We performed a comparison between Citrix Gateway and OpenVPN Access Server 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."
"The most valuable feature is that it is secure."
"The solution is stable."
"For our use case, it was scalable. There were at least 25 end users using this solution from remote locations. And once the connection was established, there weren't any complaints."
"The solution is scalable and can go from a very small deployment to handling 10,000 transactions a second."
"I didn't have any hiccups or issues with it."
"Provides good performance and speed."
"Most of our customers are using the load balancing feature and also the verification feature is good as well, in my experience."
"The stability of the solution is perfect."
"OpenVPN Access Server provides remote secure access."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"The solution is reliable, easy to use, and open source. It's free at no cost."
"It is very easy to look at the quality of the connection and the bandwidth and do an investigation if there are problems on the network."
"The solution is secure and user-friendly."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"There is support for multi-factor authentication."
"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 dashboard or interface should be more clear in reporting issues. Integration with other applications should be more user-friendly."
"I would like to see improved logging because it doesn't keep much information for the session monitoring or historical sessions."
"There could be a faster connection, increased user-friendliness, and more comprehensive dashboards for the platform."
"Citrix Gateway could improve the speed of the VPN. I sometimes have to wait for 10 to 15 minutes to get connected and other times when I am connected I have to abort, and reconnect."
"When it comes to the VDA environment, making it additionally stable is important."
"Technical support could be improved."
"I would like to see better configuration of repairs and downloading certification."
"Lacks access through a mobile device."
"It could be faster. It could also be more stable."
"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."
"There is always room for more security features."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"There sometimes is an incompatibility between some VPNs."
"The solution can be more compatible with different operating systems."
"They should make the solution more secure by adding some firewall functionalities."
"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."
Citrix Gateway is ranked 11th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 34 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 45 reviews. Citrix Gateway is rated 8.2, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Citrix Gateway writes "Provided the ability for remote work during the pandemic". 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". Citrix Gateway is most compared with F5 BIG-IP Access Policy Manager (APM), Fortinet FortiClient, Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Cisco IOS SSL VPN, 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 SonicWall Netextender. See our Citrix Gateway vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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