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AT&T VPN vs OpenVPN Access Server comparison

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

AT&T VPN
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
36th
Average Rating
9.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
OpenVPN Access Server
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
ZTNA (9th)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of September 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of AT&T VPN is 0.9%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of OpenVPN Access Server is 10.9%, down from 15.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenVPN Access Server10.9%
AT&T VPN0.9%
Other88.2%
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Featured Reviews

BS
Global Knowledge Based Engineering Manager at Tenneco Inc.
Extremely stable and very scalable
The solution was far too expensive, which is why we ended up moving to a new vendor. The solution had slow connections and very bad routers. We continuously had issues with the VPN and proxy configuration. AT&T could simplify its user interface and log on. Typically, where you log on is independent of the solution, as long as you have had authorization. With this solution, you needed to configure a single entry point which wasn't ideal. The solution should have been able to integrate more easily with Microsoft.
AS
Network operation center engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Secure remote access has protected critical data and now simplifies role-based user management
An area for improvement is the pricing model. The concurrent user licenses get expensive pretty quickly as your organization grows, so more flexible pricing options would be a huge plus. Another area is configurational disconnect. While the admin web UI handles about 90% of what you need, the moment you have to do deep, advanced routing customization, you still have to drop back to the command line interface to make those changes. It would be great to see those deeper configurations completely integrated into the web portal. Lastly, it would be awesome to see native support for newer, lighter protocols through WireGuard built straight into the platform alongside standard OpenVPN for better performance efficiency.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The stability of the solution is its most valuable feature."
"The best features of OpenVPN Access Server are that it can integrate with any software and it can work on any platform."
"What I appreciate the most about OpenVPN Access Server is that it's very easy to set up."
"There is support for multi-factor authentication."
"The price point is fantastic since it is free."
"The best features OpenVPN Access Server offers is whitelisting members in my company who have joined recently; it is really easy to use, and it is really easy to set up OpenVPN Access Server as an internal app."
"It can securely do remote product updates... just as if it was on our LAN."
"It can scale well."
"OpenVPN Access Server has positively impacted my organization mainly through improved security for myself."
 

Cons

"The solution had slow connections and very bad routers. We continuously had issues with the VPN and proxy configuration."
"There are tasks that require logging onto the server to run commands, which is not intuitive through the UI."
"The lack of an official Linux client is a clear gap."
"It requires some experience of Linux server configuration to set it up."
"The logs should be made easier to read."
"OpenVPN could improve in centralized management and enhance the GUI configuration steps."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"I would like to see a simpler interface, so that we can make the connection between the local network using the LAN IP."
"OpenVPN Access Server can be improved by addressing the issue we faced with a single VPN server since it does not allow the creation of replicas without a load balancer, which we found to be an availability issue that could be easily fixed."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

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"OpenVPN Access Server is free and open source."
"OpenVPN Access Server is a cheap corporate solution."
"It is free, you buy support."
"The product offers yearly as well as monthly subscription plans. It has moderate pricing."
"It is an open-source solution, so we don't pay for anything."
"The solution was free of charge."
"OpenVPN is a free and open-source solution."
"One of the valuable features of OpenVPN is that it is free for a single user."
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Top Industries

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Comms Service Provider
12%
Outsourcing Company
11%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
 

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Company SizeCount
Small Business45
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise25
 

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What needs improvement with OpenVPN Access Server?
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Also Known As

AT&T Remote Access VPN
OpenVPN
 

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