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Cloudflare Access vs OpenVPN Community Edition

Cloudflare Access

cloudflare.com

OpenVPN Community Edition

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FigureCloudflare AccessOpenVPN Community Edition
Price from$7/moFree
Free planYesYes
Free trialYes—
Open source——
WebYes—
WindowsYesYes
macOSYesYes
LinuxYesYes
iOSYesYes
AndroidYesYes
APIYes—
Self-hosted—Yes
Plans published41
Spec score · Business VPN Software8.9 (#12)8.1 (#41)
Free planCloudflare's Zero Trust and SASE pricing page invites customers to start a proof of concept with its free plan.Yes
PurposeCloudflare Access is a zero trust network access solution for self-hosted apps, SaaS applications, and infrastructure that checks identity, device posture, and context for each request.OpenVPN is an SSL VPN for secure Layer 2 or Layer 3 network extension using SSL/TLS.

Plans

Cloudflare Access

  • Free PlanFree
  • Pay-as-you-go$7 a month
  • Contract PlanPrice not published
  • Cloudflare One free planFree

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OpenVPN Community Edition

  • OpenVPN Community EditionFree

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In their own words

Cloudflare Access

Cloudflare Access controls access to self-hosted apps, SaaS applications, and infrastructure by checking identity, device posture, and other context on each request. Policies can grant access at the individual resource level, and applications deny access unless a user matches an Allow policy. It supports SAML- and OIDC-compliant identity providers, including enterprise and social providers, as well as Cloudflare as an identity provider. Contractors, partners, and people using unmanaged devices can connect through a browser with social sign-in or a one-time PIN. Access can replace or supplement a legacy VPN by limiting access to specific applications, and its controls also cover infrastructure such as SSH and RDP. Administrators can manage policies centrally and scale them through APIs and Terraform. Publishing a self-hosted public application requires an active Cloudflare domain with full or partial CNAME setup. The free plan is for fewer than 50 users; paid service starts at $7/user/mo (annual).

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OpenVPN Community Edition

OpenVPN Community Edition has no write-up on Specifiction yet; its figures are above.

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