Software remote access-to-Amazon VPC connectivity options - Amazon Virtual Private Cloud Connectivity Options

Software remote access-to-Amazon VPC connectivity options

With software remote access VPN, you can leverage low cost, elastic, and secure services to implement remote-access solutions while also providing a seamless experience connecting to AWS hosted resources. This option is typically preferred by smaller companies with less extensive remote networks or who have not already built and deployed remote access solutions for their employees.

You can combine these patterns with the Network-to-Amazon VPC connectivity options connectivity options and Amazon VPC-to-Amazon VPC connectivity options to create a network that spans remote networks and multiple VPCs.

The following table outlines the advantages and limitations of these options.

Option

Use Case

Advantages

Limitations

AWS Client VPN

AWS managed remote access solution to Amazon VPC and/or internal networks

AWS managed high availability and scalability service

OpenVPN clients only

Software client VPN

Software VPN appliance remote access solution to Amazon VPC and/or internal networks

Supports a wider array of VPN vendors, products, and protocols

Fully customer-managed solution

You are responsible for implementing HA solutions