OpenVPN

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Mid-Market (51-1000 emp.)
10/27/2026
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Easy, fast and efficient

The ability to restrict contractor access to specific IP addresses, easy to manage and view connected users. Two factor authentication
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Easy Setup and a Consolidated Admin for Effortless Resource Control

Easy to set up, maintain, and configure, a consolidated admin that allows to easily control resources.
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Gavin P.
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10/27/2026
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Flexible, Enterprise-Ready VPN with a Strong UI and Solid Performance

OpenVPN Access Server has been a good fit for us because it sits in a nice middle ground between an overly simplified VPN product and a completely DIY OpenVPN deployment. The UI is good for the day-to-day work, and most routine configuration can be handled without dropping to the command line. Once you get into more complicated configurations, however, you quickly find yourself working in Linux and troubleshooting services, certificates, packages, and configuration directly. I don't necessarily consider that a negative, but administrators should know that the friendly web UI doesn't eliminate the need to understand what's happening underneath it. Integration and flexibility are probably the biggest strengths. It works well in an existing enterprise environment and gives an administrator quite a bit of control over how authentication, networking, certificates, and client access are handled. Performance has been solid, and once the environment is configured correctly it mostly stays out of the way. High availability and failover are valuable features, but this is also where the complexity increases substantially. I would like to see the product give administrators better visibility into node health, replication/state, failover problems, and configuration inconsistencies. From a pricing and ROI perspective, I think Access Server makes sense when you want a purpose-built remote-access VPN without buying an entire firewall/security platform just for VPN connectivity. The ability to run it on standard infrastructure is also valuable. Support and onboarding are decent, particularly for a basic deployment. Documentation covers most common tasks, but troubleshooting unusual problems can send you down some fairly deep rabbit holes. Better diagnostic tooling would go a long way. As for AI, it isn't something I currently associate strongly with the product, and that's fine. I would much rather see OpenVPN invest in useful operational intelligence than bolt on a generic chatbot. Give me automated log analysis, certificate-expiration warnings, configuration drift detection, authentication failure correlation, and actionable HA/failover diagnostics. Those are AI capabilities that would actually make an administrator's life easier. Overall, I would recommend OpenVPN AS to organizations that want flexibility and don't mind having some Linux expertise available. It is easy to use when things are working, powerful when you need to customize it, but could be much better at telling you what is wrong when something isn't working.

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What is OpenVPN?

OpenVPN is a network security company that builds secure connectivity software for the modern workforce, offering two complementary products — Access Server and CloudConnexa — each purpose-built for business and SMB (small and midsize business) use, spanning everything from self-managed on-premise deployments to fully managed cloud-delivered security. Access Server is a self-hosted VPN server application that gives businesses secure remote access to their private network, applications, and data. As business VPN software, it can be deployed in the cloud or on-premise, making it a flexible VPN for business teams that are remote, hybrid, or in-office — whether that's a VPN for small business or an enterprise VPN environment that needs high availability and clustering. Access Server layers in zero trust network access (ZTNA) fundamentals such as granular permissions, least-privilege enforcement, and device- and location-based verification, along with a built-in X.509 PKI, SAML/LDAP/RADIUS authentication, multi-factor authentication, and AES-256-GCM encryption, all managed through an intuitive Admin Web UI, CLI, and REST/XML-RPC API. CloudConnexa is a cloud-delivered zero trust network access (ZTNA) and secure access service edge (SASE) platform built as a single-vendor SASE solution for SMBs that want enterprise-grade security without enterprise-level overhead. Rather than self-hosting infrastructure, businesses connect through a fully managed Wide-area Private Cloud (WPC) spanning 30+ global points of presence, gaining continuous zero trust access, zero trust remote access, and zero trust application access to private apps and networks. Built-in IDS/IPS (Cyber Shield), content filtering, device posture policies, and zero trust access control extend zero trust network security and zero trust cloud security across every connection, while SSO, SCIM, and passwordless authentication simplify identity management. As a network access control solution with predictable SASE pricing, CloudConnexa gives growing businesses an alternative to piecing together tools from multiple ZTNA vendors or ZTNA providers. Together, Access Server and CloudConnexa give OpenVPN customers a choice between a self-hosted VPN server they fully control and a cloud-delivered SASE service that's managed for them, both purpose-built for business and SMB needs, and both grounded in the same zero trust principles that keep remote, hybrid, and in-office teams secure. Positioned as a remote access VPN, or simply a VPN for remote access, Access Server layers in essential zero trust network access (ZTNA) capabilities: granular permissions, least-privilege enforcement, and verification that connections come from trusted devices and locations. This makes it a strong secure remote access VPN choice for protecting sensitive data and isolating SaaS applications from the open internet. It also supports site-to-site VPN connections, extending your business network securely to remote offices. For deployment, Access Server offers real flexibility as VPN server hosting: pre-configured images are available for AWS, Google Cloud, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, Oracle Cloud, and IBM Cloud, giving you a cloud VPN service option, or you can run it as an on-premises VPN on your own hardware. Whether you prefer a fully managed VPN experience or hands-on control, Access Server can function as a VPN-as-a-service through your infrastructure provider, and it pairs an intuitive Admin Web UI, REST/XML-RPC API, and command-line tools with strong security: built-in X.509 PKI, SAML/LDAP/RADIUS authentication, multi-factor authentication, and AES-256-GCM encryption. The result is one of the more complete VPN and ZTNA solutions for businesses that need scalable, cost-effective, and genuinely secure connectivity as they grow.

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2005
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www.openvpn.net