We performed a comparison between GoodAccess 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."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"No extra hardware is needed, and it is very easy to set up"
"This simple, stable, affordable VPN solution scaled with us over the first year of use, allowing for an expansion of remote/hybrid workers to remotely access key systems otherwise restricted to our internal office network."
"The VPN's role in facilitating remote work has improved internal efficiency."
"We love the simple interface and speed and reliability of the system."
"Access control allows us to manage permissions efficiently, ensuring secure and tailored access."
"GoodAccess VPN has brought a transformative shift to our organization, notably enhancing collaboration and enabling seamless remote work."
"GoodAccess has significantly improved security in our organization."
"The solution's robustness has meant that our team, regardless of where they're located, feels as though they're working right from the office, having secure and quick access to all essential tools."
"There is support for multi-factor authentication."
"Its most valuable feature is that it is open source."
"The features I have found to be most valuable are the levels of encryption I can enact and the compression I can apply to improve throughput."
"It can scale well."
"It was very easy to set up users."
"The most valuable features of the OpenVPN Access Server are the ease of use and integration with different platforms, such as Android and Windows. I can use the solution on my desktop and mobile devices. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"Provided the easiest UX for our end-users and had the greatest interoperability with all the operating systems we used, including but not limited to: iOS, Android, OS X, Windows, and Linux."
"OpenVPN Access Server is a simple and easy-to-use solution that I can use myself without anybody's help."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"They need to provide a more comprehensive app that shows more data that appears on the GoodAccess site."
"It is worth mentioning that we do experience disconnects on rare occasions."
"This past year, I did not like having to purchase an upgrade to a plan with a minimum number of seats to get the features we needed. We do not use all of the seats."
"The logs do not go back very far."
"There could be a better view of which type of communication is going through the system."
"The latest upgrade to the Windows version of the app (unconfirmed on the Mac client) adds some unnecessary stylized animation to the GUI."
"Currently, the pricing structure is functional yet could benefit from more refined scalability calculations."
"The interface could provide more extensive information regarding the occurrence of threats. Currently, it only displays rudimentary threat data."
"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."
"There could be an easier way to set up the solution. However, if you use the provided information that comes with the solution there should not be a problem."
"The stability of the solution could improve."
"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."
"If there was a Graphical User Interface to help streamline the configuration, I believe OpenVPN would probably venture more into the non-geek realm as it were."
"It is not scalable."
"Open VPN Access Server could be more user-friendly."
GoodAccess is ranked 10th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 19 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews. GoodAccess is rated 9.2, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of GoodAccess writes "Robust, allows for remote work, and has comprehensive support". 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". GoodAccess is most compared with , 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 SonicWall Netextender. See our GoodAccess vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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