OpenVPN vs Perimeter81: Which VPN is Right for You?
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The #1 Business VPNWhat is the difference between OpenVPN and Perimeter81?
OpenVPN gives you the secure access, Zero Trust, and identity integration you need in a point solution – with faster setup, easier management and a price point built for SMB growth.
 | Perimeter81 | |
|---|---|---|
| Easy deployment |  Yes | Yes |
| Easy management | Yes | Yes |
| Designed for remote & hybrid teams | Yes | Yes |
| Scalable | Yes | Yes |
| Combines VPN, ZTNA, & firewall | Yes | Yes |
| Cross-platform compatibility (Windows, Mac, etc .) | Yes | Yes |
| Based on open source | Yes |  No |
| Relies on provider infrastructure | Yes | No |
| No minimum # of users (ex. 10 min.) | Yes | No |
| Performance consistency across regions | Yes | No |
| Connect networks w/ IP address overlap | Yes | No |
| Content filtering | Yes | No |
Why companies choose OpenVPN?
Check Point SASE (formerly Perimeter 81) is a strong solution for organizations seeking deep policy control and enterprise-level SASE features. But for SMBs and MSPs, it’s often too complex and too costly.
OpenVPN balances ease of use with Zero Trust principles, ensuring only the right users and devices access the right resources.
Fast & Simple Deployment with Zero Trust Security
OpenVPN setup takes less than one hour, with no heavy infrastructure or steep learning curve — while balancing ease of use with Zero Trust principles, ensuring only the right users and devices access the right resources.Check Point SASE deployments require detailed policy configuration and ongoing tuning, offering deeper segmentation and controls that can overwhelm smaller IT teams.
Broader Authentication Flexibility
OpenVPN supports SAML, LDAP, and local authentication — giving SMBs the ability to onboard both modern and legacy systems.Check Point SASE integrates with major IdPs (Okta, Azure AD, Google Workspace), but lacks support for LDAP and local authentication
Built in security at no extra cost
OpenVPN includes Cyber Shield (IDS/IPS + content filtering) directly within CloudConnexa.Check Point SASE bundles firewall, DNS filtering, and segmentation — but at a higher price point and with more complexity.
Cost Effective Scalability
OpenVPN offers predictable, volume-based pricing with no bandwidth limits, plus multi-tenant management for MSPs.Check Point SASE's pricing can escalate quickly as user counts and policy complexity grow.
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Access Server gives you complete control over your security architecture with customizable access policies and private tunneling.
Deploy on IaaS providers, Docker, Linux, Hyper-V, and VMware ESXi- Get started fast with a ready-to-use templates
- Protect your data by routing internet traffic through the Access Server
- Enforce access policies with identity, device, and IP verification
Cloud-delivered
CloudConnexa®
Connect your applications, private networks, workforce, and IoT devices — without complex, hard-to-scale hardware or self-managed server software.
- Enforce security with a full suite of Zero Trust controls
- Connect networks seamlessly using OpenVPN or IPsec
- Enhance protection with content filtering and IDS/IPS
- Simplify routing with domain-based traffic rules
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What our customers say about us
Jason K.REPAYEasy to configure options, add users, and that it has two factor authentication built in. You can configure the system to allow connections on common ports so that you're able to connect from pretty much anywhere in the world.
Johnathan B.Surry TelephoneConfiguring and updating my own server is super simple. In my experience, I've always had some difficulty setting up hardware VPN appliances, but OpenVPN was no-nonsense.
Alex H.DGDeanThe OpenVPN Access Server AMI is a great out of the box VPN solution for your AWS VPC...
John G.Anovys, LLCOpenVPN offers users a very simple and secure VPN option that is both economical and quick to install. Users are able to easily install it on their client devices.
Jeremy F.Intelligent PathwaysThe availability of client software for all operating systems and mobile devices means my customers can connect regardless of their setup.
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