OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey vs Squid Proxy Cache Server comparison

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The compared TurnKey GNU/Linux and Cloud Infrastructure Services solutions aren't in the same category. TurnKey GNU/Linux is ranked #5 in SV , with an average rating of 9.1, and holds a 3.0% mindshare in the category. Cloud Infrastructure Services is ranked #9 in AIS , with an average rating of 8.3, and holds a 0.1% mindshare. Additionally, 92% of TurnKey GNU/Linux users are willing to recommend the solution, compared to 94% of Cloud Infrastructure Services users who would recommend it.

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94% willing to recommend

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ROI

Sentiment score

5.1

OpenVPN Community Edition offers quick, cost-effective secure network access with no licensing fees, reducing risk compared to commercial solutions.

Sentiment score

3.3

Squid Proxy Cache Server offers mixed ROI perceptions with potential cost savings and efficiency, but lacks uniform financial benefits.

Having a centralized interface that combines user management, live session visibility, and route monitoring would drastically reduce administrator overhead.

Abhishek Saini

Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT

Our internal dashboard, admin panels, and servers are no longer directly exposed to the internet.

MohammedJaffir

Founder at Cipheroot Cybersecurity Solutions

It is effective because within five to ten minutes you can configure it from the marketplace, and you are all set up to let your development and users access the environment in a secure manner.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

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I have seen a return on investment with Squid Proxy Cache Server because money is definitely saved.

Mayashankar Mishra

Owner For Data Center Operations Dns Cache at Proximus S.A.

With Squid Proxy Cache Server, you can save money because you don't need to pay for more bandwidth as you concentrate the web access in Squid Proxy Cache Server.

Sandro Melo

Cybersecurity Tenure Specialist at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

Technically, if I think about the implementation cost, the cost of use, of adjustments, over time, and maintenance, it has certainly already paid for itself.

Marcio Carlos

Analista de Segurança Senio at Optanet

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Customer Service

Sentiment score

5.7

TurnKey's OpenVPN Community Edition receives high praise for effective, responsive support and well-maintained documentation, despite limited interactions.

Sentiment score

3.9

Squid Proxy Cache Server requires minimal support due to strong community resources, documentation, and Linux-based user familiarity.

Customer support for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is fantastic.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

Customer support for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is really good, and the portal documentation is very well maintained.

Hiten Nandasana

Angular developer at Flourish software

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It would be great to have support similar to Red Hat Enterprise Linux.

Mirza Rakib

Security Infrastructure Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

We were managing it on our own, and it was totally open-source.

Ammar Khan

Microsoft System Administrator at National Bank of Pakistan

There is an open-source community available on the internet, or the manual pages themselves are very helpful.

Garfield Carneiro

Dev Ops Technical Lead at a computer software company with 201-500 employees

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Scalability Issues

Sentiment score

5.9

TurnKey's OpenVPN Community Edition scales efficiently for small to medium environments, ensuring secure remote access and smooth vertical expansion.

Sentiment score

5.4

Squid Proxy Cache Server provides robust scalability, efficiently managing traffic, configurable IP ranges, and easy deployment on Linux.

If you want to opt for a certain number of concurrent connections, we always have to look forward to a vertical scaling of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey server.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

No matter the number of concurrent connections that need to be made, if one follows those recommendations of compute and memory configuration for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey server deployment, it is really quick and efficient.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

For small and medium-sized enterprise organizations, it is very helpful and scalable.

Hiten Nandasana

Angular developer at Flourish software

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Scalability-wise, it is stateless, so it could be scaled.

Joshua Name

Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Scalability of Squid Proxy Cache Server is extremely high.

Marcio Carlos

Analista de Segurança Senio at Optanet

We can increase the number of end users without the limitations found in other proxies, simply by configuring Squid Proxy Cache Server to allow specific users and IP ranges.

Os Sankar

Linux System Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

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Stability Issues

Sentiment score

8.4

OpenVPN Community Edition is stable and reliable, supporting 20-25 connections with minimal downtime, impressing users with its performance.

Sentiment score

8.0

Squid Proxy Cache Server is stable and reliable, with exceptional logging, though users occasionally face crashes and connection issues.

We are able to ensure around 20 to 25 concurrent connections, and they are stable enough while connecting to the public cloud.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

With the configuration recommendation given by OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, if you follow it, it is really scalable and redundant.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

It is an extremely stable solution.

reviewer2845620

Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

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Importantly, there has been no major outage in the 10 years I have used Squid Proxy Cache Server.

Os Sankar

Linux System Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

It sometimes crashes, and it cannot handle too many connections.

Joshua Name

Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Squid Proxy Cache Server is stable; I have been using it for twenty years, and it has remained stable throughout that time.

JaimeLuque

Works at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

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Room For Improvement

OpenVPN Community Edition needs improved management, setup, user interface, performance, integration, and configuration to aid new users and administrators.

Squid Proxy could enhance usability with a user interface, AI features, better security, and optimized caching for broader adoption.

Performance is a key point for improvement.

reviewer2845620

Analista de Infraestrutura de TI at a tech vendor with 11-50 employees

Security-wise, OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is one of the strongest areas, supporting strong encryption and authentication mechanisms, ensuring that everything is encrypted and authorized each time, which increases security.

AnkitSingh6

Senior Lead Analytics Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

I would like to see an improvement in OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey by adding a feature that shows user activity after connecting to the VPN.

R Nandasana

Senior Information Technology Security Consultant at Mideast Data Systems

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Control of information is needed so that sensitive actions are not cached, which would violate local security laws, such as in Brazil with LGPD, and in other places around the world as well.

Marcio Carlos

Analista de Segurança Senio at Optanet

With the rise of cloud systems and OpenShift, enabling such features in Squid Proxy Cache Server would be very beneficial for customers, allowing for better management.

Os Sankar

Linux System Engineer at a tech vendor with 10,001+ employees

By default, Squid cannot see inside HTTPS traffic. It only sees the destination domain name, which poses a risk as users can bypass URL filters or download malware over encrypted connections.

MuhammadBilal10

System Auxiliary at Base Camp Data Solutions

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Setup Cost

OpenVPN Community Edition offers cost-effective, secure VPN solutions with minimal setup, appealing to enterprises despite complex administration needs.

Squid Proxy Cache Server is open-source, offering cost savings with support through Red Hat or community resources.

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is really minimal.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

My experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is really efficient and not on the higher side.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

For regular engineers or help desk staff, the workflow is usually simple: launch the VPN client, select the client profile, authenticate the credentials or MFA, connect, and verify access.

Abhishek Saini

Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT

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The costs are low because it is open-source software.

JaimeLuque

Works at a computer software company with 51-200 employees

I have seen a cost saving since implementing Squid Proxy Cache Server because then I don't have to really go for something such as a Blue Coat proxy.

Mayashankar Mishra

Owner For Data Center Operations Dns Cache at Proximus S.A.

For our environment, we are using the free open source Squid Proxy Cache Server, so there is no licensing cost.

Mirza Rakib

Security Infrastructure Security Engineer at a comms service provider with 1,001-5,000 employees

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Valuable Features

OpenVPN Community Edition offers secure, scalable, and cost-effective cross-platform connectivity with strong encryption and simple configuration for remote work.

Squid Proxy Cache Server is valued for its easy installation, open-source nature, compatibility, and comprehensive caching, security, and management features.

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has measurably reduced our timelines and effectively given secure access to our clients' development resources with quick and efficient service.

Manmohan Rao

Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited

The features we use the most include secure encrypted remote access, cross-platform compatibility, client profile configuration, certificate-based authentication, stability and reliability, vendor-neutral deployment, flexible routing and subnet access, and logging and troubleshooting visibility.

Abhishek Saini

Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT

The best features OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey offers include strong encryption and flexibility in deployment, along with useful cross-platform support and extensive configuration options that enhance our organization's security.

AnkitSingh6

Senior Lead Analytics Engineer at a outsourcing company with 5,001-10,000 employees

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Squid Proxy Cache Server is very good in hiding your IP address and exposing the IP address list that it has, which is very good for the scraping use case.

Joshua Name

Senior Software Engineer at a tech vendor with 1,001-5,000 employees

Squid Proxy Cache Server has positively impacted my organization because I can filter internet access, which protects my company from users accessing malicious sites.

Anibal Silva

Data Engineer at Ericsson

Squid Proxy Cache Server has had a considerable positive impact on my organization, since a large part of internet traffic needs to be filtered to remain within the company's policies, as well as to reduce the amount of necessary traffic.

Marcio Carlos

Analista de Segurança Senio at Optanet

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Categories and Ranking

OpenVPN Community Edition -...

Average Rating

9.0

Reviews Sentiment

6.1

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

SSL VPN (5th)

Squid Proxy Cache Server

Average Rating

8.4

Reviews Sentiment

5.0

Number of Reviews

Ranking in other categories

Application Infrastructure (9th)

Mindshare comparison

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey and Squid Proxy Cache Server aren’t in the same category and serve different purposes. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is designed for SSL VPN and holds a mindshare of 3.0%.
Squid Proxy Cache Server, on the other hand, focuses on Application Infrastructure, holds 0.1% mindshare.

SSL VPN Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey	3.0%
Ivanti Connect Secure	13.4%
Citrix Gateway	12.0%
Other	71.6%

SSL VPN

Application Infrastructure Mindshare Distribution
Product	Mindshare (%)
Squid Proxy Cache Server	0.1%
NGINX Plus	7.9%
Apache Web Server	7.0%
Other	85.0%

Application Infrastructure

Featured Reviews

Abhishek Saini

Professional Services Engineer at Next7 IT

Standardized remote access has boosted secure client support and improved team coordination

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is very flexible, but there are features that would significantly improve day-to-day operations, especially in MSPs. The biggest improvement I would see is better centralized management, easier routing and network virtualization, more advanced built-in monitoring and reporting, simplified certificate lifecycle management, and stronger integrations with identity providers. One thing we often wish for is something similar to enterprise VPN dashboards where we can instantly see who is connected, which routes are active, failed authentication attempts, and tunnel health. Overall, the core VPN engine itself is solid, but most frustrations are really around management, visibility, scalability, and operational convenience rather than the tunnel functionality itself. The biggest friction point with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is usually around configuration complexity and troubleshooting, especially in more complex client networks. I encounter issues whenever there are routing and subnet issues, DNS resolution problems, certificates and client configuration management challenges, limited centralized management in the community edition, or documentation dependency.

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Mayashankar Mishra

Owner For Data Center Operations Dns Cache at Proximus S.A.

Caching and reverse proxy have boosted performance and improved secure web and mail access

I think Squid Proxy Cache Server can be improved by having a nice front-end, one similar to Blue Coat for access management, view management, and direct configuration instead of doing it all through the CLI. It's best to have everything done through the GUI, which is what I think can improve the product. I don't want to implement third-party GUIs on Squid Proxy Cache Server. So that's what would be on my wish list—that Squid Proxy Cache Server by itself provides a GUI, which will give more confidence to users. I haven't actually used AI with Squid Proxy Cache Server, but I think it might be very interesting to have the AI capability built-in. However, I do think we need some GPU or something to boost the performance on Squid Proxy Cache Server as natively running. I think we need to add some GPU cards so that it works more natively with AI. I don't have experience using AI features yet, but I think it would be great if it could do some live scanning of the websites that are getting blocked on a daily basis and perform some sampling analysis. Especially in the case of reverse proxy, if there are any attacks happening, it would be beneficial if it scrapes through its own log files and provides some nice dashboards showing where the attacks are coming from. That would be really great to have as a handy troubleshooting tool. One more feature I would ask for is if AI can provide the best possible configuration and do a review of Squid Proxy Cache Server just to make sure that no other ports or anything by default are missed in configuration. It would also be great if the proxy server acts as a load balancer in a cluster mode that shares the cache, and the configuration is best set.

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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews

Construction Company

24%

Comms Service Provider

17%

Outsourcing Company

13%

Manufacturing Company

Construction Company

20%

Comms Service Provider

11%

Computer Software Company

Financial Services Firm

Company Size

By reviewers

Large Enterprise

Midsize Enterprise

Small Business

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	8
Midsize Enterprise	3
Large Enterprise	4

By reviewers
Company Size	Count
Small Business	6
Midsize Enterprise	2
Large Enterprise	11

Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?

I would like to see an improvement in OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey by adding a feature that shows user activity after connecting to the VPN. Currently, OpenVPN Community Edition -...

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What advice do you have for others considering OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?

I purchased OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey through the AWS Marketplace. My advice for others looking into using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is that if you really ...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is completely free. There is no pricing, no setup cost, and no licensing. OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is not mainly an AI-based pla...

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What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for Squid Proxy Cache Server?

My experience with Squid Proxy Cache Server regarding pricing, setup cost, and licensing is that it is an open-source product. There is no pricing, setup cost, or licensing cost. You use it and if ...

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What needs improvement with Squid Proxy Cache Server?

I cannot think of how Squid Proxy Cache Server can be improved. It has everything built-in, from Active Directory integration to centralized logging. It has been a proxy cache server for so many ye...

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What is your primary use case for Squid Proxy Cache Server?

My main use case for Squid Proxy Cache Server is that we have machines behind an internet firewall which do not have access to the internet. The only way these machines can access anything outside,...

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Overview

OpenVPN Community Edition powered by TurnKey delivers reliable VPN solutions for secure remote connections, providing flexibility and robust performance. It suits tech-savvy users seeking efficient setup and management in various environments.

OpenVPN Community Edition powered by TurnKey offers a comprehensive VPN service that integrates seamlessly into existing IT infrastructures. Known for its high level of security, it allows users to create secure connections across different locations. Its open-source nature appeals to those who need customizable solutions, while TurnKey integration simplifies deployment and management. Companies benefit from enhanced data privacy and streamlined operations using this technology.

What features make OpenVPN Community Edition powered by TurnKey valuable?

Open Source: Allows for full customization and configuration flexibility.
Secure Remote Access: Provides encrypted connections to protect data transmission.
Cross-Platform Compatibility: Works with Windows, macOS, and Linux systems.
Scalability: Adapts to different business sizes and requirements.
Easy Deployment: Simplifies the installation and maintenance process.

What benefits and ROI can users expect?

Cost Efficiency: Minimizes spending on proprietary software.
Enhanced Data Security: Protects sensitive information from cyber threats.
Operational Agility: Supports remote and flexible work environments.
Customizability: Tailors VPN configurations to specific business needs.
Improved User Experience: Delivers reliable and stable connection services.

In industries such as finance and healthcare, OpenVPN Community Edition powered by TurnKey is implemented for secure remote client access and safeguarding sensitive patient data. Its adaptability ensures that businesses meet compliance and security standards while maintaining high operational efficiency.

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Squid Proxy Cache Server is a widely-used caching proxy that improves web performance and reduces bandwidth by caching frequently accessed content. It supports HTTP, HTTPS, and FTP protocols, making it a flexible and reliable solution for efficient data management and website acceleration.

Squid Proxy Cache Server provides a robust, high-performance caching solution that optimizes data flow and enhances user experiences by reducing redundant data transmission. It offers advanced caching algorithms and access controls, supporting various network configurations. Its versatility makes it suitable for ISPs, large enterprises, and small to medium businesses looking to improve network speed and reduce costs. Squid offers the ability to control content access, optimize bandwidth usage, and enhance security, positioning itself as a valuable tool for handling complex enterprise caching needs.

What are the most important features of Squid Proxy Cache Server?

Caching: Reduces bandwidth usage and improves load times by storing copies of frequently accessed pages.
Access Control: Customizable user permissions to manage who can access specific data.
Content Filtering: Improves security and compliance by filtering unwanted web content.
SSL Support: Provides secure encryption for web traffic to protect sensitive data.
Load Balancing: Distributes network traffic evenly to ensure optimal resource use and uptime.

What benefits should users look for in Squid Proxy Cache Server reviews?

Improved Speed: Noticeably reduces load times, enhancing user experience.
Cost Efficiency: Lowers expenses related to data usage and infrastructure.
Enhanced Security: Offers robust options to secure network data.
Scalability: Easily adapts to growing networking needs without sacrificing performance.
Reliability: Proven track record of maintaining consistent performance in diverse environments.

In industries like telecommunications and education, Squid Proxy Cache Server is utilized to manage high volumes of traffic and content access. Telecom operators use it to balance traffic loads effectively, ensuring uninterrupted service. Educational institutions leverage its caching capabilities to store large amounts of educational material, providing fast access to resources for students and educators while controlling access to inappropriate content.

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