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OpenVPN Access Server vs Safe-T Secure Application Access comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Dec 14, 2025

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

Categories and Ranking

OpenVPN Access Server
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
2nd
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.3
Number of Reviews
53
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
Safe-T Secure Application A...
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
43rd
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
7.7
Number of Reviews
8
Ranking in other categories
Access Management (30th), ZTNA (22nd)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of February 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of OpenVPN Access Server is 13.4%, down from 14.3% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Safe-T Secure Application Access is 0.5%, up from 0.2% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Market Share Distribution
ProductMarket Share (%)
OpenVPN Access Server13.4%
Safe-T Secure Application Access0.5%
Other86.1%
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
 

Featured Reviews

Mihir Jadhav - PeerSpot reviewer
Software Engineer at Futurescape Technologies
Secure remote access has enabled our team to reach on-premise servers from any device
OpenVPN Access Server sometimes faces connection issues in low network conditions, but it is overall good and the latency is getting better. Everything is fine and the UI is pretty useful and comfortable to use since everyone has gotten used to it. I recommend not changing the UI in the future to maintain consistency. I chose a rating of 9 out of 10 because I feel it is actually good, but in some places, the UI is not consistent, particularly between the Android and macOS applications, where one or two steps may differ. The user interface of OpenVPN Access Server is very easy to use, although there is a little bit of inconsistency between the mobile and desktop applications.
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

"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."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to implement."
"A valuable feature for us is its ability to see the new Citrix server as a local server within the company. And it allows us to test abroad."
"The solution is secure and user-friendly."
"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."
"The solution is reliable, easy to use, and open source. It's free at no cost."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"It allows our employees to work remotely across Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms."
"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"
"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."
"It's easy to use over the web. A user who is not in the office can use it and securely insert files."
"Safe-T is very good for users because it has plug-in for Outlook."
 

Cons

"Open VPN Access Server could be more user-friendly."
"The logs should be made easier to read."
"If someone's key is not working, or if we had to remove someone's permission from it, or maybe an employee left the company and we had to take their key out, that seemed a little bit more complicated than it had to be."
"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."
"I'd like the solution to have more access points and more speed."
"The solution should provide a faster connection, and its security could be improved."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"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."
"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."
"The Outlook agent is not working well for installing it in the entire office."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"OpenVPN Access Server is free and open source."
"The Pro Edition has a reasonable price per user."
"I would say the product's pricing is a good value. I would recommend to other companies to implement it. I've seen other software, in tandem with the service, to be very expensive."
"The solution is free of cost."
"The solution was free of charge."
"OpenVPN Access Server is a cheap corporate solution."
"Open VPN Access Server is open-source and free of charge."
"I don't need to pay for its license since it is an open-source tool."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
14%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Wholesaler/Distributor
6%
Financial Services Firm
6%
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Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business32
Midsize Enterprise7
Large Enterprise14
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Questions from the Community

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OpenVPN Access Server is a simple and easy-to-use solution that I can use myself without anybody's help.
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Also Known As

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

Overview

 

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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