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OpenVPN started as a community-made encryption protocol to protect your digital privacy.
New options include the user-friendly Access Server or fully managed CloudConnexa.
The three OpenVPN options offer varying levels of accessibility and pricing to scale.
OpenVPN began its life as a community-made project and continues to offer the only legitimate VPN platform that doesn't cost a cent to use. However, it has since expanded into other products that offer smoother management and compliance options depending on how much you're willing to spend.
If you're just looking for a free VPN, OpenVPN Community Edition is still your default choice. But for developers and organizations that want to do away with some of the admin overhead of setting it up and configuring it yourself, you can also choose between a self-hosted managed version and a cloud-based subscription that runs on the same underlying infrastructure.
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