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Product	OpenVPN Access Server by OpenVPN View product	NordLayer by Nord Security View product
Overview
What it is	What does OpenVPN Access Server do? It covers Admin Web UI. See typical use cases, self-hosted, on-premises or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.	Evaluating NordLayer? See how this VPN tool handles cloud-native business VPN and dedicated private IP gateways, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.
Product type	Self-Hosted Enterprise VPN Server	Cloud-Native Business VPN & Network Access Security Platform
Best for	Cross-industry, Remote Workforce, IT & MSPs	Small & Mid-Sized Businesses, Remote Teams, IT Services, FinTech, Legal
Pricing
Pricing model	Contact Vendor	Contact Vendor
Free trial	Free trial: yes	Free trial: yes
Deployment
Deployment options	CloudOn-Premise	SaaSCloudOn-Premise
Deployment details	Self-hosted; On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Linux Package; AWS AMI; Azure VM; GCP Compute	Cloud SaaS; SASE; Cloud SaaS; Client Endpoint App; Dedicated Gateways
Data residency	Self-hosted / Customer controlled	Global Server Network (United States, Europe, APAC, Americas)
Key features
What it offers	OpenVPN protocol Admin Web UI Split tunneling Multi-node clustering LDAP/RADIUS/SAML Automated client profiles Secure remote employee access Private cloud networking	Cloud-native business VPN Dedicated private IP gateways Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) ThreatBlock malware filtering Automated SSO/MFA integration Secure remote employee access Business VPN encryption Zero-trust network segmentation
Platform & access
API access	API access: yes	API access: yes
Single sign-on (SSO)	SSO: yes	SSO: yes
Role-based access (RBAC)	RBAC: yes	RBAC: yes
Multi-tenant	Multi-tenant: yes	Multi-tenant: yes
Mobile app	Mobile app: yes	Mobile app: yes
Supported platforms	Virtual MachinesCloudBare-Metal	Remote LaptopsMobile DevicesCloud ResourcesInternal Company Networks
Compliance	FIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001	SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS
Integrations & coverage
Integrations	Active DirectoryLDAPRADIUSSAML IdPs (Okta, Azure AD)AWSGCP	Google WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDOktaJumpCloudOneLogin
Industries	Cross-industryRemote WorkforceIT & MSPs	Small & Mid-Sized BusinessesRemote TeamsIT ServicesFinTechLegal
Regions	Global	Global
Vendor
Company	OpenVPN	Nord Security
Headquarters	Pleasanton, California, USA	Vilnius, Lithuania
Company size	201-500	1,500+
Founded	2001	2012

OpenVPN Access Server

by OpenVPN

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NordLayer

by Nord Security

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Overview

What it is

OpenVPN Access Server

What does OpenVPN Access Server do? It covers Admin Web UI. See typical use cases, self-hosted, on-premises or cloud deployment and how it compares to rivals.

NordLayer

Evaluating NordLayer? See how this VPN tool handles cloud-native business VPN and dedicated private IP gateways, where it fits best and which alternatives to compare.

Product type

OpenVPN Access Server

Self-Hosted Enterprise VPN Server

NordLayer

Cloud-Native Business VPN & Network Access Security Platform

Best for

OpenVPN Access Server

Cross-industry, Remote Workforce, IT & MSPs

NordLayer

Small & Mid-Sized Businesses, Remote Teams, IT Services, FinTech, Legal

Pricing

Pricing model

OpenVPN Access Server

Contact Vendor

NordLayer

Contact Vendor

Free trial

OpenVPN Access Server

NordLayer

Deployment

Deployment options

OpenVPN Access Server

CloudOn-Premise

NordLayer

SaaSCloudOn-Premise

Deployment details

OpenVPN Access Server

Self-hosted; On-premises; Cloud; Virtual Appliance; Linux Package; AWS AMI; Azure VM; GCP Compute

NordLayer

Cloud SaaS; SASE; Cloud SaaS; Client Endpoint App; Dedicated Gateways

Data residency

OpenVPN Access Server

Self-hosted / Customer controlled

NordLayer

Global Server Network (United States, Europe, APAC, Americas)

Key features

What it offers

OpenVPN Access Server

OpenVPN protocol
Admin Web UI
Split tunneling
Multi-node clustering
LDAP/RADIUS/SAML
Automated client profiles
Secure remote employee access
Private cloud networking

NordLayer

Cloud-native business VPN
Dedicated private IP gateways
Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA)
ThreatBlock malware filtering
Automated SSO/MFA integration
Secure remote employee access
Business VPN encryption
Zero-trust network segmentation

Platform & access

API access

OpenVPN Access Server

NordLayer

Single sign-on (SSO)

OpenVPN Access Server

NordLayer

Role-based access (RBAC)

OpenVPN Access Server

NordLayer

Multi-tenant

OpenVPN Access Server

NordLayer

Mobile app

OpenVPN Access Server

NordLayer

Supported platforms

OpenVPN Access Server

Virtual MachinesCloudBare-Metal

NordLayer

Remote LaptopsMobile DevicesCloud ResourcesInternal Company Networks

Compliance

OpenVPN Access Server

FIPS 140-2SOC 2ISO 27001

NordLayer

SOC 2 Type IIISO 27001GDPRHIPAAPCI-DSS

Integrations & coverage

Integrations

OpenVPN Access Server

Active DirectoryLDAPRADIUSSAML IdPs (Okta, Azure AD)AWSGCP

NordLayer

Google WorkspaceMicrosoft Entra IDOktaJumpCloudOneLogin

Industries

OpenVPN Access Server

Cross-industryRemote WorkforceIT & MSPs

NordLayer

Small & Mid-Sized BusinessesRemote TeamsIT ServicesFinTechLegal

Regions

OpenVPN Access Server

Global

NordLayer

Global

Vendor

Company

OpenVPN Access Server

OpenVPN

NordLayer

Nord Security

Headquarters

OpenVPN Access Server

Pleasanton, California, USA

NordLayer

Vilnius, Lithuania

Company size

OpenVPN Access Server

201-500

NordLayer

1,500+

Founded

OpenVPN Access Server

2001

NordLayer

2012