We performed a comparison between Aruba Remote Access Points and OpenVPN Access Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution has good performance."
"It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The authentication features are valuable."
"Aruba works well in large spaces, especially for manufacturing. That's when you start seeing the effectiveness of Aruba."
"It’s very light."
"The platform has the most valuable advanced filtering feature."
"The most valuable feature of the solution is experienced by those working at home since they get a secure Wi-Fi connection."
"What I like best about Aruba Remote Access Points is that it's pretty easy to set up."
"It is a very stable tool."
"Once configured and operational, they tend to function reliably, with few reported issues from clients or customers."
"Security is the most valuable feature."
"It allows our employees to work remotely across Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"It can securely do remote product updates... just as if it was on our LAN."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to implement."
"The most valuable feature is that I can access my local network remotely and avoid doing all the port forwarding and redirections, and so on."
"It is very easy to look at the quality of the connection and the bandwidth and do an investigation if there are problems on the network."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The security side of Aruba Remote Access Points could be improved."
"There are some issues, like the VLAN capabilities and support for routing between two VMs."
"Its scalability capabilities should be improved."
"Our difficulty with Aruba is that the product and the license are two different items. So, if we are adding an access point, we have to pay for two items. We have to pay to add the access point in the controller and we have to pay for the license."
"I use the controller when using Aruba Remote Access Points, particularly during configuration. Hence, room for improvement in Aruba Remote Access Points is for its web UI to be easier to control."
"The remote access point coverage should be bigger than it is now."
"It would help if the remote APs had some kind of SoHo environment with built-in firewall features. That way it could connect directly in a client-to-site type of environment, or a site-to-site VPN environment. That way users could have a complete office setup without coming to the private cloud."
"The solution is costly for medium-sized companies."
"This solution should improve the connection speed and the user interface. The stability of this solution should be improved as well."
"The interface could be a little bit better in future iterations."
"The security needs to be improved because it was a complaint that our customers had."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"The high availability deployment is not very straightforward. They can make it simpler. OpenVPN does not support some of the additional protocols that Pulse Secure and Cisco AnyConnect support. They can include support for these additional protocols."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"It could be faster. It could also be more stable."
"The stability of the solution could improve."
Aruba Remote Access Points is ranked 13th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 13 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews. Aruba Remote Access Points is rated 7.8, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Remote Access Points writes "The solution can be used from home or any remote office to access office resources like printers and servers". On the other hand, the top reviewer of OpenVPN Access Server writes "An easy-to-use tool with which its users can access networks from home or external locations". Aruba Remote Access Points is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Zyxel VPN Client, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Aruba Remote Access Points vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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