We performed a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and SonicWall SMA 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."
"OpenVPN Access Server is very stable."
"The features I have found to be most valuable are the levels of encryption I can enact and the compression I can apply to improve throughput."
"It can securely do remote product updates... just as if it was on our LAN."
"OpenVPN Access Server is cheap, and we get to use it ourselves. It is also a stable solution."
"It was very easy to set up users."
"It is much easier to scale and troubleshoot compared to regular Windows-based VPN solutions or PPTP daemon."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"There is support for multi-factor authentication."
"The management and the dashboard are the solution's most valuable features."
"I am very satisfied with the technical support."
"SonicWall SMA allows us to provide CML-based access to any user."
"The performance is good."
"Secure Mobile Access (SMA) is easy to configure and the deployment is straightforward. However, this is mostly because of the AWS setup."
"This solution has many options for remote desktop and access."
"The most valuable feature of this solution is they have IT consultants that know SonicWall."
"What I like best about SonicWall SMA is the relationship between its features and its price, because the solution is both affordable and functional."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"The high availability deployment is not very straightforward. They can make it simpler. OpenVPN does not support some of the additional protocols that Pulse Secure and Cisco AnyConnect support. They can include support for these additional protocols."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"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."
"I'd like to have more control over the users when they are accessing the network."
"The product’s connectivity is very slow. It could be faster."
"If there was a Graphical User Interface to help streamline the configuration, I believe OpenVPN would probably venture more into the non-geek realm as it were."
"The only thing that they could try to improve is the support for enterprise customers. Normally enterprises and SMBs can create a ticket, but for enterprises, SonicWall SMA needs to provide a global view, and this is what's currently missing. It's not even a question of timing. It's a question of the global vision because currently, it's lacking. They concentrate on the topic, but not on the means and not on the global picture. In most cases, there's something wrong with the integration of SonicWall SMA with other products, so that could also be improved."
"The timed synchronization between the network appliance needs improvement."
"The product itself is very good, but Dell needs to work on product visibility in their advertising."
"The solution has 2FA, it will generate a token and send it to an email, but multifactor authentication is not available. I would suggest that there should be MFA integration and provided with the appliance."
"The solution could integrate better with other platforms."
"Enhancing live tracking capabilities could improve the product, particularly in monitoring user activity and request statuses in real-time on the web interface."
"This is an expensive solution and I think that the price could be improved."
"SonicWall SMA is difficult to use and it does not provide easy access to different parts of the network."
OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews while SonicWall SMA is ranked 17th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 14 reviews. OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4, while SonicWall SMA is rated 8.2. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of SonicWall SMA writes "It allows us to provide CML-based access to any user, but the reporting could be better". 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, whereas SonicWall SMA is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco SD-WAN, SonicWall Netextender, Peplink SpeedFusion and Ivanti Connect Secure. See our OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall SMA report.
See our list of best Enterprise Infrastructure VPN vendors.
We monitor all Enterprise Infrastructure VPN reviews to prevent fraudulent reviews and keep review quality high. We do not post reviews by company employees or direct competitors. We validate each review for authenticity via cross-reference with LinkedIn, and personal follow-up with the reviewer when necessary.