setting up client configuration files, opening the required firewall ports, and testing the connectivity from external networks.

If I could change just one thing about OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, it would be adding fully integrated centralized management and visibility dashboard. That single improvement would probably have the biggest day-to-day operational impact for our team. Right now, in the community edition, a lot of management tasks are still fairly manual, including user provisioning, certificate handling, connection monitoring, troubleshooting, and multi-client management. Having a centralized interface that combines user management, live session visibility, and route monitoring would drastically reduce administrator overhead. That one change alone would probably save the team several hours each week in troubleshooting and administrative work, especially in larger or more complex environments.

Our team mostly learns through hands-on usage and internal documentation rather than formal vendor training. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is fairly intuitive once the environment is already configured. For regular engineers or help desk staff, the workflow is usually simple: launch the VPN client, select the client profile, authenticate the credentials or MFA, connect, and verify access. Most team members become comfortable with the daily use very quickly. The more technicians' learning curve is on the administration side, especially around certification management, DNS troubleshooting, split tunneling, user access control, and security policies. Overall, end-user usage is straightforward while deployment and advanced troubleshooting require more practical experience and networking knowledge.

When evaluating remote access solutions alongside OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, the comparison usually includes both firewall-native VPN platforms and some common alternatives we look at, including WireGuard, Cisco AnyConnect, FortiClient , and Sophos Connect. The decision usually comes down to existing client infrastructure, cost and licensing, MFA support, scalability, and team familiarity with the platform. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey was attractive because it was flexible, reliable, cost-effective, and worked across different client environments without locking us into a single firewall vendor.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey definitely improved team collaboration on operational coordination, especially in a multi-engineer MSP environment. One of the biggest changes is creating a more standardized remote access workflow across the teams. Before that, engineers often used different methods depending on the client environment, which made handoffs and troubleshooting less consistent. After standardization, collaboration becomes smoother in several ways, including easier engineer-to-engineer handoffs, more consistent troubleshooting workflows, faster collaboration during incidents, reduced dependency on specific individuals, and improved after-hours support coordination. A good example would be a critical server outage. One engineer could establish VPN access and validate connectivity, another could check virtualization infrastructure, and another could review backup or monitoring systems because everyone used a consistent remote access method. The team could coordinate much more efficiently instead of wasting time figuring out how to access the environment first. Beyond just connectivity, OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey indirectly improved operational consistency, knowledge sharing, escalation handling, and overall team responsiveness.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has a noticeable impact on both operational efficiency and security in day-to-day support work. The biggest improvement is probably consistency. Before standardization around a more unified VPN approach, different clients often have completely different remote access methods, which makes troubleshooting and onboarding slower. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey helps create a more predictable workflow for engineers. Some of the main impacts include faster remote access and troubleshooting, improved security posture, better scalability for MSP operations, more efficient onboarding for engineers, reduced dependency on physical presence, and improved support during remote work periods. From a business perspective, it also helps improve responsiveness and service delivery because engineers could securely access systems from anywhere instead of depending on on-site access or less secure remote methods. I would rate this review an eight out of ten.

My main use case for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey  is to access all our infrastructure which is hosted within our organization.

For a specific example, we have hosted many servers and applications, including Okta, and we are using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey  for accessing these applications. We need OpenVPN  to connect our servers which are deployed within regions like the US or Europe.

The best features OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey offers are that it is fast while connecting; it takes hardly one or two seconds once we enter our password and the security code. The connection is fast and reliable.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has impacted my organization positively because without VPN, we cannot access our deployed servers which are deployed in our domain zones. We have two domains, and to connect them, we always use OpenVPN . Without it, we cannot access them.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey can be improved by increasing the session time of the OpenVPN token, which I believe is only available for 24 to 26 hours. After that, we need to enter our security code again to access it. It could be extended to two days or 48 hours for a single session.

I have been using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey for three years.

Regarding reliability, I have faced downtime and connection issues approximately once every two months. It is not very frequent, but downtime does occur sometimes. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is stable overall.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey's scalability is good.

I have not had contact with customer support yet because I have not faced that kind of problem.

In the current organization, from the start, we have been using OpenVPN only. We did not have any other VPN.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing involved a different team, namely the security team and sales team, who had discussions with the OpenVPN team.

I have seen a return on investment. We had three employees to deploy this from end to end. Money has been saved, and fewer employees are needed when working with or deploying OpenVPN.

Before choosing OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, I did not evaluate other options.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is a pretty good solution, and there is no need to check too many reviews about it. You can simply go ahead and get it. I would rate this product a 9 out of 10.