WarpSpeed and OpenVPN Access Server compared

Both run on your own server, with different protocols and licensing

Topic	WarpSpeed	OpenVPN Access Server
Where it runs	On your own Linux server	On your own server
Protocol	WireGuard, in the Linux kernel	OpenVPN, over UDP or TCP
Apps on each device	The official open-source WireGuard apps	OpenVPN Connect, OpenVPN's own app
How it is licensed	One price per server, with every user on the plan included	By the number of connections at once
Setup	One command sets up WireGuard, the firewall, and a Let's Encrypt certificate	Installed from OpenVPN's packages, then set up in its admin web interface
Free plan	One user and their devices	A small number of connections at once

Choose WarpSpeed if

You want the WireGuard built into the Linux kernel and the official open-source WireGuard apps.
You would rather pay per server than count connections.
You want a certificate, firewall rules, and updates handled for you.

Your users are on networks that block UDP, where OpenVPN over TCP still gets through.
You already run OpenVPN and its profiles work for you.
You need a feature only Access Server has.

Free for one user and their devices, with no credit card

Install WarpSpeed

Use a fresh Linux server, or the same one once Access Server is stopped and ports 80 and 443 are free.

curl -fsSL https://warpspeedvpn.net/install.sh | sudo bash
Open the WireGuard port

Allow UDP 51820 in your cloud firewall, beside TCP 80 and 443.
Invite your users

Add each user by email, or connect your identity provider with SAML on Team and Business.
Move each device

Users add their device in the WireGuard app, then remove the OpenVPN Connect profile.

Details about OpenVPN Access Server come from its own public documentation. To report something out of date, email support@warpspeedvpn.com.

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