We performed a comparison between Hillstone E-Series and OpenVPN Access Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"The installation is easy, we have not had any complaints from our customers."
"The most valuable features of the Hillstone E-Series are its hardware capacity, innovation, and the throughput that the hardware can take."
"The initial setup was straightforward. It only took a few hours to deploy."
"Stability-wise, I rate the solution a ten out of ten."
"I am impressed with the application filtering feature."
"This solution has two main features that we find very valuable; a threat-intelligence option, and a web/application filtering option. The technical support team are very good and very quick."
"Working with the Hillstone E-Series has, from a remote perspective, allowed me to give my clients a secure connectivity."
"Five out of five ROI."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"I have found the stability to be good."
"The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"OpenVPN Access Server allows us to establish a secure connection to an IP address that would otherwise be inaccessible without using a VPN."
"Provides privacy and cryptography for my network communication."
"It is open source and therefore affordable for small projects."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The current usage reporting is very basic."
"Support from Hillstone E-Series has a shortcoming that needs improvement."
"The tool provides just a general report. It does not provide a granular report. Hence, the tool should work on its reporting feature."
"Having frequent live webinars on a monthly basis would really help."
"The solution doesn't have a web proxy built into the system like Sophos. This is something they should work to change."
"I am not sure if this solution offers active directory integration. Adding that feature will definitely be an advantage."
"The tool needs to improve its price."
"SSL VPN license cost is not cheap."
"If we had to create something for someone who was not necessarily tech savvy, I had to set that up on their computer, I had to write "read me's" and other things so that they could install their client and then connect to the VPN by themselves. So it was hard to set up for people who are not tech savvy."
"It could include a configuration wizard so that users who do not follow instructions well can configure a connection."
"The stability of the OpenVPN Access Server has room for improvement."
"I would like to see a simpler interface, so that we can make the connection between the local network using the LAN IP."
"There sometimes is an incompatibility between some VPNs."
"There is always room for more security features."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"I would like to see continued advanced security implementation."
Hillstone E-Series is ranked 21st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 9 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 45 reviews. Hillstone E-Series is rated 9.0, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Hillstone E-Series writes "A user-friendly and marketable solution with a virtual switching capability". 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". Hillstone E-Series is most compared with Fortinet FortiGate, Palo Alto Networks NG Firewalls, Sophos XG, Netgate pfSense and Sangfor SSL VPN, 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 SonicWall Netextender. See our Hillstone E-Series vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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