We performed a comparison between Google Cloud VPN and OpenVPN Access Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."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."
"Any time we had an issue with connecting the OpenVPN to a user, we just to them on the group's VPN and connected our VPN."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"It can securely do remote product updates... just as if it was on our LAN."
"Two-factor authentication allows us to not force frequent password changes."
"I like that it's free."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The solution is reliable, easy to use, and open source. It's free at no cost."
"It allows our employees to work remotely across Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The logging needs improvement."
"I'd like the solution to have more access points and more speed."
"You do need expertise in implementation if you do the initial setup yourself."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"I think right now the GUI part of it is locked out behind the pay wall. It could use something that gives it a very basic, minimal, graphic interface for logging in, for the community version. That would probably be a good step forward."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"I would like to see a GUI or Web UI to manage users. Today these features are in the Pro Edition or are done by scripts."
"There sometimes is an incompatibility between some VPNs."
Google Cloud VPN is ranked 26th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 45 reviews. Google Cloud VPN is rated 7.0, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Google Cloud VPN writes "Is fairly priced and has a straightforward initial setup, but the logging needs improvement". On the other hand, 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". Google Cloud VPN is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Tailscale, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and KeepSolid VPN Unlimited.
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