We performed a comparison between NordLayer and OpenVPN Access Server 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."
"The solution is convenient and easy."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"The solution is user-friendly and easy to implement."
"The most valuable features of the OpenVPN Access Server are the ease of use and integration with different platforms, such as Android and Windows. I can use the solution on my desktop and mobile devices. Additionally, the solution is secure."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"The initial setup was easy."
"The setup is easy."
"The features I have found to be most valuable are the levels of encryption I can enact and the compression I can apply to improve throughput."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The tool is not perfectly stable."
"The connections could be faster and more stable."
"The server configuration file needs to be improved, it's the biggest problem in the configuration process."
"I want the tool to be faster. We have experienced connectivity issues while using OpenVPN and FortiClient."
"When there are too many concurrent users trying to connect at the same time, there may be a bit of a bottleneck."
"They may have this already, but it would be nice to be able to get more notifications if a site drops unexpectedly."
"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."
"It could include a configuration wizard so that users who do not follow instructions well can configure a connection."
"I would be more happy with the idea of licensing to have a reduced price with longer, grouped, annual fees. We have a lot of other software that does the same thing. It's a little higher price if you're going with a shorter stint, but there's a reduction in price for three- and five-year contracts."
NordLayer is ranked 22nd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 44 reviews. NordLayer is rated 8.0, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of NordLayer writes "A convenient and easy tool with an incredibly high number of dialing points". On the other hand, 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". NordLayer is most compared with Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Cloudflare Access, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, Twingate and AWS PrivateLink, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, Check Point Remote Access VPN and Barracuda SSL VPN.
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