Try OpenVPN for Business Free: Remote Access VPN and Zero Trust Network Access Without the Risk

Remote work is the new normal, but most businesses are still securing it with tools that were built for a different era. Legacy VPN deployments are painful to manage, and enterprise 'zero trust' and ZTNA platforms are priced for Fortune 500 budgets. If you're looking for remote access VPN software that actually fits how your SMB team works, and want to try before you buy, you're in the right place.

Both OpenVPN Products for Business Offer Free Trials

OpenVPN offers two products built for business remote access, and both are free to try. Access Server is a self-hosted VPN you install on your own infrastructure. CloudConnexa is a managed, cloud-delivered zero trust network access (ZTNA) platform. Depending on how your organization is built, one of these will fit your situation immediately, and you can start today and see how you like it without paying a single cent.

Access Server: Self-Hosted Remote Access VPN, Free to Try

If your team runs its own servers, whether on-premises, on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud Platform, DigitalOcean (or any other VPS or IaaS out there), Access Server gives you a fully self-hosted VPN server that you control completely. You install it on your infrastructure, your data stays in your environment, and you manage the configuration through a web-based admin UI.

The free tier of Access Server includes two simultaneous VPN connections at no cost, forever. It's not a limited-time free trial, it's a permanent free tier that lets small teams, homelab users, and solo administrators get real work done without spending anything.

When self-hosted VPN with Access Server makes sense for organizations

Small businesses with on-premises infrastructure. If your company runs a file server, an ERP system, or internal applications in a local data center or server room, a self-hosted VPN gives remote employees secure tunnel access to those resources without exposing them to the public internet. Access Server sits in front of your network and handles authentication, access policy, and encryption.

DevOps and engineering teams. Developers who need secure access to cloud environments, staging servers, or internal tooling (Kubernetes clusters, Jenkins, Grafana, private APIs, etc.) often need a VPN they can configure precisely. Access Server integrates with LDAP and Active Directory, supports certificate-based authentication, and lets you define exactly which users can reach which network segments.

Organizations with strict data sovereignty requirements. If your compliance framework, HIPAA, SOC 2, or similar, requires that user traffic and connection logs stay within your own environment, a self-hosted VPN is the answer. You control the server, the logs, and the data.

Getting started is straightforward. Access Server is available as a one-click marketplace image on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, and DigitalOcean, or as a package you install on your own Ubuntu or CentOS server. The admin UI walks you through initial configuration, and the first two connections are free. And start a free 14-day trial with an unlimited number of users.

CloudConnexa: Zero Trust Network Access, Free to Start

CloudConnexa is OpenVPN's managed network security solution, built around zero trust principles. Instead of giving remote users blanket VPN access to your entire network, CloudConnexa lets you define exactly which users can reach which applications and services - and nothing else (it's ZTNA, after all!).

The free plan includes three connections and access to the full platform, so you can evaluate real-world performance without committing to a paid tier.

When zero trust network access with CloudConnexa makes sense for organizations

Distributed teams with cloud-first infrastructure. If your business runs primarily on SaaS applications, cloud infrastructure, and remote-first workflows, a traditional self-hosted VPN can be harder to justify. CloudConnexa connects your users to the specific services they need,whether those are private applications in AWS, internal web tools, or resources spread across multiple cloud regions, without requiring you to maintain your own VPN server.

Businesses onboarding contractors and third-party vendors. One of the most common security gaps in small and mid-sized businesses is third-party access. When a contractor needs access to one internal system, giving them full network access is an unnecessary risk. CloudConnexa's application-level access controls let you grant exactly the access a contractor or vendor needs, and revoke it instantly when the engagement ends.

Companies replacing a perimeter-based VPN. Traditional remote access VPNs operate on the assumption that once a user is inside the tunnel, they can reach most of what's on the network. Zero trust network access flips this. Every user, every device, every connection is verified, and access is granted only to the specific resources that user is authorized to reach. For teams that have grown beyond a handful of remote workers, this model significantly reduces the blast radius of a compromised account.

MSPs and IT providers managing multiple client environments. CloudConnexa's architecture makes it practical to manage isolated, secure network environments for multiple clients from a single platform, without complex routing or per-client infrastructure overhead.

Two products. Two free trials. Free to start with no credit card (with free plan), unlimited free-trial for both

The right choice between Access Server and CloudConnexa comes down to how your infrastructure is built and how much you want to manage yourself.

If you want control and you already have servers to run it on, Access Server gives you a powerful, proven self-hosted VPN with a permanent free tier for up to two connections. If you want a managed platform that handles the infrastructure and gives you zero trust access controls out of the box, CloudConnexa's free plan lets you connect three users and evaluate the full product.

Both are built on the OpenVPN protocol, the same open-source technology trusted by millions of users and thousands of organizations worldwide. Both support modern authentication methods including MFA, SAML, and LDAP. And both include specific features that modern companies need from their business VPN and ZTNA solutions.

And now both offer a free plan to start small, or a 14-day free trial to deploy in your organization.