We performed a comparison between Check Point Remote Access VPN and OpenVPN Access Server based on real PeerSpot user reviews.
Find out in this report how the two Enterprise Infrastructure VPN solutions compare in terms of features, pricing, service and support, easy of deployment, and ROI."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."
"It is easy to install the Endpoint Remote Access VPN client to different platforms."
"Check Point Remote Access VPN has some useful features, and configuring it is relatively straightforward."
"Check Point has been perfect for protecting us from any type of attack or data theft during remote management."
"It allows everyone to work from home. If no one could work from home, then we wouldn't have a company, especially now during COVID-19. It's mission-critical, especially since it's currently being used. If there is a problem with it, we would really be screwed. We would be hard-pressed because we would have to figure out what solution we're going to go with, how to deploy it, how long it would take to deploy it, and how we'd even get it on people's computers if we couldn't VPN to them. It would be near impossible to just change to a new VPN solution right now."
"The safety of online interactions when working with this product has enabled members to convene productive meetings without fear of being attacked."
"A single login based on a second authentication factor is giving us the possibility of integrating third-party services for authentication based on a security scheme."
"One of the most outstanding features is the ability to deliver third-party services and achieve double authenticity with integrated identities."
"The solution offers great security features, including zero-day protection, malware protection, anti-phishing, et cetera."
"The most valuable thing about OpenVPN Access Server is its ease of use."
"It was very easy to set up users."
"There is support for multi-factor authentication."
"The setup is easy."
"The solution is secure and user-friendly."
"You can do local subnet blocking."
"I have set the default routes to the VPN server so that all traffic is encrypted."
"I like that it's easy to use, easy to download, and not hard to manage."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The Compliance software blade is available only for the Windows operating systems family, so no macOS security checks are implemented and performed."
"For Linux machines, they don't have a full client to install. For the users that utilize Linux, there needs to be an equivalent."
"It's difficult to configure on Linux workstations as Check Point Remote VPN clients support only Windows and Mac devices."
"Without a doubt and with the new trends in technology, Check Point should already have a blade with a 2MFA solution and not through some other vendor."
"I would like the support to be faster."
"The authentication that we handle is through a .p12 certificate, however, we have integrated it with a 2MFA service through another provider. Something that could improve Check Point is if it had its own 2MFA service through a blade or some sort of application."
"Price category and smooth renewal of agreement should be considered for flawless and quick onboarding of clients and partners."
"When you need to create something, you have to follow many steps and I think that should be simplified."
"There sometimes is an incompatibility between some VPNs."
"The interface could be a little bit better in future iterations."
"OpenVPN Access Server needs to have fewer updates."
"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."
"They should make the solution more secure by adding some firewall functionalities."
"Working on a faster connection might be a good idea for the product's next release."
"I'd like the solution to have more access points and more speed."
"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."
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Check Point Remote Access VPN is ranked 6th in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 62 reviews while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 45 reviews. Check Point Remote Access VPN is rated 8.8, while OpenVPN Access Server is rated 8.4. The top reviewer of Check Point Remote Access VPN writes "Is easy to use and has a nice interface, but the scalability needs to improve". 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". Check Point Remote Access VPN is most compared with Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Fortinet FortiClient, Check Point Harmony Mobile, Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange and Symantec VIP Access Manager, whereas OpenVPN Access Server is most compared with Fortinet FortiClient, Cisco AnyConnect Secure Mobility Client, Microsoft Azure VPN Gateway, SonicWall Netextender and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange. See our Check Point Remote Access VPN vs. OpenVPN Access Server report.
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