We performed a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks 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."
"I have found the stability to be good."
"The best thing is that it is open source and free of cost."
"OpenVPN Access Server allows us to establish a secure connection to an IP address that would otherwise be inaccessible without using a VPN."
"It allows our employees to work remotely across Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"It is open-source and free to use."
"Its most valuable feature is that it is open source."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"The most valuable features of the solution are in the areas of the secure remote access it provides while also being user-friendly."
"The performance is good."
"The solution has all its capabilities in a single cloud delivery platform which is great and it provides overall good protection."
"The tool's consolidation is pretty quick."
"The solution also provides traffic analysis, threat prevention, URL filtering, and segmentation. That combination is important because it enhances the protection and makes the traffic more secure. It also keeps things more up-to-date, enabling us to deal with more of the current threats."
"It is easy to use, easy to integrate, and is stable. It's scalable as well."
"Prisma SaaS is very easy to use; it's common sense — it's the best-in-class."
"The features I find most valuable is WildFire, user integration, and the basic technology features."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The stability of the solution could improve."
"Needs a better GUI."
"One improvement I would like to see in OpenVPN is better adaptability in certain geographical areas."
"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."
"I would like to see continued advanced security implementation."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"The server configuration file needs to be improved, it's the biggest problem in the configuration process."
"It could be faster. It could also be more stable."
"There can be some latency issues with the solution that should be improved."
"The solution needs to be more compatible with other solutions. This is specifically a problem for us when it comes to healthcare applications. They have proprietary connection types and things of that nature that make compatibility a challenge sometimes."
"Prisma's integration between operational technology and IT should be more seamless. Right now, it requires additional setup and maintenance."
"It's not very easy to use. Sometimes it's buggy and there are problems when doing updates. The user interface is okay, but some configuration items are difficult. I would like it to be less buggy and easier to configure, to better streamline the user experience."
"It applies commits to the firewalls slowly. There isn't an API you can use for anything. We've previously had trouble with the egress IP addresses though we expressed to engineering that those mustn't change. They changed several times without warning, causing a lot of headaches."
"It would be nice to manage Prisma Access through the cloud instead of through Panorama. You can use the cloud version to monitor Prisma Access, but it doesn't have all the features yet, and it's not 100% done."
"Its integration with non-Palo Alto products can be improved. Currently, it is easy to integrate it with other Palo Alto products such as Cortex XDR. It integrates well with other Palo Alto products. A major part of our network is based on Palo Alto products, but for those companies that use multi-vendor products in their infrastructure, Palo Alto should optimize the integration of Prisma Access with the network devices from other vendors."
"We would like to see improvements in the licensing; currently, Palo Alto provides 500 to 1000 licenses for users, and we want to see 1500 to 2000 licenses for one version."
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OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews while Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is ranked 5th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 56 reviews. OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4, while Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is rated 8.4. 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". On the other hand, the top reviewer of Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks writes "Integration with Palo Alto platforms such as Cortex Data Lake and Autofocus gives us visibility into our attack surface". OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Perimeter 81, whereas Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks is most compared with Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Netskope , Cisco Umbrella, Zscaler Internet Access and Prisma SD-WAN. See our OpenVPN Access Server vs. Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks report.
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