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."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."
"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."
"It can scale well."
"Two-factor authentication allows us to not force frequent password changes."
"The best thing is that it is open source and free of cost."
"I like that it's free."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"Provides privacy and cryptography for my network communication."
"The compatibility with almost any Linux operating system, and how easy it is to write scripts and generate keys for people to use and log in. I found it easy to deploy quickly."
"OpenVPN Access Server is a simple and easy-to-use solution that I can use myself without anybody's help."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The logging needs improvement."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"It could be faster. It could also be more stable."
"The product’s connectivity is very slow. It could be faster."
"OpenVPN does not have the ability to selectively terminate connections."
"The solution should provide a faster connection, and its security could be improved."
"I would like to see a simpler interface, so that we can make the connection between the local network using the LAN IP."
"When there are too many concurrent users trying to connect at the same time, there may be a bit of a bottleneck."
"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."
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 Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, AWS Direct Connect 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 NordLayer.
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