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Cloudflare Zero Trust Services vs. OpenVPN Access Server

Overview
ProductRatingMost Used ByProduct SummaryStarting Price
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Score 9.6 out of 10
N/A
Cloudflare's Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) technologies create secure boundaries around applications. When resources are protected with ZTNA, users are only allowed to access resources after verifying the identity, context, and policy adherence of each specific request. Cloudflare's Zero-Trust-as-a-Service model enables users to deploy access controls on the company's instant-on cloud platform, backed by Cloudflare's global network.N/A
OpenVPN Access Server
Score 7.0 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…
$75
per month
Pricing
Cloudflare Zero Trust ServicesOpenVPN Access Server
Editions & Modules
No answers on this topic
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
Cloudflare Zero Trust ServicesOpenVPN Access Server
Free Trial
NoNo
Free/Freemium Version
NoYes
Premium Consulting/Integration Services
NoNo
Entry-level Setup FeeNo setup feeNo setup fee
Additional Details—Price decreases if paid yearly.
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Community Pulse
Cloudflare Zero Trust ServicesOpenVPN Access Server
Considered Both Products
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Maiko Svanidze | TrustRadius Reviewer
Maiko Svanidze
Lecturer Invited Specialist
Chose Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
As long as all Cloudflare products and services rely on anycast technology, in a complex approach Cloudflare is faster and more relevant for cloud applications. The balance between security and performance is fully established. Also, Cloudflare has quite a good stack for API …
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Cloudflare Gateway does not require local resources and hardware to implement, is very simple and efficient, easy to use, and has clear analytics. It is backed by a very fast DNS resolver in the market.
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
Cloudflare was both the most feature-rich and cost-effective of comparisons. Presales engagement understood our challenges and was keen to solve them.
OpenVPN Access Server
Verified User
Anonymous
Chose OpenVPN Access Server
We found OpenVPN to be more cost-effective vs Azure. In addition, it was easier to install, deploy, and manage.
Features
Cloudflare Zero Trust ServicesOpenVPN Access Server
Identity Management
Comparison of Identity Management features of Product A and Product B
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
10.0
Ratings
12% above category average
OpenVPN Access Server
-
Ratings
Multi-Factor Authentication10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Endpoint Security
Comparison of Endpoint Security features of Product A and Product B
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
10.0
Ratings
6% above category average
OpenVPN Access Server
-
Ratings
Endpoint Detection and Response (EDR)10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Threat Intelligence
Comparison of Threat Intelligence features of Product A and Product B
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
10.0
Ratings
13% above category average
OpenVPN Access Server
-
Ratings
Network Analytics10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Threat Recognition10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Vulnerability Classification10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Alerts and Reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Threat Analysis10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Threat Intelligence Reporting10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Automated Threat Identification10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Zero Trust Security
Comparison of Zero Trust Security features of Product A and Product B
Cloudflare Zero Trust Services
10.0
Ratings
7% above category average
OpenVPN Access Server
-
Ratings
Continuous Verification10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Secure Web Gateways10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Network Flow Control10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Network Traffic Analysis10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Segmentation Leveraging10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Admin Access Control10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Network Data Encryption10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
Network Topology Mapping10.00 Ratings00 Ratings
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Cloudflare Zero Trust ServicesOpenVPN Access Server
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Score 9.5 out of 10
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Score 7.0 out of 10
Medium-sized Companies
Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
Enterprises
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Score 8.9 out of 10
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Score 9.6 out of 10
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User Ratings
Cloudflare Zero Trust ServicesOpenVPN Access Server
Likelihood to Recommend
10.0
(0 ratings)
8.0
(0 ratings)
Usability
10.0
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
Support Rating
9.1
(0 ratings)
-
(0 ratings)
User Testimonials
Cloudflare Zero Trust ServicesOpenVPN Access Server
Likelihood to Recommend
I wanted to securely connect to my servers without getting tracked by malicious attackers, even though I was on public Wi-Fi. Security was my top priority, and I also wanted a setup that was easy and quick to start and provided great network performance. Cloudflare's Zero trust matches my criteria for becoming my first choice.
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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
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Pros
  • Block access to known bad, risky, or unwanted destinations at the DNS or HTTP level.
  • Excellent protection for remote users.
  • Best in class browser isolation techniques.
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  • Secure
  • Easy setup
  • 2 free users
  • automatic updates
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Cons
  • Cloudflare picks the nearest device location to route the traffic, but It would be great if we could select any particular location.
  • Cloudflare enables monitoring for all the connected clients; it would be great if we could monitor any individual client device while keeping some client devices private.
  • Sometimes, its DNS is not able to resolve a few project websites; we have to manually purge the cache and even disable the Security to get the work done. So, it would be better if we could manually provide a DNS list or whitelist some websites.
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  • 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.
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Usability
Within a few hours, new engineers are trained in basic tasks and are quite happy they are able to resolve issues independently. After SSO is configured, onboarding is as simple as signing into m365 via a web browser popup.
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Support Rating
Good chat support from the portal for basic questions and minor issues. The enterprise support line is provided as well.
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No answers on this topic
Alternatives Considered
As long as all Cloudflare products and services rely on anycast technology, in a complex approach Cloudflare is faster and more relevant for cloud applications. The balance between security and performance is fully established. Also, Cloudflare has quite a good stack for API connection protection, like the API Shield example, which makes it more effective compared to F5 for example. Warp as a ZTNA agent gives better visibility and device posture information than FortiClient does.
Maiko Svanidze | TrustRadius Reviewer
Maiko Svanidze
Lecturer Invited Specialist
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We found OpenVPN to be more cost-effective vs Azure. In addition, it was easier to install, deploy, and manage
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Return on Investment
  • Cloudflare has provided us with 100% uptime even during planned maintenance
  • Cloudflare has reduced time for engineering fixes from hours (or days) to minutes in some cases (primarily through Workers)
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  • 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.
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