We performed a comparison between Ivanti Connect Secure 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 most valuable feature of Pulse Connect Secure is its ease of use."
"The flexibility in their management is great."
"The product is easy to use."
"The solution helps with principal decisions. It also helps with the security and configuration of many technologies."
"What I like the most about Pulse Connect Secure is that it's user-friendly. It's easy to use. You just need to connect, and that's it."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are multi-factor authentications, and VPNs and SSL VPNs we are using."
"The most valuable features of the solution are reliability and uptime."
"I can safely say this is one of the best solutions I have seen for VPN access. It can achieve what other vendors may not be able to. This product will train you about exactly what an SSL should be. You can leverage it to do whatever you wish, the way you wish to do it. This is the solution if you want a perfectly scalable product for your enterprise that can help your mobile users and integrate with the latest technologies."
"I like that it's easy to use, easy to download, and not hard to manage."
"The product provides secure internet connections and helps with faster downloads."
"The initial setup was easy."
"OpenVPN Access Server is cheap, and we get to use it ourselves. It is also a stable solution."
"OpenVPN Access Server allows us to establish a secure connection to an IP address that would otherwise be inaccessible without using a VPN."
"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."
"The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Ivanti Connect Secure needs to have faster connections. It also needs to improve the stability."
"There is room for improvement. I'm concerned about the frequent vulnerabilities identified. As a security product, the number of vulnerabilities is concerning."
"The support team of the product needs improvement. Sometimes we have issues with multiple authentications, but there is no help from the support team."
"Connection-wise, Pulse Connect Secure could be faster, and this is its area for improvement."
"The product could use additional dashboards."
"The most valuable features of Pulse Connect Secure are the user-friendly connection and interconnecting."
"Pulse Connect Secure could improve by having better integration with NAC solutions, such as Cisco ClearPass integration with Pulse Connect Secure. Additionally, they need better integration with Microsoft Azure AD and Azure Authenticator."
"The user experience has room for improvement."
"There is always room for more security features."
"The solution can be more compatible with different operating systems."
"This solution should improve the connection speed and the user interface. The stability of this solution should be improved as well."
"We occasionally have internet issues which affect stability."
"I would like to see a GUI or Web UI to manage users. Today these features are in the Pro Edition or are done by scripts."
"I'd like the solution to have more access points and more speed."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"You do need expertise in implementation if you do the initial setup yourself."
Ivanti Connect Secure is ranked 8th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 25 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews. Ivanti Connect Secure is rated 7.6, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Ivanti Connect Secure writes "Beneficial multi-factor authentications, useful SSL VPNs, and simple initial setup". 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". Ivanti Connect Secure is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Ivanti Tunnel, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Citrix Gateway and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, 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 Google Cloud VPN. See our Ivanti Connect Secure vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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