We performed a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and SonicWall Mobile Connect based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"I would recommend this solution to other people."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"OpenVPN Access Server allows us to establish a secure connection to an IP address that would otherwise be inaccessible without using a VPN."
"Highly configurable. You can create your own custom client installer and can rebrand the server-side program."
"It can scale well."
"Provides privacy and cryptography for my network communication."
"The product provides secure internet connections and helps with faster downloads."
"It allows us to give access to our office network in a safe and secure way to users, no matter which computing platform they use. "
"The solution benefits IT managers in backend programming. The ease of configuring and securing it while ensuring security measures is crucial. The tool is easy in terms of user experience. It is straightforward."
"I can say that it's stable and the performance is acceptable."
"The ease of use is great. It's pretty easy for users to get on the tablet or whatever and select the bookmark they need and just take it over."
"The solution offers multiple OS support."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"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 connections could be faster and more stable."
"The stability of the solution could improve."
"The stability had room for improvement."
"The product’s connectivity is very slow. It could be faster."
"I want the tool to be faster. We have experienced connectivity issues while using OpenVPN and FortiClient."
"The logs should be made easier to read."
"We occasionally have internet issues which affect stability."
"Technical support can always get better. Any time you have to call in for any certain thing, it can be difficult."
"Licensing includes things that my customers don't need."
"Lacks multiple cloud integration."
"SonicWall Mobile Connect’s marketing efforts are commendable; they may not be perceived as the most secure player compared to Fortinet or Meraki. SonicWall Mobile Connect should focus on positioning itself as a strong contender in the mid-market segment to improve its standing. Many high-end engineers dismiss it in favor of Fortinet or Meraki, often due to a lack of firsthand experience."
OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews while SonicWall Mobile Connect is ranked 35th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 4 reviews. OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4, while SonicWall Mobile Connect is rated 8.0. 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 SonicWall Mobile Connect writes "A straightforward tool with high adoption rate due to its user-friendliness ". OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, whereas SonicWall Mobile Connect is most compared with SonicWall Netextender, Tailscale and Google Cloud VPN.
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