SoftEther VPN Came to My Rescue 8-years Ago and it Still Delivers
Rating: 10 out of 10
IncentivizedUse Cases and Deployment Scope
I have used SoftEther VPN since February 2016, to connect back to my home office from my client's offices while traveling. It provides me with a solid, reliable, and secure connection based on only allowing approved IPs to be connected—IPs that I have previously configured into SoftEther VPN's IP Access Control List for each of my clients. Before switching to SoftEther VPN, I used Pertino but when it was acquired by Cradlepoint, it began having problems, and the increased cost became untenable for my small company and my clients.
I also use SoftEther VPN to connect to all of my clients from my home office when working remotely, and they use it to allow all of their remote workers to connect to the main office.
I also use SoftEther VPN to connect to all of my clients from my home office when working remotely, and they use it to allow all of their remote workers to connect to the main office.
Pros
- It just works—I have never had a single call from a client or end-user complaining that their VPN wasn't working.
- It can be configured to be super easy for end-users to use—Nearly transparent to them, in fact.
- It is very lightweight on devices and works extremely fast. So fast, in fact, that about the only issue I ever have with SoftEther VPN are related to users sometimes forgetting they are working remotely.
Cons
- We have has some issues where their default port won't connect through an AT&T wireless AP, but creating an exception for it on the AP or changing the port always gets it working.
Likelihood to Recommend
SoftEther VPN works easily, and extremely well through Azure, client-to-server, and in Layer 3 bridge mode between offices but it is not so easy to use from mobile devices, although we have had success, albeit with difficulty in the configuration.
Vetted Review
8 years of experience