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."We plan to create packages of services from which it will be possible to build comprehensive tailor-made solutions."
"it has TCP LAN and WAN optimization features. It has has caching."
"Currently, it's distributing the load perfectly, as per my understanding of our requirements."
"NetFlow balancing and traffic balancing are good features."
"I've worked a little bit with iRules and it is amazing."
"It has helped a lot to protect our organization from external attacks, especially XSS or XSRF types of attacks."
"It is an easy way to build application policies (graphical)."
"Bandwidth optimization and capacity awareness of the bandwidth are valuable features. Its video streaming capabilities are also very useful."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"The product provides secure internet connections and helps with faster downloads."
"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 easy to use, easy to download, and not hard to manage."
"I would recommend this solution to other people."
"It can scale well."
"I like that it's free."
"Provides privacy and cryptography for my network communication."
"Currently, the product offers everything we need. I can't recall any features that may be lacking."
"The user interface could be improved in F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager."
"F5 could improve the rule-setting capabilities in the GUI, and they need to simplify web management. For example, the menus in the Citrix GUI are easier to navigate, with a clean structure and layout."
"If they made it easier for engineers to get F5 training then it would be better."
"The price for F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager is very high. This aspect could be improved."
"An area for improvement in F5 BIG-IP Local Traffic Manager (LTM) is that it's a high-priced product."
"Not everything is intuitive."
"I used GitHub for autoscaling CloudFormation, and I found two bugs and I submitted them. Their implementation in GitHub could be cleaner and allow for a bit more customization."
"We occasionally have internet issues which affect stability."
"This solution should improve the connection speed and the user interface. The stability of this solution should be improved as well."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"It would be nice with all these features, if they could send some examples of each one; just small sample scripts to look at and say, "Oh okay, I could expand on this." That would help us a lot."
"The security needs to be improved because it was a complaint that our customers had."
"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."
"Working on a faster connection might be a good idea for the product's next release."
"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."
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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 43 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 "Helps deliver applications to users in a reliable, secure, and optimized way". 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, NGINX Plus and Barracuda Load Balancer ADC, 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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