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."
"I would recommend this solution to other people."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"It is much easier to scale and troubleshoot compared to regular Windows-based VPN solutions or PPTP daemon."
"Two-factor authentication allows us to not force frequent password changes."
"The most valuable feature of OpenVPN is that it is open source. I can do anything with the solution, such as change, build, and collect. Additionally, it is safe to use the solution and there are frequent updates."
"OpenVPN Access Server is a simple and easy-to-use solution that I can use myself without anybody's help."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"The initial setup was easy."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The logging needs improvement."
"I'd like to have more control over the users when they are accessing the network."
"It could be faster. It could also be more stable."
"The stability of the OpenVPN Access Server has room for improvement."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"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 should make the solution more secure by adding some firewall functionalities."
"Needs a better GUI."
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 44 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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