--- description: Discover the benefits and disadvantages of SoftEther VPN. Learn the software price, see the description, and read the most helpful reviews for UK business users. image: https://gdm-localsites-assets-gfprod.imgix.net/images/capterra/og_logo-e5a8c001ed0bd1bb922639230fcea71a.png?auto=format%2Cenhance%2Ccompress title: SoftEther VPN Pricing, Cost & Reviews - Capterra UK 2026 --- Breadcrumb: [Home](/) > [VPN Software](/directory/31056/vpn/software) > [SoftEther VPN](/software/170723/softether-vpn) # SoftEther VPN Canonical: https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170723/softether-vpn Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170723/softether-vpn?page=2) > Open source VPN tool that provides remote-access, resistance to highly-restricted firewall, Source IP address control list, and more. > > Verdict: Rated **5.0/5** by 8 users. Top-rated for **Likelihood to recommend**. ----- ## Overview ### Who Uses SoftEther VPN? Designed for personal and commercial use, it is an open-source VPN tool that helps using multiple languages, site-to-site VPN, and more. ## Quick Stats & Ratings | Metric | Rating | Detail | | **Overall** | **5.0/5** | 8 Reviews | | Ease of Use | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Customer Support | 4.2/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Value for Money | 4.6/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Features | 4.8/5 | Based on overall reviews | | Recommendation percentage | 100% | (10/10 Likelihood to recommend) | ## About the vendor - **Company**: SoftEther Project ## Commercial Context - **Pricing model**: Per Feature (Free version available) - **Pricing Details**: The product is free and open-source. - **Target Audience**: Self Employed, 2–10, 11–50 - **Deployment & Platforms**: Mac (Desktop), Windows (Desktop), Android (Mobile), iPhone (Mobile), iPad (Mobile) - **Supported Languages**: English, Japanese - **Available Countries**: Japan ## Features - Authentication - DNS Leak Protection - Encryption - Remote Access/Control - Secure Browsing - VPN Tunneling ## Category - [VPN Software](https://www.capterra.co.uk/directory/31056/vpn/software) ## Alternatives 1. 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When I search for references for advertising campaigns, it is necessary to have the most options and Softethervpn gives you the option to search the world without restrictions. You can also use it from any device, either as an extension of Google Chrome or as an application for your smartphone. Simply excellent. > > **Cons**: I would add two points to strengthen the tool, I would place more options for central countries such as: E.E.U.U, Almeania and Spain. And it would increase the speed. ----- ### "Softether, you can find whatever you want" — 5.0/5 > **Majid** | *3 October 2019* | Computer Software | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: It is a free opensource VPN solution that you can install on any operating system including Windows, Linux, FreeBSD and ... without any limitation on the number of users or anything else. It is flexible so you can change VPN Ports to any port you wish. Users can connect to the Server using ICMP and DNS, so it means that it can pass from the most powerful firewalls. Defining 38 flexible policies for users and the server is a nice facility, So you can limit the number of concurrent logins, connection speed (Upload and Download bandwidth), using VOIP, ... IP Access Control List is a facility for limiting users to be connected from different IP Addresses. On the other hand, by defining different Virtual Hubs, we can have different policies for different users. > > **Cons**: Recently, the OpenVPN profile does not contain the certificate and key information and the administrator should copy them separately to profile. I don't know this is a bug or new policy of SoftEther. I wished SoftEther provides its unique client for iOS and Android. Connecting to SoftEther Server using a VPN connection or OpenVpn in mobile phones is not as efficient as Windows SoftEther client. > > It is free and the most flexible VPN Server which I could set a lot of policies for users to connect the Interner server in the case of bandwidth and concurrent connections. ----- ### "Open source and very easy to use." — 5.0/5 > **Verified Reviewer** | *11 March 2018* | Recommendation rating: 9.0/10 > > **Pros**: I used SoftEther when my country blocked social media, it allowed us to bypass the censorship very easy, the performance were very high compared to alternatives and there were no limit thanks to open-source license. > > **Cons**: The only can I can think of is the website, which is outdated and could be redone from the beginning to allow the less experienced people to find what they look for easily. ----- ### "Works every time flawlessly" — 5.0/5 > **Cindy** | *10 October 2023* | Insurance | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: The set up was painless, quite easy to do especially for someone who is not an IT person. I have sensitive, HIPAA information that must be protected every time I access clients remotely and this VPN is top notch. My clients can trust that I am HIPAA compliant every time I remote in to their site. I couldn't do my job without this software. > > **Cons**: Sometimes it restricts sites that I must access for my Company, but this is ok, I can work around this. I like that it is so secure. > > Running a small business is hard in this economy but without this VPN I couldn't run a successful HIPAA compliant business. My clients trust me and I trust my software. ----- ### "SoftEther VPN" — 5.0/5 > **Chris** | *14 December 2018* | Information Technology & Services | Recommendation rating: 10.0/10 > > **Pros**: I liked the range of options, it could run VPN services on any port, integration with Active Directory. Also able to setup in different configurations to allow access to a remote site, or to run all network traffic like a traditional VPN to mask traffic. > > **Cons**: really need to know alot about networking and what your needs are to configure the server side. Configured incorrectly this could lead to major security issues. > > Overall after working through the setup and configuration options the day to day use is seamless and straight forward. Once you get over the learning curve this is a great self hosted vpn service. ----- Page: 1 / 2\ Next: [Next page](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170723/softether-vpn?page=2) ## Links - [View on Capterra](https://www.capterra.co.uk/software/170723/softether-vpn) ## This page is available in the following languages | Locale | URL | | de | | | de-AT | | | de-CH | | | en | | | en-AE | | | en-AU | | | en-CA | | | en-GB | | | en-IE | | | en-IL | | | en-IN | | | en-NZ | | | en-SG | | | en-ZA | | | es | | | es-AR | | | es-CL | | | es-CO | | | es-CR | | | es-DO | | | es-EC | | | es-MX | | | es-PA | | | es-PE | | | fr | | | fr-BE | | | fr-CA | | | fr-LU | | | ja | | | ko | | ----- ## Structured Data