Security & privacy tools / OpenVPN
OpenVPN
Secure your business with OpenVPN. Flexible SMB VPN solutions for remote access and remote work, self-hosted or cloud-managed with zero trust security.
Where it stands
3.8 / 5
Signals score
Not a hands-on test
Based on 2 of 3 signals
- Website health4 / 5 · weight 50%
Measured from the tool's public website
- Facts stated4.2 / 5 · weight 30%
How many of the five facts the tool's own pages state
Built only from what we can measure or quote without using the tool. How ranking works
Rank by signals
We have not run our own hands-on test on OpenVPN yet. Facts checked 2026-11-01. How tests work
Disclosure: agathox makes some of the tools listed here. They are labelled and scored by the same method as every other tool.
Should you use OpenVPN?
A quick read built only from what the tool's own pages state and from our tests, not from opinion. Facts checked 2026-11-01.
A good fit if…
- You want a free option. It states: “Access Server free plan allows up to 2 simultaneous connections, free forever, no credit card required. New sign-ups start with a…”
Check first
Nothing to flag from what we know.
Does: VPN
Measured signals
4 / 5 · measured 2026-11-08Read automatically from OpenVPN's public website: how reliable, secure, private and open the site is. This is not a test of how well the tool does its job. How this is measured
- Reliability5 / 5The page answered and finished downloading in 57 ms.
- Security2.8 / 51 of 5 protective headers set (strict-transport-security).
- Privacy3 / 53 third-party tracking services found: Google Tag Manager, Microsoft Clarity, HubSpot.
- Transparency5 / 5Links a privacy policy; links a pricing page.
Community feedback
We found no public discussion of this tool to read.
Threads: OpenVPN Unprivileged User Guide Allows Exec as Root (2019, 3 comments)
- Free tier
- Access Server free plan allows up to 2 simultaneous connections, free forever, no credit card required. New sign-ups start with a 14-day trial of up to 100 connections, then move to the free plan.
- Paid plan
- Growth plan is $7 per connection per month, monthly or yearly billing, up to 2,000 connections. Enterprise and IoT is custom priced via sales.
- Signup
- Plans link to an account sign-up page and the FAQ mentions free plan sign-ups, but the page does not state explicitly that an account is required.
- Watermark
- Not applicable.
- Where files go
- The privacy policy covers website data, not VPN traffic. It says nothing specific about logging VPN traffic. Website logs record IP addresses, user-agent strings and URLs. No retention period is stated.
From the tool's own pages, checked 2026-11-01. Sources: OpenVPN Access Server pricing, OpenVPN privacy policy. Prices and limits change; check the tool before you rely on them.
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