We performed a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and Fortinet FortiClient based on our users’ reviews in four categories. After reading all of the collected data, you can find our conclusion below.
Comparison Results: Based on the parameters we compared, OpenVPN Access Server comes out ahead of Fortinet FortiClient. While both solutions have their strengths, Fortinet FortiClient's initial setup takes longer and lacks automation, additionally, the remote deployment process can be challenging.
"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 product's initial setup phase is easy."
"The VPN has proven to be quite useful."
"It is a fantastic product. Its overall security is valuable. We are very impressed with the web filtering and the application firewall it provides."
"FortiClient's most valuable features are that it's easy to install and connect and has OTP on email IDs and two-factor authentication."
"It works well and the performance is good."
"The initial setup is easy."
"It’s really easy to use."
"What I like most about FortiClient is that it's easy to use. The way it displays information is very straightforward."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to implement."
"The most valuable feature is that I can access my local network remotely and avoid doing all the port forwarding and redirections, and so on."
"It can securely do remote product updates... just as if it was on our LAN."
"OpenVPN Access Server is a simple and easy-to-use solution that I can use myself without anybody's help."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"The most valuable features of the OpenVPN Access Server are the ease of use and integration with different platforms, such as Android and Windows. I can use the solution on my desktop and mobile devices. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"OpenVPN Access Server is cheap, and we get to use it ourselves. It is also a stable solution."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I would like for the next release to be more user-friendly for users to do not have as much of a technical background."
"The licensing feature of the product requires improvement since whenever the license expires, the tool logs out its users automatically, irrespective of whether they are on the network or not, which can be problematic for me."
"The solution could be more secure. I would like to see more safety features."
"I have yet to find the benefits of the latest upgraded version."
"There should be more frequent releases or updates."
"As far as I can tell, the solution only has one single function, so they could expand its functionality."
"Everybody else is doing AI, machine learning, self-healing, next-generation features. It needs more next-generation features. Everybody else is doing AI, machine learning, self-healing, next-generation features. It needs more next-generation features."
"I would like to see an improvement in the web filter, because I think it can be more user-friendly."
"I would be more happy with the idea of licensing to have a reduced price with longer, grouped, annual fees. We have a lot of other software that does the same thing. It's a little higher price if you're going with a shorter stint, but there's a reduction in price for three- and five-year contracts."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"If someone's key is not working, or if we had to remove someone's permission from it, or maybe an employee left the company and we had to take their key out, that seemed a little bit more complicated than it had to be."
"It would be nice with all these features, if they could send some examples of each one; just small sample scripts to look at and say, "Oh okay, I could expand on this." That would help us a lot."
"The upgrade path from older versions was more difficult than we wanted to tackle, so we ran an older version of the software for longer than I wanted. Patching, updating, and migrating to newer versions was a problem for us. That said, we were on a rather old version that I inherited yet it worked rock solid."
"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."
"There is always room for more security features."
Fortinet FortiClient is ranked 2nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 85 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews. Fortinet FortiClient is rated 8.0, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Fortinet FortiClient writes "Easy to set up and user-friendly with good support ". 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". Fortinet FortiClient is most compared with Fortinet FortiEDR, Microsoft Defender for Endpoint, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Kaspersky Endpoint Security for Business and Ivanti Connect Secure, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN, SonicWall Netextender and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Fortinet FortiClient vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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