Compare OpenVPN vs SonicWall

OpenVPN

Based on 60 reviews.

SonicWall

Based on 296 reviews.

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Buyer's Guide

OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall Netextender

June 2026

SonicWall Netextender vs. OpenVPN Access Server

Updated: June 2026

Buyer's Guide

OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall Netextender

June 2026

OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall Netextender

Updated: June 2026

Buyer's Guide

OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall SMA

June 2026

OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall SMA

Updated: June 2026

Sample Customers

OpenVPN Access Server

Verizon, Amazon, Disney, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Samsung

SonicWall SMA

UnitedStack, Newport City Homes, Faith Lutheran College Redlands, PRIME aerostructures GmbH, Celtic Manor Resort

Popular Solutions

OpenVPN Access Server

14 reviews

1 reviews

9 reviews

9 reviews

20 reviews

Top Industries

Comms Service Provider

13%

Computer Software Company

11%

Financial Services Firm

Outsourcing Company

Construction Company

Comms Service Provider

Computer Software Company

Manufacturing Company

Quotes From Member Reviews

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

Most Helpful Reviews

Fedir Plotnikov
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Globant
My use case for OpenVPN Access Server is infrastructure VPN for internal company usage. The main reason we use it is...
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Bsubbiah Bsubbiah
Infrastructure Team Lead at Scalecomputing
My main use case for CloudConnexa is using the VPN solution, which is the primary VPN solution for our company. In my...
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Kallamuddin Ansari
Cyber Security Consultant at HR Software Solution
My main use case for SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge (CSE) is for remote and hybrid work access, specifically for Zero...
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SyedTaha
Head of IT and Information Security at GLEEDS USA INC
The solution is used to detect intrusion, web filtering, and network monitoring.
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Ashutosh Jha
Project Engineer at IT Solution
My main use case for SonicWall Managed Detection and Response is for log incident, log identification, and...
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Samodthemiya Gamage
Senior Cybersecurity Analyst at a tech company
I usually use SonicWall NSv for the primary security perspective, including hybrid and multi-cloud security gateway,...
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Hesdi Triantono
Product Manager at wahana piranti teknologi
The solution is used primarily in hospitality, specifically hotels, and manufacturing sectors. Approximately 70% of...
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Customer Service

Yekutiel Cohen
Penetration tester at a tech services company
I have not contacted vendor support. I solve issues myself.
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LAWAL YUSUF
IT auditor at SHEFFIELD HALLAM UNIVERSITY
We have a network engineer to look after technical issues within the organization. However, we escalate queries to...
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Fedir Plotnikov
Senior Cloud Infrastructure Engineer at Globant
I would rate technical support for OpenVPN Access Server as not applicable because I have never talked with them. The...
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Afsal Kaniyarakkal
IT System Administrator at Malomatia
We have the free version installed. We don't have a support contract.
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Girraj Godia
Devops Engineer at Emergent
I haven't used customer support from OpenVPN Access Server.
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MYKOLA CHEBAN
System Network Administrator at a consultancy
Regarding technical support for OpenVPN Access Server, it is very good and very fast. Any issue was solved in five to...
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Ali Toksoy
General Manager at Ekinoks Software
We haven't needed any additional support so far.
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Michael Tsentsarevsky
Cyber Security Analyst. Technology, Intelligence, Research and Evaluation at Bank Hapoalim
I've never used technical support in the past. I can't speak to how helpful they would be.
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Emmanuel Chebukati
DevSecOps Engineer at a tech company
I would evaluate OpenVPN's technical support and customer service teams as providing standard support. You send a...
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Elliott Scott
CEO at Scott Solutions LLC
I cannot recall whether I worked with customer support on OpenVPN; being an Open Source project, when you have...
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BradBrooks
QA Engineer/Software Developer at a tech services company
Tech support is very good. They've got such a good product that I've only had to use them once or twice. The other...
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XavierGarcia
Cofounder/CTO and Principal Devops at a tech vendor
The community is great. We are able to find a lot of documentation on the Web.
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Anonymous User
Senior System Engineer
It's been pretty good. We only had one question when we were first implementing it. My crew and I were answered very...
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Anonymous User
CEO at a consultancy
The support team is really quick to jump on any support cases. I had a case open about two weeks ago. It was related...
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Anonymous User
ICT and Cyber Security Adviser at a educational organization
I haven't dealt with technical support just yet. I can't speak to how helpful they would be.
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Daniel Matei
3D Artist at Daromex
I have not had to contact technical support at this point.
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Anonymous User
Founder
I have never used their technical support.
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Thom at Work
Infrastructure Administrator at a financial services firm
Tech support wasn’t needed during my 5 years administrating OpenVPN.
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Anonymous User
Enterprise Solutions Consultant at a computer software company
We are able to manage the support of the solution and troubleshoot for clients. However, I have never dealt with the...
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Anonymous User
Service Delivery Manager at CasCom
I have not dealt with support or customer service, however, the documentation is good, and I would rate it a seven...
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Damnam BAGOLIBE
Security engineer at ARCEP Togo
We do not really need technical support assistance.
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Mark Engstrom
Python Developer at a tech services company
We did not use support.
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Gabriel Joe
Engineer at Bit 2 Bit Communication SRL
The technical support was satisfactory as I found a lot of information on the network and on the Internet.
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Anonymous User
Software Engineer II at a tech vendor
I usually found support online, so I didn't have to use tech support.
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Anonymous User
Senior DevOps Engineer at a tech vendor
On a scale of one to 10, I would rate technical support as a nine.
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Bsubbiah Bsubbiah
Infrastructure Team Lead at Scalecomputing
Customer support is fast; we get quick support.
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Anonymous User
DevOps Engineer at a tech services company
We didn't use any paid support. This software is fairly industry-standard and you can find all kinds of help in the...
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Anonymous User
Chief Cloud Architect at a tech vendor
I had to use their customer service and technical support for OpenVPN Access Server. It was very good, and I would...
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Suresh Kotian
Enterprise Architect at a tech services company
I have been in contact with technical support and the experience was good. They have knowledgeable people.
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Anonymous User
Senior Linux System Administrator at a media company
I do not think we ever had to use technical support. I mainly found answers on the web forums.
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Swapnil Kulkarni
System Administrator at Ador Powertron Ltd.
Technical support from SonicWall Email Security is great with no issues.
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Bruce Bower
President at a tech services company
Technical support is very good. Sometimes it takes a little bit of time to get to them, but once you get to them...
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Swapnil Kulkarni
System Administrator at Ador Powertron Ltd.
The support was good from both our AMC team and the OEM. We get good support. I would give it a seven out of ten.
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PratapNegi
Head of Information Technology at Group Publishing, Inc.
Initially, we faced multiple challenges with support. The support personnel do not respond on the web portal. They...
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JayPrajapati
Senior Network Security Engineer at ITCG SOlutions Pvt Ltd
It is very satisfactory. They are always available. When we call, they are available within 10 to 15 minutes.
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Mark Richmond
Chief Technology Officer at Next Level Communications
The customer support team is very good in terms of response time and knowledge.
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LUIZ FERNANDO MARIANO SILVA
Data Office Protect - DPO at DATATRUSTY TECNOLOGIA
The technical support services are satisfactory.
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Parvendra Kumar
Project Manager in IT at IT Solutions India Pvt. Ltd.
Customer support for SonicWall NSv is very good. Whenever I create a case regarding any issue, their support is...
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SyedTaha
Head of IT and Information Security at GLEEDS USA INC
I've always had a good response from technical support. They've always provided helpful solutions.
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Subhadip Pakrashi
CEO at Kapstone Technological Services LLP
For support, I would rate SonicWall TZ five out of 10. This rating is due to the quality and understanding of quality...
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Scott Cassidy
Chief Technology Officer at Nexa SecureIT
SonicWall TZ offers 24/7 support. Its technical support is good. They know the product well. They will even log in to...
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Bart Flores Jr
System Specialist at MEC Networks Corporation
I provide support for the SonicWave Access Points.
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Winsley De Oliveira
Owner at ANOC
Whenever I asked for SonicWall support, I had great support, technical references, and the solution.
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SyedTaha
Head of IT and Information Security at GLEEDS USA INC
Discussing my experience with customer communication, I can say I received good responses from them. They understood...
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LUIZ FERNANDO MARIANO SILVA
Data Office Protect - DPO at DATATRUSTY TECNOLOGIA
We contact support if we need to reset passwords or check logs and format.
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Anonymous User
IT Admin at a healthcare company
I don't get the support that I need from SonicWall.
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Anonymous User
Network Consulting Engineer
Customer Service: Service is great. Technical Support: Service is great.
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Anonymous User
IT Administrator at a legal firm
Customer support requires additional engineers because their long response times are problematic.
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Anonymous User
General Consul of Japan
We have very good IT consultants who provide technical support.
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Anonymous User
VP of IT at a tech services company
Technical support is good. We have no issues with the technical support.
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Juan Larragueta
General Manager at Antea Consulting
For the SMV market, it's very nice support. We have no complaints. We're happy with the service they provide,...
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Anonymous User
Co Owner and Managing Director at R3INVENTATE GROUP sprl at R3 CyberSecurity
Customer Service: 6/10 - they are not providing the same support level as before. Technical Support: I haven't used...
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GaryDowney
Director of Information Technology at a non-tech company
I would evaluate SonicWall's customer service and technical support as pretty good. We usually get through to them...
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Anonymous User
Consultant at ZAM Food Industry Pvt Ltd
We have not been in contact with technical support. Our own IT team is managing our email security and have been able...
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Anonymous User
ICT Consultant at a tech services company
I do have experience with technical support. The last time I interacted with them was fine. They handled and resolved...
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Anonymous User
Cyber Security at a tech services company
Level 1 and 2 support issues are handled by our in-house team, but for more complex, level 3 issues we utilise the...
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Anonymous User
CISO at a manufacturing company
The technical support is very good.
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Roy Haddad
Director at FOXMINDS Solutions LLC
The technical support is excellent.
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Veeramani Arumugam
Director at vatanix
I am very satisfied with the technical support.
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Mohamed Hekal
IT Manager at Esnad
We are happy with SonicWall NSa's tech support. We have an account manager and whenever I run into any issues, I...
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