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OpenVPN Access Server Overview

What is OpenVPN Access Server?

OpenVPN Access Server is a full-featured SSL VPN software solution that integrates OpenVPN server capabilities, enterprise management capabilities, simplified OpenVPN Connect UI, and OpenVPN Client software packages that accommodate Windows, MAC, and Linux, mobile OS (Android and iOS) environments. OpenVPN Access Server supports a wide range of configurations, including secure and granular remote access to internal network and/ or private cloud network resources and applications with fine-grained access control.

OpenVPN Access Server Details
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Product Description

A self-hosted VPN Solution Engineered for SMBs that provides secure access to your private business network, in the cloud or on-premise. Access Server is free to install and use with a maximum of 2 simultaneous VPN connections.

How do you position yourself against your competitors?

Thousands of businesses worldwide trust Access Server for a self-hosted VPN solution to securely extend their private network to their remote workforce over the internet. That means your remote and hybrid workforce will have access to their business resources with top network security, without adding hundreds of hours of setup and maintenance time to your to-do list.

Pricing is based upon number of concurrent connections, and not by user, which often makes Access Server a more affordable option.

In addition, it can be deployed in many different environments: widely available on a variety of cloud marketplaces, as well as on Docker, as a virtual appliance, or through software packages for popular Linux distributions.


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OpenVPN
Company Website
Year Founded
2002
HQ Location
Pleasanton, CA
Twitter
@OpenVPN
20,968 Twitter followers
LinkedIn® Page
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164 employees on LinkedIn®
Description

OpenVPN® solutions help organizations to easily create secure, virtualized, reliable networks that ensure secure communications between on-premise applications, SaaS applications, a remote workforce, business partners, IoT/IIoT devices, and specialized global applications. We offer two secure networking solutions for small, medium, and enterprise businesses. CloudConnexa™, our managed solution, provides secure communication between an organization's distributed workforce, loT/lloT devices, and the online services they rely on daily with a secure virtualized network. Access Server, our self-hosted solution, simplifies the rapid deployment of a secure remote access solution with a web-based graphic user interface and built-in OpenVPN Connect Client installer. Both allow you to secure your business at scale and provide a seamless experience for your team — no matter the size. OpenVPN is recognized as a market-proven leader in virtual private networking by Fortune 500 companies and small businesses alike across the globe. With more than 60 million downloads of the core open source software and over
0,000 commercial customers, OpenVPN is changing the way the world thinks about online security.


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Verified UserMid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
4.5 out of 5
"easy to use"
easy to install and easy to use. we use it for our company for easy handling of vpn users
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Brandon T.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
0.0 out of 5
"Very bad initial experience"
I included the questions I had on the initial email and they still set me up with a lo-level dev who was only capable of drawing figma squares on t...
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Hajro N.Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
5.0 out of 5
"Support and commercial assistance"
OpenVPN Access Server is very easy to use, the management and isolation of networks and sub-networks is really simplified. The connection in SAML r...

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

What I love most is how easy it is to use! When I’m at home and need to access my company’s internal network, it takes just a few seconds to connect. Unlike other software products we use, the licenses aren’t tied to the number of employees, but rather to the number of concurrent users. Since our employees typically work from home just one or two days a week, this approach makes much better use of our licenses. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

I remember that installing and getting it to run for the first time was quite a hassle, but that was over six years ago. I’m confident they’ve made significant improvements since then. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

OpenVPN Access Server enables our employees to securely and efficiently access the company’s internal network, ensuring that all data is encrypted and protected. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

It works well on all platforms where as competors products are not universally compatable. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

The Cost has gone up but the support and updates are also frequent and clear. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Easy SAML Intergration enabling Single Sign On taking workload off of administrators. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Adam Bullock of OpenVPN Access Server

Thanks for the 5-stars, great to see, Julian! I'm sorry about the issues with cost, but you're right, with our dedicated support team and continuous updates to the product, we hope you see the value. Thanks, again!

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Mid-Market(51-1000 emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

Easy to setup, very reliable. OpenVPN clients are easy to setup too. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

It works well, but requires commercial licenses. It would be nice to have an Opensource version of it. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Security and access to Internal network. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

After the initial setup, little work. Runs stable and fast as a VM in Microsoft's failover cluster. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

Nothing in the German language. Different levels of support staff at OpenVPN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

1 headquarters and 20 construction sites with 3-10 employees each. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Adam Bullock of OpenVPN Access Server

I use Google Translate and apologize for any errors.

Thank you very much for the review. I will pass your information with varying levels of knowledge to the support staff.

Thank you very much for the review and for pointing out how fast and stable Access Server is!

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Small-Business(50 or fewer emp.)
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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

It's easy to impliment and set up. Being able to connect users to secure network remotly, quickly and easily is a time-saver and efficiant. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

If a user has a differnet device used for authentication, the user and profle has to be wiped and re-created. It would be nice to re-authenticate without having to delete users and profiles and then re-adding them again Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Being able to add multiple users to a location(s) easly and quickly Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

It can be configured with Terraform and bash scripts Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

Not easy to re-create the instances without losing existing data for a single instance. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

OpenVPN helps to access resources in private network without compromising security. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Adam Bullock of OpenVPN Access Server

Thanks for the review, Arman. And thank you for being a customer! I appreciate your feedback on what you like best, and what you dislike. That's a very specific use case that I can send over to the team here.

KU
VP of Product Development
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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

The best thing about OpenVPN access server is how easy it is to spin up a new VPN server and use the client to connect to it.

We have several people using the server every day and there has been very minimal issues.

The integration for an SSL certificate is also quite nice as you can install an SSL directly from the access server's portal. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

I do not like the admin portal within OpenVPN, the support isn't the best, and the documentation can be out-dated. Also, the last time I checked they were not being audited for SOC2 Compliance which can be a big no-go depending on your organization. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Providing us with a secure way to connect to outside services and control internal network traffic. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

OpenVPN of course is founded on OpenSource. Which means the VPN is mutli-platform and easily compatible and maintainable among many endpoints. SAML integration is great, and provides our required secured access. Its a simple streamlined VPN product. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

We have honestly never had any issues aside from the occasional security flaw we need to patch, but that is not unique to OpenVPN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Secure Access to controlled environments, across unique network segments. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Adam Bullock of OpenVPN Access Server

Simple, streamlined, reliable - music to my ears. Appreciate the review, and thank you for being a customer! Dropping a link to anyone interested in our SAML integration.

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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

Once it is set up, it's super easy to use, seamless, almost invisible yet effective. The customer support is excelllent. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

Really nothing to dislike. As for most services, direct customer support is slightly hidden as they "encourage" the user to make use of docs, faqa, and automated assistants. But once you do get to customer support it is outstanding. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Serves nicely as a VPN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

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What do you like best about OpenVPN Access Server?

Once set up, we didn't have to bother about it anymore Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What do you dislike about OpenVPN Access Server?

Sometimes the 2FA does not work at the first attempt Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

What problems is OpenVPN Access Server solving and how is that benefiting you?

Protecting the servers in a VPC Review collected by and hosted on G2.com.

Response from Adam Bullock of OpenVPN Access Server

Thank you for the review, Gonzalo. Love the fact that you set it up, and it's good to go. I'll bring your feedback on the 2FA to the team.