NordLayer vs. OpenVPN Access Server

NordLayer

NordLayer

22 Reviews and Ratings

OpenVPN Access Server

OpenVPN Access Server

26 Reviews and Ratings

Overview
Product	Rating	Most Used By	Product Summary	Starting Price
NordLayer	Score 7.3 out of 10	N/A	NordLayer provides cybersecurity tools for businesses of any size or work model developed by the standard of NordVPN. NordLayer helps organizations secure networks and enhance internet security and modernizes network and resource access with technical improvements aligning with the best regulatory compliance standards. Helping organizations to adopt FWaaS, ZTNA, and SWG principles, NordLayer is focused on the Security Service Edge of cybersecurity services.…	$8 per month if Yearly plan per user
OpenVPN Access Server	Score 8.1 out of 10	N/A	OpenVPN headquartered in Pleasanton allows users to create secure access to a private network in the cloud or on-premise with Access Server. Access Server is available to deploy directly on various cloud platforms like Amazon AWS, Google GCP, Microsoft Azure, DigitalOcean, and also available as ready-to-deploy virtual appliances for Microsoft HyperV and VMWare ESXi. Alternately, OpenVPN Access Server Virtual Appliance is a full-featured secure network tunneling VPN virtual appliance solution…	$70 per month 5 connections (minimum)

Pricing

NordLayer

OpenVPN Access Server

Editions & Modules

Lite: $8
per month if Yearly plan per user
Core: $11
per month if Yearly plan per user
Premium: $14
per month if Yearly plan per user
Custom: x
per month if Yearly plan per user

10 Connections: $75.00
per month
25 Connections: $150.00
per month
50 Connections: $219.00
per month
100 Connections: $300.00
per month
250 Connections: $575.00
per month
500 Connections: $1,095.00
per month
1,000 Connections: $1,560.00
per month
2,000 Connections: $3,100.00
per month
0-2 Connections: Free

Offerings

Pricing Offerings
NordLayer	OpenVPN Access Server
Free Trial
No	No
Free/Freemium Version
No	Yes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
No	No

Entry-level Setup Fee

No setup fee

No setup fee

Additional Details

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Price decreases if paid yearly.

More Pricing Information

Community Pulse
	NordLayer	OpenVPN Access Server
Top Pros	Pro Privacy and security Pro Excellent service Pro Worth every penny	Pro Stable connection Pro Easy setup Pro Free users
Top Cons	Minus Expensive side Minus Not stable Minus Slow loading	Minus 3rd party apps Minus Limited functionality Minus Error logs

Best Alternatives
	NordLayer	OpenVPN Access Server
Small Businesses	NinjaOne Score 9.0 out of 10	Norton 360 Score 7.2 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies	Nmap Score 10.0 out of 10	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.5 out of 10
Enterprises	Nmap Score 10.0 out of 10	Quantum Firewalls and Security Gateways Score 9.5 out of 10
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User Ratings
	NordLayer	OpenVPN Access Server
Likelihood to Recommend	8.7 (5 ratings)	8.0 (1 ratings)

User Testimonials
	NordLayer	OpenVPN Access Server
Likelihood to Recommend	Nord Security NordLayer has become an invaluable resource for our security posture and day-to-day activity. The primary use case is preventing staff members from accessing sensitive resources on an unencrypted connection, applying NordLayer and conditional access policies in congruency. The ability to create teams and assigned them to specific dedicated servers is also helpful and allows for further security segmentation Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	OpenVPN We used it to connect our two offices together. It aids in secure file transfer for remote users. Some of the 3rd party software is only allowed to run on specific IP addresses due to the license and this is a way that remote users can utilize that software without being on-site Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Pros	Nord Security Easy to use Simple user interface desgin Support many VPN protocol Fast and reliable connection Incentivized YA Ye Thiha Aung ICT Read full review	OpenVPN Secure Easy setup 2 free users automatic updates Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Cons	Nord Security The browser plugin needs some work, or some research about what browser/OS restrictions may limit its functionality. Ours does not work at all even after contacting support so we do not use it Toast/Windows notifications scheduled or deployed through admin center would be amazing. The ability to remind a user who has been disconnected for X hours would be a great feature Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review	OpenVPN some times error logs are not clear Configuring 3rd party apps can sometimes be problematic Limited functionality for iPhone users, but I believe that is due to an apple issue. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Alternatives Considered	Nord Security easy configuration and use case Sumeet Srivastava Vice President Read full review	OpenVPN We found OpenVPN to be more cost-effective vs Azure. In addition, it was easier to install, deploy, and manage Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
Return on Investment	Nord Security Improved sercurity Incresed productivity Performance impact Incentivized YA Ye Thiha Aung ICT Read full review	OpenVPN Only 2 free users, it would be nice if they would expand to 5. Easy way to establish a VPN backbone between two locations Great for work at home or BCP events. Incentivized Verified User Anonymous Read full review
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