Amazon VPC vs OpenVPN

Overview

Amazon VPC

Stacks1.6K

Followers746

Votes46

OpenVPN

Stacks275

Followers164

Votes0

Amazon VPC vs OpenVPN: What are the differences?

What is Amazon VPC? Provision a logically isolated section of the AWS Cloud and launch AWS resources in a virtual network that you define. You have complete control over your virtual networking environment, including selection of your own IP address range, creation of subnets, and configuration of route tables and network gateways. You can easily customize the network configuration for your Amazon VPC.

What is OpenVPN? A Business VPN to Access Network Resources Securely. It provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers. Our VPN Server software solution can be deployed on-premises using standard servers or virtual appliances, or on the cloud.

Amazon VPC and OpenVPN can be primarily classified as "Virtual Private Cloud" tools.

According to the StackShare community, Amazon VPC has a broader approval, being mentioned in 300 company stacks & 79 developers stacks; compared to OpenVPN, which is listed in 15 company stacks and 3 developer stacks.

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Amazon VPC	OpenVPN
You have complete control over your virtual networking environment, including selection of your own IP address range, creation of subnets, and configuration of route tables and network gateways. You can easily customize the network configuration for your Amazon VPC.	It provides flexible VPN solutions to secure your data communications, whether it's for Internet privacy, remote access for employees, securing IoT, or for networking Cloud data centers. Our VPN Server software solution can be deployed on-premises using standard servers or virtual appliances, or on the cloud.
Create an Amazon Virtual Private Cloud on AWS's scalable infrastructure, and specify its private IP address range from any range you choose.;Divide your VPC’s private IP address range into one or more public or private subnets to facilitate running applications and services in your VPC.;Control inbound and outbound access to and from individual subnets using network access control lists.;Store data in Amazon S3 and set permissions such that the data can only be accessed from within your Amazon VPC.;Assign multiple IP addresses and attach multiple elastic network interfaces to instances in your VPC.;Attach one or more Amazon Elastic IP addresses to any instance in your VPC so it can be reached directly from the Internet.;Bridge your VPC and your onsite IT infrastructure with an encrypted VPN connection, extending your existing security and management policies to your VPC instances as if they were running within your infrastructure.	-
Statistics
Stacks 1.6K	Stacks 275
Followers 746	Followers 164
Votes 46	Votes 0
Pros & Cons
Pros 40 Secure 6 Flexible, good isolation, various connectivity options	No community feedback yet

What are some alternatives to Amazon VPC, OpenVPN?

Tailscale

It connect all your devices using WireGuard, without the hassle. Create a secure network between your servers, computers, and cloud instances. Even when separated by firewalls or subnets, Tailscale just works. It makes it as easy as installing an app and signing in.

Google Cloud VPC

It provides networking functionality to Compute Engine virtual machine (VM) instances, Google Kubernetes Engine (GKE) containers, and the App Engine flexible environment. VPC provides networking for your cloud-based services that is global, scalable, and flexible.

WebSupport VPS

Launch a virtual private server with just a few clicks. Fast SSDs for optimal performance. High availability for your business. Cloud solution that grows with you.

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