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."It is a scalable solution."
"This is a solution that does what it's supposed to do at the price point."
"It is a fast and available solution."
"it has TCP LAN and WAN optimization features. It has has caching."
"It makes the publishing of applications to the Internet safer."
"It offers features Kemp doesn't provide. For example, there are predefined templates for handling Office 365. You can download them for automatic configuration."
"The product is very stable. We put a decent amount of stress on it given our load."
"We plan to create packages of services from which it will be possible to build comprehensive tailor-made solutions."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"It can scale well."
"The solution is secure and user-friendly."
"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."
"The best thing is that it is open source and free of cost."
"We use the solution to access remote services."
"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."
"Its most valuable feature is that it is open source."
"A more intuitive interface would be helpful."
"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."
"Needs to provide a visual interface to follow a customer's activity (from client to BIG-IP to SNAT IP to the chosen server, then back). Today, we are still performing packet captures."
"If one virtual portion is unavailable, it can cause issues."
"There is room for improvement in the user interface."
"The initial setup can be complex - it's quite flexible in terms of configuration, but the person configuring it needs to understand the application side, the network side, and the server."
"Based on my experience using F5 and by only taking into consideration the last seven years, I have found that the reporting mechanism is bad."
"Currently, the product offers everything we need. I can't recall any features that may be lacking."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"The stability of the solution could improve."
"We occasionally have internet issues which affect stability."
"The server configuration file needs to be improved, it's the biggest problem in the configuration process."
"It is not scalable."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"The interface could be a little bit better in future iterations."
"When there are too many concurrent users trying to connect at the same time, there may be a bit of a bottleneck."
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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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