We performed a comparison between Google Cloud VPN and OpenVPN Access Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."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."
"Any time we had an issue with connecting the OpenVPN to a user, we just to them on the group's VPN and connected our VPN."
"OpenVPN Access Server allows us to establish a secure connection to an IP address that would otherwise be inaccessible without using a VPN."
"The setup is easy."
"We use the solution to access remote services."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"It can scale well."
"It is open-source and free to use."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The logging needs improvement."
"OpenVPN does not have the ability to selectively terminate connections."
"I want the tool to be faster. We have experienced connectivity issues while using OpenVPN and FortiClient."
"If we had to create something for someone who was not necessarily tech savvy, I had to set that up on their computer, I had to write "read me's" and other things so that they could install their client and then connect to the VPN by themselves. So it was hard to set up for people who are not tech savvy."
"We occasionally have internet issues which affect stability."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"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."
"You do need expertise in implementation if you do the initial setup yourself."
"The solution can be more compatible with different operating systems."
Google Cloud VPN is ranked 26th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews. Google Cloud VPN is rated 7.0, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Google Cloud VPN writes "Is fairly priced and has a straightforward initial setup, but the logging needs improvement". 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". Google Cloud VPN is most compared with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, AWS Direct Connect and Tailscale, 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 NordLayer.
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