We performed a comparison between OpenVPN Access Server and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out what your peers are saying about OpenVPN, Fortinet, Cisco and others in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN."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."
"Its most valuable feature is that it is open source."
"Provided the easiest UX for our end-users and had the greatest interoperability with all the operating systems we used, including but not limited to: iOS, Android, OS X, Windows, and Linux."
"I like that it's free."
"The initial setup phase of OpenVPN Access Server was fine, and it was easy."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to implement."
"I would recommend this solution to other people."
"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. "
"It allows our employees to work remotely across Mac, Windows, and Linux platforms."
"The solution offers a simplified network infrastructure and security functions and it enables secure remote access for the users"
"I like the web filtering capabilities."
"With SASE, we have a single platform that covers multiple task services with which we need to control access. All the features are equally valuable."
"What I find most valuable in Zscaler Private Access is that it's a VPN. Its connectivity as a VPN is its most valuable feature."
"The Live Logs are a cool feature. We can directly identify issues and divert user traffic."
"The most valuable features of Zscaler Private Access are its ability to integrate with multiple IDPs and application segmentation."
"The most valuable feature of Zscaler Private Access is the categorization of the dynamic URLs which keeps the customer's environment protected. The threats and the malware are correctly categorized."
"The most valuable features of this solution are the CASB solutions, which is protecting their Office 365."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"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 upgrade path from older versions was more difficult than we wanted to tackle, so we ran an older version of the software for longer than I wanted. Patching, updating, and migrating to newer versions was a problem for us. That said, we were on a rather old version that I inherited yet it worked rock solid."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"You do need expertise in implementation if you do the initial setup yourself."
"Needs a better GUI."
"We occasionally have internet issues which affect stability."
"I would like to see a simpler interface, so that we can make the connection between the local network using the LAN IP."
"The logs should be made easier to read."
"Setup is a bit complex because there are many steps that need to be taken before onboarding and activating the solution."
"The area that requires improvement is their support. The current support is lacking."
"More on-prem infrastructure is required when Zscaler Private Access is to be implemented as a single point of entry."
"I can't speak to any missing features."
"It would be better if the Zscaler Private Access team made it easier for people to find subscriptions on the portal, mainly information on what my customers subscribed to or the type of licenses purchased."
"We would like to extend the SASE applications for Zscaler."
"Conflicts arise if you do not have the same management teams on the product."
"It has a limitation, if you are creating a rule or something for a web application or something, you could only add five users, not more than that. Five or four users are only included in a rule. If you want to create a rule for more than five or four users, you have to go through other methods, not particularly with the application. Working within the application with this method would be quite easy as compared to listing a URL or a normal IP address."
OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 43 reviews while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is ranked 1st in ZTNA as a Service with 34 reviews. OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4, while Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange 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 Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange writes "Allows for strict access control, granting access to specific applications at a URL level rather than at the physical IP level". 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, whereas Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange is most compared with Prisma Access by Palo Alto Networks, Cato SASE Cloud Platform, Axis Security, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client and Netskope Private Access.
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