We performed a comparison between NordLayer 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."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."
"The solution is convenient and easy."
"It can scale well."
"Two-factor authentication allows us to not force frequent password changes."
"OpenVPN Access Server is very stable."
"The initial setup was easy."
"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."
"I like that it's free."
"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."
"The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The tool is not perfectly stable."
"When there are too many concurrent users trying to connect at the same time, there may be a bit of a bottleneck."
"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."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"There was one annoying feature where we had to disable and enable the user. I cannot remember what it was exactly, but I think it was for a password lockout. It would be nice if there was a checkbox, or something, in the web interface to allow you to unlock a user whose password was locked."
"The security needs to be improved because it was a complaint that our customers had."
"Open VPN Access Server could be more user-friendly."
"The product’s connectivity is very slow. It could be faster."
NordLayer is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews. NordLayer is rated 8.0, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of NordLayer writes "A convenient and easy tool with an incredibly high number of dialing points". 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". NordLayer is most compared with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Cloudflare Access, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Twingate and AWS PrivateLink, 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 Barracuda SSL VPN.
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