OpenVPN Access Server / Self-Hosted VPN (PAYG)
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OpenVPN makes it easy to deploy
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
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.
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.
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.
Easy to deploy, configure. A reliable service.
What do you like best about the product?
We enjoy the ease of installation on endpoints from a single web-page and one or two clicks. Even our most non-technical users are able to accomplish installing OpenVPN's client
What do you dislike about the product?
The occasional upgrade is annoying and the licensing system occasionally hangs us up when the host VM is moved.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We connect remote-workers to the computing environment via OpenVPN.
Very Good.
What do you like best about the product?
all the things that can be manually configured.
What do you dislike about the product?
The documentation I poor on the OpenVPN docs.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Securing Employees laptops.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
Check the list of requirement you need for a VPN server, make sure it can be scaled.
The Best Option
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN is secure, easy to set up, powerfully flexible, and a great value. It performs better than several of it's competitors and does everything we need.
What do you dislike about the product?
The fact they started charging for it, but its still a great deal.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Too many peopke trying to work anywhere but in the office.
Reliability and ease of use
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
Secure VPN for a University
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.
It is not like other VPN services but something more complex
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN is a very interesting software, it is not like other VPN services but something more complex, it allows me to connect remotely to my company's network securely through tunnels with SSL encryption, it also allows me to configure proxies and network access restrictions to remote workers.
What do you dislike about the product?
There is nothing that bothers me about this software, it's very functional and secure, and it's open source and free.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows me to work from home with access to my company's servers and information, in our company there are many employees who work remotely and with this software we can create tunnels with limited access to the necessary data.
Recommendations to others considering the product:
It can be modified without problems because it adapts to the needs of the programmer.
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