We performed a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and SonicWall Netextender 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."
"There is support for multi-factor authentication."
"It is much easier to scale and troubleshoot compared to regular Windows-based VPN solutions or PPTP daemon."
"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."
"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."
"The stability is very reliable in my experience."
"The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy."
"Provided the easiest UX for our end-users and had the greatest interoperability with all the operating systems we used, including but not limited to: iOS, Android, OS X, Windows, and Linux."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"Employees can have access to the network from home."
"The product has two-factor authentication."
"It allows us to work remotely."
"One of the most valuable features of SonicWall Netextender is the integration of VPN accounts with Microsoft Identity Management, which enables us to enforce secure access through Microsoft Intune and conditional access policies. This helps ensure that only authorized individuals are able to access the VPN, rather than anyone with knowledge of a password."
"NetExtender works very well. I never had an issue with it, and it has been working well for me. In terms of management, you have good control over the destination. You can use NetExtender to set the policy and the static route for a client. You can modify it based on what your client needs or can access. You have good control over routing."
"The solution provides high availability."
"I found nothing of value in this solution."
"The initial setup is pretty straightforward."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"I want the tool to be faster. We have experienced connectivity issues while using OpenVPN and FortiClient."
"There sometimes is an incompatibility between some VPNs."
"There is always room for more security features."
"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."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"The server configuration file needs to be improved, it's the biggest problem in the configuration process."
"Working on a faster connection might be a good idea for the product's next release."
"The stability of the solution could improve."
"They need to rewrite the software to make it a usable product."
"The initial setup of SonicWall Netextender is straightforward. The only issue we encountered was with relocating the VPN appliance. If we needed to move it from an on-premise to an on-cloud architecture, we had to start over and redeploy it from scratch. Unfortunately, it is not portable and any changes to its physical location often result in the need for a fresh deployment to ensure everything functions properly."
"SonicWall can be difficult for some people, but I don't find it difficult. Some companies provide a VPN client for free, but you have to pay for NetExtender."
"The solution takes up a lot of bandwidth."
"The product does not work well."
"The Netextender application itself doesn't really look pretty, however, we can still use it. We don't care what it looks like. That said, if they did a cosmetic update, that would be fine."
"Right now, you have to load each license on to an appliance. You can't pool across multiple appliances. So, you end up having to do a lot of administrative work to recover if an internet provider goes down, and you cannot leverage it as easily into a DR solution."
"The UI could be a little better."
OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 45 reviews while SonicWall Netextender is ranked 14th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 11 reviews. OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4, while SonicWall Netextender is rated 6.0. 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 Netextender writes "An affordable and stable solution that is easy to use and provides two-factor authentication". OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas SonicWall Netextender is most compared with SonicWall Mobile Connect, SonicWall Connect Tunnel, Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway. See our OpenVPN Access Server vs. SonicWall Netextender report.
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