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OpenVPN Access Server vs SecureLink comparison

 

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Executive SummaryUpdated on Mar 15, 2026

Review summaries and opinions

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Categories and Ranking

OpenVPN Access Server
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
1st
Average Rating
8.4
Reviews Sentiment
6.8
Number of Reviews
68
Ranking in other categories
ZTNA (9th)
SecureLink
Ranking in Enterprise Infrastructure VPN
33rd
Average Rating
7.0
Number of Reviews
1
Ranking in other categories
No ranking in other categories
 

Mindshare comparison

As of August 2026, in the Enterprise Infrastructure VPN category, the mindshare of OpenVPN Access Server is 11.7%, down from 13.1% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SecureLink is 0.8%, up from 0.6% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Enterprise Infrastructure VPN Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
OpenVPN Access Server11.7%
SecureLink0.8%
Other87.5%
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Featured Reviews

AS
Network operation center engineer at a computer software company with 10,001+ employees
Secure remote access has protected critical data and now simplifies role-based user management
An area for improvement is the pricing model. The concurrent user licenses get expensive pretty quickly as your organization grows, so more flexible pricing options would be a huge plus. Another area is configurational disconnect. While the admin web UI handles about 90% of what you need, the moment you have to do deep, advanced routing customization, you still have to drop back to the command line interface to make those changes. It would be great to see those deeper configurations completely integrated into the web portal. Lastly, it would be awesome to see native support for newer, lighter protocols through WireGuard built straight into the platform alongside standard OpenVPN for better performance efficiency.
FS
Deputy Head of IT at a legal firm with 501-1,000 employees
Efficient technical support with good synchronization features, but it needs better security
We would like to be to secure access to all of the servers for all of the internal workers and engineers. We would like to have tools that provide us with security for our servers. I would like to see an improved repository to better see the users. We have a new project that requires a lot of security we will not continue with SecureLink. The security features offered in SecureLink are not enough.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"Its most valuable feature is that it is open source."
"OpenVPN Access Server is very stable."
"OpenVPN is a good option for kick-starting any kind of interoperability between offices."
"The solution is secure and user-friendly."
"We use OpenVPN Access Server to connect from site to site from our data center to our customer site and to dial and access our VPN to our network."
"The main benefits that I have seen from using OpenVPN Access Server are that it is simple, easy, and secure."
"The solution is reliable, easy to use, and open source. It's free at no cost."
"The product provides secure internet connections and helps with faster downloads."
"Technical support is very efficient and very supportive."
"The most valuable feature is synchronizing the limited access for partners or sub-contractors."
 

Cons

"Regarding scalability, I find OpenVPN Access Server scalable with some caveats. However, sometimes your license disappears or gets wiped out when you scale the infrastructure, which can be quite annoying and requires reaching out to support to get set up again."
"The lack of an official Linux client is a clear gap."
"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 main area for improvement is the pricing model, as the concurrent user license gets expensive quickly as our organization grows."
"I would like to see continued advanced security implementation."
"There could be an easier way to set up the solution."
"The product is fully customized through configuration files, which is all achieved through manual data entry."
"When there are too many concurrent users trying to connect at the same time, there may be a bit of a bottleneck."
"The security features offered in SecureLink are not enough."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"Open VPN Access Server is open-source and free of charge."
"OpenVPN Access Server is free and open source."
"The solution was free of charge."
"Begin with the community version and upgrade to paid one if the need arises."
"It is free, you buy support."
"The solution is free of cost."
"The product offers yearly as well as monthly subscription plans. It has moderate pricing."
"It is an open-source solution, so we don't pay for anything."
"We are not happy with the recent increase in the price."
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Top Industries

By visitors reading reviews
Computer Software Company
13%
Comms Service Provider
12%
Financial Services Firm
8%
Construction Company
7%
Healthcare Company
18%
Construction Company
16%
Wholesaler/Distributor
6%
Manufacturing Company
6%
 

Company Size

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Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business43
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise24
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Questions from the Community

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Sample Customers

Verizon, Amazon, Disney, HP, Microsoft, IBM, Samsung
NISC, Sotera Wireless, InterSystems, Allscripts, Cerner, Allscripts
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