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OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey vs VNS3 comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

OpenVPN Community Edition -...
Average Rating
9.0
Reviews Sentiment
6.4
Number of Reviews
11
Ranking in other categories
SSL VPN (5th)
VNS3
Average Rating
8.6
Number of Reviews
2
Ranking in other categories
AWS Marketplace (8th)
 

Mindshare comparison

OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey and VNS3 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 2.7%.
VNS3, on the other hand, focuses on AWS Marketplace, holds 0.3% mindshare, down 0.3% since last year.
SSL VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey2.7%
Ivanti Connect Secure14.2%
Citrix Gateway11.9%
Other71.2%
SSL VPN
AWS Marketplace Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
VNS30.3%
ARCUS Single Cache (Dev.)0.4%
Envoi Cloud0.4%
Other98.9%
AWS Marketplace
 

Featured Reviews

Manmohan Rao - PeerSpot reviewer
Associate Vice President at Hitachi Systems India Private Limited
Secure cloud migrations have accelerated as our teams access critical workloads remotely
OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey can be improved by looking forward to recommendations regarding compute sizing, which is necessary. I have seen multiple third-party solutions demanding configurations based on compute and memory aspects. However, what I have learned from OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is that it comes with minimal configuration, but I am always stringent about how many client VPN connections it can handle. There has to be some bifurcation regarding this. I have not experienced any access lag so far or any performance issues. I do not see any problems with the configurations or recommendations provided by OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey for 100 or 200 users simultaneously, but I still foresee a need for some recommendations from OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey regarding the number of user connections it can handle given certain configurations.
FA
Analytics Engineer at acquisition.ai
Centralized networking has secured multi-cloud data pipelines and improves analytics reliability
VNS3 could improve in terms of ease of setup, as while it is powerful, initial configuration for complex multi-cloud topologies can still feel quite technical and requires strong networking knowledge. Another potential improvement would be to tighten native integration with modern data stack tools; Airflow, dbt, and cloud data warehouses can benefit from more out-of-the-box connectivity templates. Additionally, the user interface and observability experience could be more modern and intuitive, especially for quickly diagnosing network flows without diving deep into logs. A pain point regarding needed improvements is that troubleshooting can still feel quite network engineering heavy. For data teams in my organization, we often want more pipeline-level visibility, such as directly seeing which ETL jobs or data flows are impacted when a tunnel or route changes. I would also appreciate more automation around policy setup, such as having auto-generated secure network templates for common data architectures such as AWS to Snowflake or on-premises to BigQuery, which would significantly reduce setup time.

Quotes from Members

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

Pros

"Overall, we use OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey to protect internal infrastructure, support secure remote work, reduce public exposure, and improve access governance."
"We use the solution to connect to our internal infrastructure in our data center."
"OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has a noticeable impact on both operational efficiency and security in day-to-day support work."
"OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is the best in class client VPN solution that one can opt for."
"Regarding outcomes such as improved productivity, I can say that using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey, we enhance our development experience and our security experience significantly."
"OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey has made a remarkable compute saving from the perspective when we need secure communication to connect to the AWS cloud tenant and is a quick, efficient solution rather than looking forward to any other solution."
"The best features that OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey offers are precisely the simplicity of the configuration, the speed with which we can complete this configuration, and also the scalability."
"The flexibility of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey positively impacts my experience because being able to access all my files and other applications on any device, even when I am away from home, makes it certainly valuable."
"People should try VNS3 as we have not faced any issues with this product and I recommend it to others."
"VNS3 has positively impacted my organization by centralizing management and reducing operations overhead in terms of manpower and cost."
 

Cons

"OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey can be improved in overall performance, that is, speed, especially when we are talking about the transmission of a large amount of data."
"The product's initial setup phase is not straightforward, making it an area where improvements are required."
"OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey can be improved by looking forward to recommendations regarding compute sizing, which is necessary."
"OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey can be improved with easier setup, a built-in web dashboard, better user management, and strong reporting."
"OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey needs one improvement for larger organizations, as its VPN configuration may be a bit challenging."
"I would like to get less updates from the solution."
"I find the initial setup and configuration process of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey very challenging for our organization, as it takes time to load, especially for beginners without an experienced admin."
"Regarding reliability, I have faced downtime and connection issues approximately once every two months."
"VNS3 could improve in terms of ease of setup, as while it is powerful, initial configuration for complex multi-cloud topologies can still feel quite technical and requires strong networking knowledge."
"VNS3 could benefit from additional features such as the ability to share files through a pre-signed URL, which would be useful for team members to collaborate."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Construction Company
24%
Comms Service Provider
14%
Outsourcing Company
12%
Manufacturing Company
9%
Construction Company
30%
Healthcare Company
11%
Comms Service Provider
11%
Insurance Company
7%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business7
Midsize Enterprise3
Large Enterprise4
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Questions from the Community

What needs improvement with OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?
I find the initial setup and configuration process of OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey very challenging for our organization, as it takes time to load, especially for beginners withou...
What advice do you have for others considering OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey?
My advice to others looking into using OpenVPN Community Edition - powered by TurnKey is to ensure that team members possess networking and security knowledge before deployment, and that proper pla...
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...
What is your experience regarding pricing and costs for VNS3?
The pricing, setup cost, and licensing for VNS3 are reasonable at the current price.
What needs improvement with VNS3?
VNS3 could benefit from additional features such as the ability to share files through a pre-signed URL, which would be useful for team members to collaborate. Implementing pre-signed URL functiona...
What is your primary use case for VNS3?
VNS3 is primarily used for backup and storage purposes, allowing us to maintain our daily logs and store them there. For compliance requirements, we archive files and other storage on VNS3. When we...
 

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