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OpenVPN Access Server vs Safe-T Secure Application Access comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

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Categories and Ranking

OpenVPN Access Server
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
1st
Ranking in ZTNA
9th
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.5
Number of Reviews
60
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Safe-T Secure Application A...
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
33rd
Ranking in ZTNA
20th
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Access Management (33rd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of July 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of OpenVPN Access Server is 11.7%, down from 12.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Safe-T Secure Application Access is 1.3%, up from 0.3% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenVPN Access Server11.7%
Safe-T Secure Application Access1.3%
Other87.0%
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
 

Featured Reviews

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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.
it_user787671 - PeerSpot reviewer
Network and Security Engineer
Needs to be easier to configure and to display logs more simply
We use only it for scanning files for viruses. That's the only feature we use in this product It needs to be easier to configure, it should be something that's working well with other sources. It should be something that allows me to see the logs simply. One to three years. Sometimes it doesn't…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"The setup is easy."
"It was very easy to set up users."
"It is much easier to scale and troubleshoot compared to regular Windows-based VPN solutions or PPTP daemon."
"It can securely do remote product updates... just as if it was on our LAN."
"The core VPN functionality is reliable and relatively easy to administer once it is deployed."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"Highly configurable. You can create your own custom client installer and can rebrand the server-side program."
"the security level is very high. After we tested it and checked all the security aspects of the product, we found that it's highly secure."
"If you want a very flexible system that you can easily integrate, and develop interfaces for it or plug-ins to other application environments, it's probably the most flexible"
"We use only it for scanning files for viruses."
"It's easy to use over the web. A user who is not in the office can use it and securely insert files."
"If you need a solution for sending big files to customers or for receiving large files from them, this is a very good solution."
"Safe-T SDA has allowed my organization to secure my office applications and makes it harder for hackers to be able to hack into my internal office web applications."
"You can easily integrate it and fit the system to your organization's needs, and that's a very huge advantage."
"This product allows us to actually send it straight from our email to the other person's email in a safe way, where we can meet all our regulations and still keep the data in our control."
 

Cons

"Everything in OpenVPN Access Server is very good, but the price is expensive."
"I think right now the GUI part of it is locked out behind the pay wall. It could use something that gives it a very basic, minimal, graphic interface for logging in, for the community version. That would probably be a good step forward."
"OpenVPN could improve in centralized management and enhance the GUI configuration steps."
"For an infrastructure product, that is not acceptable."
"OpenVPN does not have the ability to selectively terminate connections."
"It could include a configuration wizard so that users who do not follow instructions well can configure a connection."
"There was one annoying feature where we had to disable and enable the user."
"It is not scalable."
"Setting up Safe-T SDE is very complex. It is not straightforward, and it requires much understanding on the concepts of the product."
"Better UI. A better UI for the people that manage all the processes of Safe-T. Some of the UI is not as intuitive as you would like it to be."
"When we have something that we want improved, it takes a little bit of time until it can be fixed."
"The Outlook agent is not working well for installing it in the entire office."
"One important thing that we haven't found in this product is the ability to provide a read-only view for documents. Also, the ability for the customer to add annotations to these documents."
"I'm not sure what advice I would give others about this product because I don't like Safe-T."
"The cloud solution is not that great especially with Swiss customers."
"In terms of improvement, they need to be much more strict regarding the roadmap, about timelines and when new features will be up in production."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"OpenVPN is a free and open-source solution."
"OpenVPN Access Server is a cheap corporate solution."
"The price point is fantastic since it is free."
"OpenVPN is an open-source solution. If the solution is used for personal use it is free. For non-personal use, the solution can be expensive."
"It is free, you buy support."
"The Pro Edition has a reasonable price per user."
"The product offers yearly as well as monthly subscription plans. It has moderate pricing."
"The licensing has a fixed pricing."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Comms Service Provider
12%
Computer Software Company
11%
Financial Services Firm
8%
University
8%
Construction Company
10%
Performing Arts
10%
Healthcare Company
9%
Religious Institution
7%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business36
Midsize Enterprise9
Large Enterprise18
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Questions from the Community

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What needs improvement with OpenVPN Access Server?
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Also Known As

OpenVPN
Safe-T SDA, Safe-T, Safe-T Software-Defined Access
 

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Sample Customers

Verizon, Amazon, Disney, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Samsung
Government of Israel, eviCore Healthcore, Glen Imaging, Sarin, LBG, Rollomatic, Boegli-Gravures SA, Banque Heritage, Groupe Minoteries, Temenos, ZEK, RLM Finsbury, Harel Insurance, Meitav Dash
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