I use OpenVPN Access Server to access certain networks from home or external locations.
OpenVPN Access Server / Self-Hosted VPN (PAYG)
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An easy-to-use tool with which its users can access networks from home or external locations
What is our primary use case?
What is most valuable?
The most valuable features of the solution are that it is easy to use and quick overall.
What needs improvement?
Sometimes OpenVPN Access Server is difficult to connect to, and in our company, we don't know why it is difficult. The product may not connect if we lose connection at times. There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement.
In general, I want to improve the connect connectivity of the solution since I sometimes face stability issues.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using OpenVPN Access Server for five years. I use the solution's latest version.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
Stability-wise, I rate the solution an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The product's scalability is good. Scalability-wise, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
There are three users of OpenVPN Access Server in my company.
The product is not extensively used, and we do not have plans to increase the number of users in the company.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I have previously used solutions similar to OpenVPN Access Server, but I don't remember their names.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy.
Only I am involved in the deployment and maintenance of the solution.
What about the implementation team?
The installation phase was carried out in-house by myself.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
I don't need to pay for its license since it is an open-source tool.
What other advice do I have?
The solution is okay for me.
I recommend the solution to those planning to use it. OpenVPN Access Server is a good solution.
Overall, I rate the solution a nine out of ten.
Open source safest virtual private network
What do you like best about the product?
its an open-source tool
It helps us to securely access our internal services, k8, DBs etc
Its relatives faster
It makes our system secured as it sends data through TCP and UDP
It also supports IPv4 and IPv6 protocols
It is supported by many types of devices like desktop , mobiles of Mac, android , windows, ios, Linux etc
It helps us to securely access our internal services, k8, DBs etc
Its relatives faster
It makes our system secured as it sends data through TCP and UDP
It also supports IPv4 and IPv6 protocols
It is supported by many types of devices like desktop , mobiles of Mac, android , windows, ios, Linux etc
What do you dislike about the product?
Configuration is not that easy.
Doesnt always run well on mobiles
Doesnt always run well on mobiles
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It helps us to securely access our internal services, k8, DBs etc
OpenVPN server is very easy to setup and connect.
What do you like best about the product?
Best thing about OpenVPN server is the connectivity, accessibility and its ease of use. It does not get disconnected even after you put laptop in sleep mode. Also its better than GlobalConnect VPN because that used to take lot of time to connect.
What do you dislike about the product?
Only thing i disliked about OpenVPN is its support team, our devops team had to call them again and again for a single issue that is we wanted to increase limit of number of our connections.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We had to access our sandbox and production server and we wanted to do it in secure way to increase security level we used OpenVPN this way not all people were able to access our servers even though in case credentials got leaked.
Helps to access remote services
What is our primary use case?
We use the solution to access remote services.
What needs improvement?
I want the tool to be faster. We have experienced connectivity issues while using OpenVPN and FortiClient.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the product for five years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The tool is stable and I would rate it an eight out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
The tool is not scalable. We have two users for the product.
How was the initial setup?
The tool's setup is complex. The product's deployment takes 30 minutes to complete. We followed the tool's documentation to complete the setup.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate the product an eight out of ten. You need to study the solution's documentation and get familiar with it before implementing the tool in your organization.
Virtual private network solution that provides secure remote access to network resources.
What do you like best about the product?
The OpenVPN Access Server is a virtual private network solution that offers safe remote access to network resources. It is simple to deploy and use and has a web-based management interface to make setting up and managing the VPN easier.
It can be integrated with third-party authentication systems and user management tools and installed on many platforms, including Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Data is transferred securely through the VPN using industry-standard encryption methods and protocols, a must-have feature in our business. Also, it allows two-factor authentication, which raises the bar for authentication security.
It can be integrated with third-party authentication systems and user management tools and installed on many platforms, including Linux, Windows, and macOS.
Data is transferred securely through the VPN using industry-standard encryption methods and protocols, a must-have feature in our business. Also, it allows two-factor authentication, which raises the bar for authentication security.
What do you dislike about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server can be expensive for companies, significantly larger ones that need more licenses.
Another potential issue is that the software may not be suitable for high-traffic environments or large-scale enterprise networks, as it may not handle many concurrent connections.
Another potential issue is that the software may not be suitable for high-traffic environments or large-scale enterprise networks, as it may not handle many concurrent connections.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN Access Server solves the problem of secure remote access to network resources, allowing users to connect to their organization's network from remote locations while ensuring the security and privacy of data. It benefits organizations with remote workers who must provide secure access to sensitive information to authorized users outside their physical network. OpenVPN Access Server's security features, such as encryption and authentication, help protect against unauthorized access and data breaches.
For Authentication it's one of best solution from open VNPN
What do you like best about the product?
We have used it for authentication access for our VPN connect for our employee
What do you dislike about the product?
setup is little complex but using documentation we can do it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It's give best way to provide VPN connection in our server setup & access.
Perfect solution to setup vpn for your cloud services
What do you like best about the product?
Openvpn is easy to setup , provides flexibility to use AMI depend upon total user need , can be setup and customised easily using openvpn UI , openvpn provides better security to access services running inside private subnet
What do you dislike about the product?
Openvpn provides restrictions on total number of users also there are issues sometimes when you enable internet traffic to route through openvpn option.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Openvpn provides security to access services running in private subnet in cloud environment
A very good VPN solution for lean organizations
What do you like best about the product?
We use it for our organisational purpose. The software is easy to use and intuitive. I have not faced any issues with it so far.
What do you dislike about the product?
No major dislikes with regards to the product, the UI can be worked on a bit to look better.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN is helping us in protecting the data in transit and also managing which all users will have access to our network resources.
Open VPN works well and is simple, I have never had any issues with it
What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN Access Server is very simple and easy to use
What do you dislike about the product?
There is not much to dislike about OpenVPM Access Server. I have never had any issues with it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Open VPN Access Server helps us access our files on our server when we are working remote.
A robust and simple VPN solution
What do you like best about the product?
We are using open vpn since many years to secure the access to our internal network.
It is a very simple & robust solution
The IT team administrate the solution, and every time we have a login / password pb they found a solution.
We are hosting the solution on our own servers, so it is a very cheap solution.
It is a very simple & robust solution
The IT team administrate the solution, and every time we have a login / password pb they found a solution.
We are hosting the solution on our own servers, so it is a very cheap solution.
What do you dislike about the product?
Rustic interface, not nice design.
the logs are not really user friendly.
the logs are not really user friendly.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Log to our own network securely
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