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OpenVPN Access Server (5 Connected Devices) / 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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a friendly vpn app for the company
What do you like best about the product?
we use OpenVPN for users in the company to accessing the resources of the company in a secure way. it works really well and easy to install and work with. I use it a few times a weeks. it has a nice integration with DUO.
What do you dislike about the product?
The downside mostly is thst after a new updated version of the app comes out, you have to reinstall it, somtimes the older versions stop workig
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
OpenVPN makes our resources access more secure so not anyone can reach it from anywere. We can manage who can access what easily.
Secure your GCP assets through a this deployment in just a few clicks!
What do you like best about the product?
It was very easy to install and configure through GCP's deployment marketplace. I've rarely contacted Customer Support, since it works smoothly out of the box.
What do you dislike about the product?
It's not much about the Access Server but more about the lack of elasticity in its implementation as an instance. Running as a containarized solutions should fix this.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Secure access to our internal GCP assets.
Provides secure internet connection and has good stability
What is our primary use case?
What needs improvement?
Working on a faster connection might be a good idea for the product's next release.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using the latest version of OpenVPN Access Server for one year.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The stability of the product is a ten out of ten.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 100 OpenVPN Access Server users using in our company. It is a scalable product.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is easy. The deployment time is minimum. It takes around ten minutes.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The licensing has a fixed pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I rate OpenVPN Access Server a nine out of ten.
Has robust features for encryption and stability
What is our primary use case?
We use the product for secure remote access, including WiFi and IoT device security.
What is most valuable?
The product has strong encryption and scalability features. It provides security for private network connections.
What needs improvement?
The product’s connectivity is very slow. It could be faster.
For how long have I used the solution?
We have been using OpenVPN Access Server for four years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
It is a stable platform.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have 100 OpenVPN Access Server users in our organization. It is a scalable product.
How are customer service and support?
We have a network engineer to look after technical issues within the organization. However, we escalate queries to the OpenVPN’s support team over email. They are responsive.
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
We have used Cisco IOS Security.
How was the initial setup?
The initial setup process is straightforward. It takes less than an hour to deploy. It involves choosing the server, IP address, or domain name and setting it up.
What about the implementation team?
I implemented the product myself.
What was our ROI?
OpenVPN Access Server helps us limit errors or additional damage to the organization.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The product offers yearly as well as monthly subscription plans. It has moderate pricing.
What other advice do I have?
I rate OpenVPN Access Server a nine out of ten. I advise others to check whether the server connects well with the product. It helps them avoid any loopholes for the account while entering the network for configuration.
easy access
What do you like best about the product?
An open VPN access server is extremely helpful and easy to use very handy. This VPN is available across the globe and we can stay connected anytime from anywhere at a very minimum cost.
What do you dislike about the product?
The thing I dislike about OpenVPN access server is the bulky interface. sometimes the software lags and runs slow. we can make the user interface more simplistic.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
The problem was solved by the OpenVPN access server and it benefitted me to get anywhere across the globe and at very minimum cost and we also get random locations on demand.
A scalable and easy-to-use solution with a responsive support team
What is our primary use case?
We have a virtual machine set up on Google Cloud. The virtual machine is connected to all our clients. It is connected to OpenVPN, which is connected to Google Cloud. It connects our clients throughout the country. We also have clients in other countries.
What is most valuable?
The product’s adaptability is valuable. We can connect to clients through different methods. We could set up a site-to-site connection, or we could set it up as a tunnel. There are a lot of different ways of setting up the connection. We can try a different method if something doesn't work for a client's security configuration or firewall. The product is fairly easy to use.
What needs improvement?
The logs should be made easier to read. If there is an issue, it takes me a while to find it in the log.
For how long have I used the solution?
I am using the solution currently.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
The solution is quite stable. When we first set it up, there were some issues. I only have to complain about some issues with the connection. We've used other services and were able to stay connected permanently.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
We have been able to have all our clients on the server so far. I haven't had a problem so far with adding more users. We have about 50 users.
How are customer service and support?
The support team is really quick to jump on any support cases. I had a case open about two weeks ago. It was related to our DNS. I received an email within 15 minutes. The team set up the support tickets and worked with me. I rate support a nine or ten out of ten.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
How was the initial setup?
It was fairly easy to set up. I rate the ease of setup a seven out of ten.
What other advice do I have?
Overall, I rate the tool an eight out of ten.
An easy-to-use tool with which its users can access networks from home or external locations
What is our primary use case?
I use OpenVPN Access Server to access certain networks from home or external locations.
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.
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