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."It's an ideal gateway solution for small and medium businesses, i.e., around 300 devices can be easily handled."
"The solution has good performance."
"The solution is convenient and easy."
"Provides privacy and cryptography for my network communication."
"The most valuable feature is stability."
"The product provides secure internet connections and helps with faster downloads."
"The product’s adaptability is valuable."
"I like that it's free."
"Two-factor authentication allows us to not force frequent password changes."
"The solution is secure and user-friendly."
"It is open-source and free to use."
"There must be a more easy-to-use GUI."
"The tool is not perfectly stable."
"I think right now the GUI part of it is locked out behind the pay wall. It could use something that gives it a very basic, minimal, graphic interface for logging in, for the community version. That would probably be a good step forward."
"When there are too many concurrent users trying to connect at the same time, there may be a bit of a bottleneck."
"Open VPN Access Server could be more user-friendly."
"There is always room for more security features."
"The high availability deployment is not very straightforward. They can make it simpler. OpenVPN does not support some of the additional protocols that Pulse Secure and Cisco AnyConnect support. They can include support for these additional protocols."
"The logs should be made easier to read."
"There are certain shortcomings in the product's stability that need improvement."
"The interface could be a little bit better in future iterations."
NordLayer is ranked 23rd in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 1 review while OpenVPN Access Server is ranked 1st in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN with 45 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, Twingate and Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange, 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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