--- title: SoftEther VPN Reviews meta\_title: 'SoftEther VPN Reviews 2026: Details, Pricing, & Features | G2' meta\_description: Filter 17 reviews by the users' company size, role or industry to find out how SoftEther VPN works for a business like yours. aggregate\_rating: rating\_value: 4.2 review\_count: 17 scale: '5' date\_modified: '2026-08-09' parent\_category: name: Network Security url: https://www.g2.com/categories/network-security --- # SoftEther VPN Reviews & Product Details Multi-protocol open source VPN software that can be used for remote private access across all sites. * * * Seller [SoftEther Project](https://www.g2.com/sellers/softether-project) Discussions [SoftEther VPN Community](https://www.g2.com/products/softether-vpn/discuss) Show More ## Top-Rated Alternatives [ ![OpenVPN CloudConnexa](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "OpenVPN CloudConnexa") OpenVPN CloudConnexa 4.6/5(130) ](https://www.g2.com/products/openvpn-cloudconnexa/reviews) [ ![WireGuard](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "WireGuard") WireGuard 4.8/5(14) ](https://www.g2.com/products/wireguard/reviews) [ ![Pritunl](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Pritunl") Pritunl 4.2/5(18) ](https://www.g2.com/products/pritunl/reviews) [ View All Alternatives ](https://www.g2.com/products/softether-vpn/competitors/alternatives) ## User Insights Average based on 17 real user reviews. [Log in to unlock pricing and user insights](/login) ![Tanish J.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Tanish J.") TJ Tanish J. Sales Operations Analyst Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 6/10/2023 "Not suitable for buisnesses" 3.5/5 What do you like best about SoftEther VPN? It's pretty simple to use; it has multiple locations available worldwide. You can even set up your own VPN server inside your network and use it that way which seemed like the best use case for this product Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SoftEther VPN? The worst part about this VPN service is that it keeps logs, which is a tremendous privacy and security risk. I would not recommend any businesses to use this. It is not like they hide this part since it is open-source software for educational purposes. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SoftEther VPN solving and how is that benefiting you? It is a VPN service that helps me securely tunnel my connection into my network. This service is relatively cheap hence one can use it as a throwaway VPN for just use and throw usecases. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Faizur r.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Faizur r.") FR Faizur r. Senior Site Engineer Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 5/28/2023 "Best VPN in market" 3.5/5 What do you like best about SoftEther VPN? One of best free VPN service provider online available right now to secure our data password from hack , security of network we using for payments transaction effectively Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SoftEther VPN? Low quality landing page design, it should be improve Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SoftEther VPN solving and how is that benefiting you? It's a link problem of security of our network while doing online transaction and also the hacking hackers do attack Malware effect from viruses from website Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerSource: Organic PV priya v. Software Engineer Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 7/20/2022 "Very good VPN service provider" 4/5 What do you like best about SoftEther VPN? This VPN has allowed me to access content all around the world without any geogrophical barriers or restrictions. I like that it is available for both smartphones and PC's. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SoftEther VPN? Softether VPN many times disconnect inbetween the sessions and it doesnot provide many connections from South asian countries. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SoftEther VPN solving and how is that benefiting you? This VPN has helped me a lot in growing my business and making it marketable. It has also made my personal work easier by helping me hide my ip address while surfing from unsecured sites. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite OV Ovik V. Practice Principle Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.) 5/3/2020 "SoftEther: one of best VPN solutions I've used" 4/5 What do you like best about SoftEther VPN? - functionality (support different types of VPN in our product - this cover most desktop and mobile OS) - easy of use and learning curve (it's configure native as much as possible) - works stable and fast - easy to setup and start to use (I can setup ready to use VPN server in 5-10 mins) Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SoftEther VPN? - distribution method (only binaries or source code, no deb/rpm packges or official repositories) - unsecure PAP authentification method is used if L2TP IPsec enabled with Radius - once SecureNat stopped to work and I've switched to Bridge mode (which honestly slower then SecureNat) - many small things: \* no service startup script in distribution \* no documentation for v.5 \* no project roadmap available \* issues in GitHub fixing slow Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SoftEther VPN: I don't know any good alternatives for SoftEther - maybe Wireguard some day will became. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SoftEther VPN solving and how is that benefiting you? Universal unified VPN solution for corporate users. Most benefit is that this is one solution that cover all our users. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ![Wesley K.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "Wesley K.") WK Wesley K. Aeramphic Small-Business (50 or fewer emp.) 9/1/2019 "Public VPN project" 4/5 What do you like best about SoftEther VPN? Open, free and all over the world, easy optimalisation and customizable to your liking. Once you have it all set up and been using it you won't be going back to other VPN solutions. The fact that the software is Open Source tells you alot about its secutiry and credibility. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SoftEther VPN? Depending on the hoster the connection can be bad/non-existant, if you host it yourself or within your company this is no problem with a good structured connection Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SoftEther VPN: If you need a highly customizable VPN solution, this is the way to go. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SoftEther VPN solving and how is that benefiting you? Keep data secured, Route connections and stay on the same network as colleagues regardless of location, Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Validated ReviewerSource: Organic ![John V.](/assets/transparent-ad5be28fbcd25b7b08d2cebe1d957125437fb5407d75ee717965ad22c8808791.gif "John V.") JV John V. Senior Software Development Engineer Enterprise (\> 1000 emp.) 4/10/2019 "An excellent solution to encrypt your internet connection" 4/5 What do you like best about SoftEther VPN? What I like the most is that it has an endless list of servers from different countries. It is also great that you can configure in different configurations to allow access to a remote site. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What do you dislike about SoftEther VPN? The list of servers is not updated on time and there are usually many that do not work. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Recommendations to others considering SoftEther VPN: The performance of SoftEther is very high and there is no limit to open-source license. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. What problems is SoftEther VPN solving and how is that benefiting you? Sometimes we must leave our office to visit the providers and outside the company network we must encrypt our internet connection with this VPN. Review collected by and hosted on G2.com. Show More Current UserValidated ReviewerIncentivizedSource: G2 invite ##### Pricing Pricing details for this product isn’t currently available. Visit the vendor’s website to learn more. 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