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OpenVPN Access Server / Self-Hosted VPN

OpenVPN Inc. | 2.13.1

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

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    Swatantra T.

Unlocking Secure Connections

  • March 13, 2024
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Its user-friendly interface.
Easy to configure.
Provides secure connections.
What do you dislike about the product?
The cost is high for the advanced features.
It is time-consuming to keep up to date this server.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It provides a secure connection within the team or organization.
It helps us to protect privacy by encrypting the internet traffic.

3 people found this helpful

    Information Technology and Services

Good enough VPN access and management

  • March 12, 2024
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
It has the option to configure 2FA, easy to manage and implement
What do you dislike about the product?
Its very difficult to reset the 2FA of a user who lost their phone
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It allows us to set up a new VPN without having to pay for that additional service in AWS and GCP and it is much more easier to configure


    Information Services

Open VPN

  • March 08, 2024
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Easy to setup and configure for the users. Very user friendly and realiable.
What do you dislike about the product?
The admin GUI can be confusing sometimes to use.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Reliable VPN connections for users. Also secure VPN connections.


    Matt F.

Simple. Stable. No complaints.

  • March 07, 2024
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Ease of standing it up and general stability. Authentication integrates well with our SSO and the user portal is easy for users to navigate to get the right agent and profile to get connected to the VPN.
What do you dislike about the product?
Having to manually manage its updates, etc. But that's why this is the more economical choice.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We needed a simple, inexpensive way to keep our people secure on unsecured networks. OpenVPN Access Server was quick and easy to stand up and worked seamlessly so we didn't have to spend a lot of time supporting users who were trying to use it.


    Rafael R.

I have had a Great Experience with OpenVPN Access Server

  • March 07, 2024
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
I like the easy installation and well written documentation when you need support.
also I love the flexibility in licensing allow me to do more with the same set of licenses.
I give technical support to different customers that runs multiple branches and are connected through openvpn without a foss.
What do you dislike about the product?
Can't tell something I dislike, I have been working for more than 10 years with its Access Server
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
remote access for customer employees that need access to the main office systems.


    Cinnamon M.

Works as Needed

  • March 07, 2024
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
OpenVPN keeps our company connected without any major issues and provides a straightforward way for our users to connect.
What do you dislike about the product?
Downtime and support options. Downtime is expected and thankfully OpenVPN is often up and running again the same day if the issue isn't user error.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We use OpenVPN for our remote employees to securely access the company network which is usually a flawless connection.


    Ahmet U.

We are very happy with OpenVPN

  • March 06, 2024
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Easy to setup, easy to use, we install, setup and forget it. It's always on and we secure all of our development and reporting servers.
What do you dislike about the product?
$9 per user if you have 10 ore more clients.
$7 per user if you have less than 10 clients.
Minimum connections is 5 clients.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
We need secure connection to our development and reporting services. OpenVPN makes the life easier for us to manage this secure access.


    Tim G.

Great VPN at an affordable price

  • March 06, 2024
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Compared to many of the alternatives, OpenVPN strikes a great balance between feature and price making it a great option for businesses and even small-to-medium enterprises
What do you dislike about the product?
Nothing specifically but maybe the lack of 2FA support
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
It makes adding a VPN to the teams daily process quick and easy


    Aurelien S.

Easy to use Secure Functional

  • March 05, 2024
  • Review provided by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Intuitive web interface for user, server, and group management
End-to-end encryption with powerful algorithms like AES-256
Two-factor authentication for enhanced security
Protection against DNS and IP leaks
What do you dislike about the product?
Although the web interface is intuitive, the initial setup can be complex for users unfamiliar with VPNs and networks. The documentation is comprehensive, but it can be difficult to follow for beginners.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Protection against hackers and prying eyes: OpenVPN encrypts your internet traffic, making it unreadable to anyone attempting to intercept it.
Online anonymity: OpenVPN masks your IP address, allowing you to browse the internet anonymously and bypass geographical restrictions.
Protection against DNS and IP leaks: OpenVPN prevents DNS and IP leaks, ensuring that your location and online activity remain confidential.

1 person found this helpful

    Manufacturing

Worked very well and met the needs of our business

  • March 05, 2024
  • Review verified by G2

What do you like best about the product?
Setup was easy and deploying was very easy as well. This worked well when other VPN options did not. The price was also good as well. We were using about 20 concurrent licenses, and the server we used was specced pretty low and we never had an issue.
What do you dislike about the product?
There wasn't really anything that we would change about it.
What problems is the product solving and how is that benefiting you?
Our other VPN was not functioning.

1 person found this helpful