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OpenVPN Access Server vs Sangfor EasyConnect 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
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
71
Ranking in other categories
ZTNA (9th)
Sangfor EasyConnect
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
30th
Average Rating
8.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of November 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of OpenVPN Access Server is 9.1%, down from 14.9% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of Sangfor EasyConnect is 1.7%, up from 1.4% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenVPN Access Server9.1%
Sangfor EasyConnect1.7%
Other89.2%
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AS
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.
SH
Project Manager at Novu
Easy to use and has a straightforward user interface
The solution is very straightforward and easy to connect. Sangfor EasyConnect is quite a secured product. The solution is easy to use and has a straightforward user interface The design of the user interface could be improved. The solution should have an AI feature that provides proactive alerts…

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Simple to install and maintain, easy to find documentation or help in Google."
"OpenVPN Access Server is very stable."
"OpenVPN Access Server has positively impacted our organization by providing a high, reliable, stable environment, especially for remote work."
"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 allows our employees to work remotely across Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms."
"OpenVPN Access Server allows us to establish a secure connection to an IP address that would otherwise be inaccessible without using a VPN."
"OpenVPN Access Server has positively impacted our organization by giving us a highly reliable, stable environment for remote work."
"Overall, OpenVPN Access Server has positively impacted our organization by giving us a highly reliable, stable environment for remote work."
"The solution is easy to use and has a straightforward user interface."
 

Cons

"The connections could be faster and more stable."
"I think OpenVPN Access Server's setup can be just one click; currently, it takes multiple steps, and when you forget the admin password, you are locked in."
"There are tasks that require logging onto the server to run commands, which is not intuitive through the UI."
"It could include a configuration wizard so that users who do not follow instructions well can configure a connection."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"The connection speed utilizing OpenVPN Access Server is notably slow, with high latency affecting performance."
"The upgrade path from older versions was more difficult than we wanted to tackle, so we ran an older version of the software for longer than I wanted. Patching, updating, and migrating to newer versions was a problem for us. That said, we were on a rather old version that I inherited yet it worked rock solid."
"When there are too many concurrent users trying to connect at the same time, there may be a bit of a bottleneck."
"The design of the user interface could be improved."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The product offers yearly as well as monthly subscription plans. It has moderate pricing."
"The solution is free of cost."
"I don't need to pay for its license since it is an open-source tool."
"The solution was free of charge."
"It is free, you buy support."
"With regard to setup cost, pricing and/or licensing, the simple answer is that you'll need to set aside some time to learn it and experiment with it."
"Open VPN Access Server is open-source and free of charge."
"OpenVPN Access Server is free and open source."
"On a scale from one to ten, where one is expensive and ten is cheap, I rate the solution's pricing an eight out of ten."
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Top Industries

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Outsourcing Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
10%
Computer Software Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
8%
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Small Business45
Midsize Enterprise14
Large Enterprise25
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Questions from the Community

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenVPN Access Server?
The pricing and setup costs for OpenVPN Access Server are on the high side since licenses are not user-dependent but based on the number of connections established. With two free simultaneous conne...
What needs improvement with OpenVPN Access Server?
There are definitely areas for improvement. A broader network level access faces challenges, and the clustering configuration seems insufficient, posing a single point of failure. Moreover, patch m...
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Sample Customers

Verizon, Amazon, Disney, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Samsung
Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM), The Royal Malaysian Customs Department, ShunSin Technology Holdings Limited, Carsem, Sunway University
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