We performed a comparison between Aruba Remote Access Points 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."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."
"I can use the solution from my home or any remote office to access printers, servers, etc."
"It is a very stable tool."
"The authentication features are valuable."
"Aruba Remote Access Points provide a level of protection for our IPs."
"What I like best about Aruba Remote Access Points is that it's pretty easy to set up."
"Aruba works well in large spaces, especially for manufacturing. That's when you start seeing the effectiveness of Aruba."
"It provides good Spectrum Analysis and troubleshooting."
"The product is very flexible. So far the stability of the solution has been good."
"It allows us to give access to our office network in a safe and secure way to users, no matter which computing platform they use. "
"I would recommend this solution to other people."
"I like that it's easy to use, easy to download, and not hard to manage."
"Highly configurable. You can create your own custom client installer and can rebrand the server-side program."
"A valuable feature for us is its ability to see the new Citrix server as a local server within the company. And it allows us to test abroad."
"OpenVPN Access Server allows us to establish a secure connection to an IP address that would otherwise be inaccessible without using a VPN."
"It is very easy to look at the quality of the connection and the bandwidth and do an investigation if there are problems on the network."
"The product has strong encryption and scalability features. It provides security for private network connections."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"Its scalability capabilities should be improved."
"The remote access point coverage should be bigger than it is now."
"Our difficulty with Aruba is that the product and the license are two different items. So, if we are adding an access point, we have to pay for two items. We have to pay to add the access point in the controller and we have to pay for the license."
"The security side of Aruba Remote Access Points could be improved."
"The product needs an increased level of security for the end user."
"It would help if the remote APs had some kind of SoHo environment with built-in firewall features. That way it could connect directly in a client-to-site type of environment, or a site-to-site VPN environment. That way users could have a complete office setup without coming to the private cloud."
"The solution's technical support has some shortcomings that need improvement."
"There are some issues, like the VLAN capabilities and support for routing between two VMs."
"It is not scalable."
"It could be faster. It could also be more stable."
"You do need expertise in implementation if you do the initial setup yourself."
"The interface could be a little bit better in future iterations."
"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."
"I would like to see a simpler interface, so that we can make the connection between the local network using the LAN IP."
"The solution can be more compatible with different operating systems."
"The logs should be made easier to read."
Aruba Remote Access Points is ranked 13th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 13 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews. Aruba Remote Access Points is rated 7.8, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Aruba Remote Access Points writes "The solution can be used from home or any remote office to access office resources like printers and servers". 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". Aruba Remote Access Points is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Zyxel VPN Client and Check Point Remote Access 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 Aruba Remote Access Points vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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