We performed a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and SonicWall SMA 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 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 stability is very reliable in my experience."
"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."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"Provides privacy and cryptography for my network communication."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"The setup is easy."
"It allows us to give access to our office network in a safe and secure way to users, no matter which computing platform they use. "
"The management and the dashboard are the solution's most valuable features."
"Blocklisting and allowlisting are the most beneficial features for network security."
"The performance is good."
"I think they ask for a fair price."
"I like the load balancing capability."
"It is faster than other security options when using remote connections."
"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."
"SonicWall SMA has the most valuable feature of proprietary security technologies like Capture ATP."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"We occasionally have internet issues which affect stability."
"It could include a configuration wizard so that users who do not follow instructions well can configure a connection."
"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."
"There was one annoying feature where we had to disable and enable the user. I cannot remember what it was exactly, but I think it was for a password lockout. It would be nice if there was a checkbox, or something, in the web interface to allow you to unlock a user whose password was locked."
"The stability of the OpenVPN Access Server has room for improvement."
"You do need expertise in implementation if you do the initial setup yourself."
"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."
"There is always room for more security features."
"This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved."
"The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement."
"Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface."
"The overall menu is not very user-friendly and it could be easier."
"SonicWall's reporting isn't good. Reports should be part of a data plan. The login mechanism should be improved. It would be helpful if the client could use an agent to log in. An agent-server model would improve the performance of the RDB, which consumes a lot of bandwidth."
"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."
"SonicWall SMA is difficult to use and it does not provide easy access to different parts of the network."
"The product's technical support services could be improved."
OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews while SonicWall SMA is ranked 21st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 14 reviews. OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4, while SonicWall SMA is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall SMA writes "It allows us to provide CML-based access to any user, but the reporting could be better". OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas SonicWall SMA is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco SD-WAN, SonicWall Netextender, Peplink SpeedFusion and Check Point Remote Access VPN. See our OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall SMA report.
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