We performed a comparison between F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) and OpenVPN Access Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."The solution is easy to install. It's a straightforward process."
"Traffic Learning is the most valuable feature."
"I have found F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) to be stable."
"It provides first-tier firewalling, for you application. And it provides server load-balancing, it provides optimization, and it provides a proxy feature, where your users cannot directly access your server. It acts as a fully proxy architecture. It has client-side and server-side connections, both, and they're separate."
"The setup is pretty easy."
"It makes the publishing of applications to the Internet safer."
"The scalability of the solution depends on the sizing of the network. Generally, the scalability is quite good."
"The main reason that we suggest this product to our clients is the great integration with other security tools, such as IBM Guardium."
"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."
"It is open source and therefore affordable for small projects."
"The setup is easy."
"OpenVPN Access Server is cheap, and we get to use it ourselves. It is also a stable solution."
"The best thing is that it is open source and free of cost."
"I would recommend this solution to other people."
"The product has strong encryption and scalability features. It provides security for private network connections."
"The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy."
"There are issues with F5 BIG-IP but they are minor issues not affecting production and services. Sometimes the operations and the facility systems fail. However, there is an alert action from the windows. An ordeal for the manager."
"The GUI needs improvement."
"Technical support could be faster. It's something I'd like to see them work on in the future."
"Native support for containers should be added to future releases, as this is the future of load balancing."
"I would like there to be more device security. I would like the tool to support SSL links, along with SSL and TLS."
"The license terms for "non-commercial" will be a challenge for us."
"Technical support could be improved."
"The product is expensive."
"The logs should be made easier to read."
"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."
"The server configuration file needs to be improved, it's the biggest problem in the configuration process."
"It is not scalable."
"Open VPN Access Server could be more user-friendly."
"The connections could be faster and more stable."
"There could be an easier way to set up the solution. However, if you use the provided information that comes with the solution there should not be a problem."
"The stability of the solution could improve."
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F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is ranked 1st in Application Delivery Controllers (ADC) with 116 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 45 reviews. F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is rated 8.2, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) writes "Reduces maintenance downtime and has a strong user community". 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". F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is most compared with Citrix NetScaler, Fortinet FortiADC, Microsoft Azure Application Gateway and NGINX Plus, 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 Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks. See our F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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