OpenVPN Access Server Reviews

We use the solution to access FTP pages and file sharing.

The solution is reliable, easy to use, and open source. It's free at no cost.

I have been using OpenVPN Access Server as a user.

The product is stable. There are no interruptions, and it works smoothly.

The solution’s scalability is fine. It encompasses security advances and investments in the industry.

The solution is free. It is worth the money.

The tool works fine and doesn't bother me all day.

I recommend the solution.

Overall, I rate the solution a ten out of ten.

Our infrastructure in AWS needed to be accessed only by authorized users. OpenVPN gave us the option to have our employees access the server securely from all over the world.

Some of our IT infrastructures, such as file servers and dev/testing servers, were on-premises. Maintaining and scaling these became troublesome. So, we decided to move to the AWS cloud. Once in the cloud, we needed our employees to have access from all around the world. We looked up the VPN options in AWS and OpenVPN seemed to fit our need. We have been running it for several months and it is working great for us.

To be honest, everything came pre-setup out of the box and we did not have to change much of the configuration. We do love the MFA option that forces all the users to comply.

We used Palo Alto before, but the cost was out of our budget.

We recommend checking the compliance you need for the project and picking the product that meets those requirements within the best price. For us, it was OpenVPN.

We considered Palo Alto and Cisco as alternate solutions.

We were surprised how straightforward it was to integrate with AWS. We had a little hiccup with installing the certificate, but we read the documentation and everything was sorted out. We would recommend creating tutorial videos of setup and common troubleshooting. People prefer to watch video guides rather than read documentation.

It was exceptionally easy to install and configure. It works well.

It allowed me to get through geofencing to work abroad.

The configuration is easy on both the server and client side.

Currently, the solution works as it is for our requirements. We are still evaluating full scope of options and fine-tuning e.g. split VPN to allow LAN access whilst on VPN.

New customer.

Works without issues from challenging locatios.

None. New requirement.

The setup cost was reasonable.

I considered using Norton and Nord VPN.

I would rate it a ten out of ten.

I use OpenVPN Access Server to restrict access to internal AWS-hosted resources.

I have been using OpenVPN Access Server for several months as a lightweight, cost-effective VPN solution deployed on an EC2 instance. My primary requirement was to secure access to internal AWS resources without adding unnecessary complexity or overhead. OpenVPN Access Server met that need well.

The setup process is straightforward, with good support for common operating systems. The admin interface is clean, making configuration and user management easy even for teams without deep networking expertise.

The lack of an official Linux client is a clear gap. The community-maintained alternative is functional but not as stable or polished as the official Windows and macOS clients.

I have used this solution for 3 years.

There were no stability issues.

There were no scalability issues.

Having an officially supported Linux client would significantly improve usability and reliability across all platforms.