OpenVPN Community Edition
The facts below are what the maker publishes about OpenVPN Community Edition, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From OpenVPN Community Edition's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| OpenVPN Community Edition | Free | Free, open-source project · manual setup · CLI required |
The facts
Each one read from OpenVPN Community Edition's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access control
- It allows user- or group-specific access policies using firewall rules on the VPN virtual interface.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Access model
- vpnchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Admin control level
- basicchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Authentication
- It supports authentication using certificates, smart cards, and username/password credentials.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Authentication integrations
- Authentication plugins can connect to PAM, which can in turn use shadow passwords, RADIUS, or LDAP.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Client and server
- OpenVPN 2.x supports a scalable client/server mode in which multiple clients connect to one server process over a TCP or UDP port.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended users
- OpenVPN describes Community Edition as a fit for hobbyists, developers, and small projects that want hands-on control.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Management limitation
- The Community Edition comparison describes it as manually set up and CLI-only, with no web GUI or API listed.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Package verification
- Official Community Edition source packages and Windows installers are signed using the project's security mailing list GPG key.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- OpenVPN is an SSL VPN for secure Layer 2 or Layer 3 network extension using SSL/TLS.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Related clients
- The Community page links to an open-source Android client and an open-source macOS client, Tunnelblick.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Routing
- The project documentation covers routed and bridged VPNs, routing traffic through the VPN, and client-specific rules.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Security
- The tls-auth directive adds an HMAC signature to TLS handshake packets to help protect against denial-of-service attacks, port scanning, and unauthorized handshake attempts.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support
- Community support resources include IRC, a user mailing list, forums, a wiki, and GitHub issues.checked 11 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Supported platforms
- Windows,Linux,macOSchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Windows availability
- The Community Edition Windows installer includes OpenVPN GUI client software and a system service daemon, and supports Windows 10 onward, including Windows Server editions.checked 11 Oct 2026
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