Vpn Solution reviews from Reddit
Summary
We analyzed 170 Reddit reviews across 26 subreddits and 48 posts to rank the best Vpn Solution brands recommended by redditors, including communities like r/sysadmin, r/networking, r/homelab, r/VPN, r/mikrotik. Top-rated brands include pfSense (4.3/5), Tailscale (4.7/5), OpenVPN (4.4/5).
Stats
Reviews170
Subreddits26
Posts48
Brands82
Products32
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#1
pfSense
4.3
(13)
"I've had a very good time with OpenVPN on pfSense, both for users and as site-to-site."
"I use pfSense for my firewalls, run them on my VMware cluster. Use OpenVPN for 20 users and 8 remote offices. Free!"
"Grab an old computer, throw in a dual port NIC, and install pfSense."
"PfSense with an OpenVPN server is what I'd recommend."
"Won’t run on a Pi, but PFsense Site to Site VPN."
"I'm running pfSense, and it's not hard to configure OpenVPN."
"I would get 2 'mini pcs' from aliexpress and use pfsense to set up the ipsec site to site vpn."
"Dirt cheap would be a VM at the office and a PCEngines APU2 both running pfSense."
"Use the VPN systems built into those firewalls."
"Recently switched to PFsense for both firewall and VPN. It works. Once it's running, it works. It doesn't randomly disconnect sessions."
#2
Tailscale
4.7
(9)
"Have a look at Tailscale and use subnet routes feature from Tailscale on the PC to reach the Access control panel."
"Tailscale"
"Tailscale is exactly what you're looking for"
"Tailscale is the answer."
"Tailscale [https://tailscale.com/] ZeroTier [https://www.zerotier.com/]"
"+1 for Tailscale"
"Would Tailscale work?"
"Tailscale or [wg-easy](https://github.com/WeeJeWel/wg-easy)."
"Tailscale or zerotier."
#3
OpenVPN
4.4
(7)
"OpenVPN is da bomb."
"Another one for OpenVPN, out the box and a breeze!"
"I'm a big fan of OpenVPN. It's easy to configure in Linux (via network-manager) and for OS X there is tunneblick."
"Maybe something like openvpn cloud ?"
"OpenVPN"
"OpenVPN is pretty tried and true."
"You can spin up a VPS running OpenVPN Access Server."
#4
Fortinet
4.4
(7)
"The FortiGate firewall could be a great fit for your application."
"I love my fortigate devices."
"Fortigate."
"Fortinet ZTNA might be an option to look at not sure how well it works for this scale."
"Fortinet, works great and includes MFA and very abordable for sme"
"Fortinet or Anyconnect, every day."
"Fortigate is one of the cheapest vendors out there."
#5
Private Internet Access
4.3
(7)
"PIA (Private Internet Access) have apps that run on everything. Reasonable cost, brain dead simple to setup and to use."
"I use privateinternetaccess.com. Now two years or more. These guys know what they are doing."
"Honestly, I tried so many different VPN solutions, including hosting my own, and now I just use Private Internet Access. It's cheap, and at least in my area it doesn't make a dent in my 150Mbps connection."
"I have had an excellent experience with Private Internet Access. They have a Linux client as well. It takes about 5 minutes to set up and I haven't had a single issue with PIA in almost 6 months of using it."
"I use Private Internet Access as well. I pay with a GiftCard or Bitcoin and it is about $50 or so per year."
"On computer I use PIA with a dedicated IP."
"The install instructions for PIA are incomplete."
#6
NordVPN
4.5
(6)
"I use NordVPN. I originally bought it for a year but just renewed it for 3 years at a heck of a deal."
"I have Nord! Love it"
"I highly recommend NordVPN. Consistently one of the highest ranked for service, quality and privacy."
"NordVPN with this you can access US Netflix, and several others"
"You can try using meshnet for free from NordVPN."
"Ivacy, nord, cyberghost"
#7
Pritunl
4.2
(6)
"Myrtille with a Pritunl-Zero front end on it, with SSO and MFA active."
"Pritunl. Been using it for a while and it works great."
"Pritunl for sure; the paid version is well worth it, but even the free version is excellent."
"I like the simplicity of Pritunl. An easy-to-use implementation of an OpenVPN server."
"I'm using Pritunl for my site to site. Works well."
"Maybe Pritunl (Free) is worth looking into."
#8
WireGuard
4.8
(4)
"Regular, bare Wireguard is the best, but Tailscale is a great backup too."
"I would also recommend WireGuard as the tunnel protocol."
"Put a linux box with wireguard on it behind your router."
"Tried it, wor"
#9
Cisco
3.6
(5)
"In less organized structured environments, going with a cisco or dell sonicwall makes more sense."
"Cisco ASA is solid and widely used."
"We use Cisco ASAs, as long as they're set up right they work great."
"Cisco ASA. Very reliable."
"I despise ASA VPN and will never recommend it to anyone again."
#10
Asus
4.5
(4)
"I have an Asus RT-AX92U, and it works great."
"Used it all the way until I moved out with no issues, very easy to setup & use."
"Merlin-wrt should be available for your Asus router, and it has OpenVPN built in!"
"Why not get a router that provides an open VPN server (anything by Asus, or anything with tomato, openwrt or ddwrt)"
#11
PiVPN
4.3
(4)
"I would use PiVPN. Takes about 5 minutes to get up and running and has not been any trouble for me."
"I would say the best options are PiVPN, on an RPi, or Pritunl."
"PiVPN."
"PiVPN"
#12
SonicWall
4.0
(4)
"Grab 2 Sonicwall SOHO-250 and call it a day."
"Any of the major names in the business will have something to get this done."
"Sonicwalls were pretty easy for us."
"I use a Sonicwall on one end, and a small Cisco router at my branch office. Works well."
#13
SoftEther VPN
5.0
(3)
"Softether VPN , easy to use and reliable , had it in production for years, hundreds of users :) "
"Very secure, simple to use and speeds are probably the best I've had over VPN."
"I've had plenty of good experience with SoftEther VPN, and it's free."
#14
Meraki
5.0
(3)
"My recommendation is the meraki z4 devices for the end users and you can use the mx67 as your end device in the dc."
"If I wanted a pain free, plug an play life I would entertain getting a Meraki MX and some Z3, Z3C etc and give them the Zx to take home and just plug in."
"For an extremely easy setup , you could buy 2 Meraki MX64s, enable AutoVPN on them , and call it a day."
#15
GL.iNet
4.7
(3)
"Gl-inet products make it easy."
"Check out gl-Inet products."
"Www.gl-inet.com/products/gl-mt300n-v2/"
#16
Unblock-US
4.0
(3)
"Well at least my Unblock-US works for my Apple TV and Roku."
"Unblock-US 5 bucks a month and works perfect."
"Unblock-us works for me."
#17
Sophos
4.0
(3)
"Small Sophos hardware do this pretty well."
"We use Sophos UTM-series at work and it can do all your requirements."
"The product we're pushing to the clients as edge UTM is Sophos (version 9 at the moment). It supports site-to-site IPSEC, SSL vpns etc."
#18
Cloudflare
4.0
(3)
"I'd focus on Identity first security measures and then check out Cloudflare Zero Trust."
"Some players in this space that I would look at are Skyhigh Security, Netskope, Cloudflare."
"Cloudflare tunnel might be for you."
#19
Juniper
4.0
(3)
"If you're familiar with Juniper SRX, the SRX300 would fit the bill perfectly."
"Juniper branch devices. SRX 320s are great."
"Have you considered Juniper SRX100 (Or other model) with a 3G/4G USB dongle?"
#20
Mikrotik
3.3
(3)
"Something like this (ipsec hw acceleration) - https://mikrotik.com/product/hex_s"
"Mikrotik only supports TCP OpenVPN. And their implementation is bad."
"You can get a Routerboard for around $50 on Amazon."
#21
OpenVPN Access Server
4.5
(2)
"OpenVPN access server. It is a premade OVF file for esxi. Can be converted to any format and works out of the box for free."
"OpenVpn Access Server. A month of licensing for 25 users is $150, iirc."
#22
Mullvad
4.5
(2)
"Mullvad - solid as hell!"
"Mullvad"
#23
AirVPN
4.5
(2)
"I have used AirVPN for the last 3 years and I've been impressed with them."
"I use AirVPN, maybe they are less well known?"
#24
SoftEther
4.0
(2)
"Softether supports all kind of protocols, have a look at it. :)"
"A potentially cheaper solution is to use the softether open source VPN server."
#25
Draytek
4.0
(2)
"Sounds like you don't want anything too fancy, Draytek or Sonicwall would be fine."
"2 cost effective and reliable options, Draytek 2862 line, super easy to setup."
#26
Tor
4.0
(2)
"Tor - Orbot and Orweb or Orfox"
"TOR does work."
#27
PIA
3.5
(2)
"I currently use PIA, but will be moving to Mullvad soon."
"Can anyone confirm whether PIA works with nhl.tv in terms of circumnavigating the blackouts?"
#28
VPN
2.5
(2)
"Set up a VPN, MFA login to the VPN, then allow access to the remote access gateway."
"Dont use PPTP, its no longer safe."
#29
ConnectWise Control
5.0
(1)
"We use ConnectWise Control and love it."
#30
Cheam
5.0
(1)
"Way cheaper even than an expensive tplink router."
#31
Firestick 4K
5.0
(1)
"Easiest option is to buy a firestick 4k for under $30 and connect it to the TV."
#32
Private VPN
5.0
(1)
"Private VPN, Dedicated IP. No issues."
#33
Raspberry Pi
5.0
(1)
"I recently setup a raspberry Pi 4 for Plex, PiHole and OpenVPN."
#34
Riseup
5.0
(1)
"Exactly what your requesting I think."
#35
FortiClient
5.0
(1)
"Forticlient FTW."
#36
OpenClash
4.0
(1)
"OpenClash if you want to configure more, PassWall if you're tech illiterate and just want a VPN on button."
#37
ASUS Merlin
4.0
(1)
"That's what I do with an ASUS-Merlin router and Astrill."
#38
PIA VPN
4.0
(1)
"I use PIA vpn service, it has split tunnelling like it sounds you need, and a lot of other config ability."
#39
Twingate
4.0
(1)
"For secure remote access into my home network while away from home I've been using Twingate for over a year now."
#40
Parallels
4.0
(1)
"Look into a Parallels RAS setup - basically a secure gateway to provide remote access."
#41
VPN Router
4.0
(1)
"I don't really see any reason to not have it as a router solution."
#42
VPN Protocols
4.0
(1)
"L2TP/IPsec, OpenVPN, or even plain-old tunnel mode IKEv2 IPsec .. are all good with good crypto algos in place."
#43
That One Privacy Site
4.0
(1)
"I go by thatoneprivacysite.net. As long as they provide OpenVPN pfSense won’t care."
#44
AWS Workspaces
4.0
(1)
"Why don't you just use AWS workspaces? It is view only between home pc and the workspace."
#45
Citrix XenDesktop
4.0
(1)
"Citrix Xendesktop with VDA on each PC."
#46
Apache Guacamole
4.0
(1)
"Apache Guacamole is a nice Solution, html5 Rdp Solution with clipboard Function etc."
#47
Cisco SDP
4.0
(1)
"We have been using SDP (Software Defined Peremiter) from Cisco (Cisco DNA)."
#48
Verizon
4.0
(1)
"It’s worked for me for the past 3 years. Worth a try"
#49
Zscaler
4.0
(1)
"Either look at Zscaler ZPA or Axis SSE."
#50
Mikrotik IKEv2
4.0
(1)
"There's a really good Reddit post on setting this up with Windows 10 native client and certificate authentication."
#51
Mikrotik L2TP
4.0
(1)
"L2tp with ipsec based on user, pass and shared key works good for me."
#52
SSTP
4.0
(1)
"The SSTP tunnel is fine in both roadwarrior and point-to-point configurations."
#53
Mikrotik hAP ac2
4.0
(1)
"I'd procure two ARM-based Mikrotik routers, hAP ac2 for instance, and either use IPsec alone."
#54
v2rayNG
4.0
(1)
"The protocols you provided are exactly blocked in iran too, yet v2rayNG still works."
#55
Express DNS
4.0
(1)
"Use a DNS service that still works for USA Netflix."
#56
Nord
4.0
(1)
"If you have Nord somehow Lithuania still works."
#57
Pulse Connect Secure
4.0
(1)
"Pulse Connect Secure has the best implementation in this space."
#58
Cisco AnyConnect
4.0
(1)
"AnyConnect is probably the best of the 'traditional' remote access VPN solutions."
#59
DigitalOcean
4.0
(1)
"I run my own DigitalOcean or AWS cloud instance."
#60
PayPal
4.0
(1)
"There is an option within your PayPal account where you can set a travel advisory listing."
#61
ASUS
4.0
(1)
"Consider using the ASUS RT-N12 as a VPN client."
#62
Generic VPS
4.0
(1)
"My advice would be don't set up anything at home it's unstable and unreliable and it will stop working at"
#63
Ubiquiti
4.0
(1)
"Just get ubiquiti edgerouter series ... even the smallest one is really affordable."
#64
Shadowsocks
4.0
(1)
"Shadowsocks might be useful."
#65
IPSec/IKEv2
4.0
(1)
"IPSec/IKEv2 will be the fastest most likely."
#66
EdgeRouter X
4.0
(1)
"Buy an EdgerouterX and load Zerotier on it."
#67
Dedicated IP VPN Service
4.0
(1)
"Why don't you just get a dedicated IP VPN service?"
#68
Home VPN
4.0
(1)
"You could setup you own VPN at your house."
#69
Microsoft
4.0
(1)
"Microsoft Entra Public / Private access might be worth looking into."
#70
Skyhigh Security
4.0
(1)
"Rather than a VPN you may find a CASB/SWG style solution to work a bit better for you."
#71
Netskope
4.0
(1)
"Some players in this space that I would look at are Skyhigh Security, Netskope, Cloudflare."
#72
Netmaker
4.0
(1)
"[Netmaker](https://github.com/gravitl/netmaker) if you want something WireGuard-based."
#73
Orbot
4.0
(1)
"I know and use Orbot."
#74
Cloudflare WARP
4.0
(1)
"Checkout Cloudflares WARP client."
#75
Privatoria
4.0
(1)
"I use Privatoria provider a long time and I saw that they offer Free Lifetime subscription for friends."
#76
Hoxx VPN
3.0
(1)
"Firefox has add-ons for free and they have a VPN called Hoxx that I use."
#77
ISP VPN solution
3.0
(1)
"I've found that grabbing a VPN solution from the ISP gives really good performance and occupies nothing on your end."
#78
Bukkit
3.0
(1)
"Do thy have a VPN solution?"
#79
Smart DNS
3.0
(1)
"Alternatively, try Smart DNS services made for streaming, which frequently function better on consoles than conventional VPNs."
#80
Tuxler VPN
3.0
(1)
"I used TuxlerVPN to buy Impact Rebellion last month."
#81
vpngratis.us
2.0
(1)
"You can try [vpngratis.us](http://www.vpngratis.us)."
#82
Free VPN
1.0
(1)
"No. Free VPN is a bad idea."
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