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OpenVPN Access Server (50 Connected Devices)

OpenVPN Inc. | 2.13.1

Linux/Unix, Ubuntu Ubuntu 22.04.4 LTS - 64-bit Amazon Machine Image (AMI)

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    John Kristian A.

All in all a really good VPN service.

  • March 09, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Simple management. VYOS implementation is GREAT. Running it as VM works perfectly.
Been using it for both private pvn, enterprise vpn and connecting to vpn trough other countries for several years and I love how easy it is. Mobile support is also really great.
There are also a huge benefit that it's open source and community good support is also nice to have.
What do you dislike about the product?
Windows client is sketchy. Doesn't reconnect as it should. Drops out from time to time. It those things can be fixed, the product would be absolutely perfect. But it's not a big issue.
Reconnecting after sleep mode would be nice. Reconnecting after drop out would be REALLY nice.
There are still some effort that can be made on the different clients.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Per now using it instead of MS Direct access. Easy for outside clients to connect if you want that, since you have a downloadable client.
It allows me to fix problems for my users and controll my infrastructure when I'm out traveling, and that is the thing I appreciate most.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
There are not much else I would reccomend. I've tried several others, like checkpoint mobile and Cisco and it's not better than openvpn. OpenVPN is faster, easier and has more features.


    Information Services

OpenVPN makes it easy to deploy

  • February 28, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
I appreciate how easy it is to install OpenVPN on a new machine
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it's difficult to understand the error messages, you have to dig through log files
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We have saved time and improved security by consistently going with OpenVPN rather than other solutions which require us to continually tweak and alter the configuration


    Information Technology and Services

Meets most peoples needs

  • February 28, 2019
  • Review provided by G2

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.
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.


    Oleg S.

Inexpensive and reliable solution

  • February 21, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

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.


    Mark W.

Reliability and ease of use

  • February 21, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN has been reliable over the many years we've used it. We haven't had any issues with upgrades either!
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes we will have issues with security certificates but they are resolved quickly
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Allowing people to work remotely and still maintain security around our applications without having to whitelist everyones IP individually.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Quick and easy setup makes OpenVPN a no brainer


    Education Management

Secure VPN for a University

  • February 21, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
I like the freely availability of OpenVPN client to most operating system. Also the web interface is very easy to configure.
What do you dislike about the product?
The web interface is not able to reach a top grade with Qualys SSL Server Test, and this is against our security policy.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Giving University personals and students access to internal servers.


    Daniel M.

More security and digital privacy

  • February 15, 2019
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Today companies are looking for more security and digital privacy, OpenVPN is an open source encryption protocol that provides both, is powerful and flexible and is compatible with Linux, Windows and Apple, I use it to connect remotely to my company's network and configure users and accesses.
What do you dislike about the product?
Sometimes it becomes a bit slow and is a bit technical and complex for novice users.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN helps me control the connections and data access in my organization, we have modified it to fit our needs and it has improved the monitoring of remote workers remarkably.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It is a free service but complicated to use without prior knowledge, in a company is very useful because it offers options to configure and modify the code, but for domestic use I recommend paying for a simpler vpn service.


    Information Technology and Services

Nice and secured VPN

  • December 22, 2017
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Strong security and very reliable VPN tool
What do you dislike about the product?
At times it looks like very complicated tool to use and also have proxy issues some times
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Connecting with our secured stage and prod servers.


    Computer Software

Open Vpn review

  • October 15, 2017
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
gives extremely secure connections between private networks, Almost impossible for someone to tap or interfere with data in the VPN tunnel
What do you dislike about the product?
to follow the company's own policies on your home computers
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
you can connect to your company from anywhere in the world.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Allows you to be at home and access your company's computers in the same way, as if you were sitting at work


    Neeraj Kumar N.

Highly Reliable and Worldwide support

  • October 11, 2017
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
When OpenVPN goes down the network is paused for repairing which really ensures no data loss or data corruption.This acts as another layer of security.This has also got world wide support community.
What do you dislike about the product?
Setting up OpenVPN is really hard for a beginner.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
we try to connect to the US servers from India because client's URL's are only accessible from the US servers.