VPN Comparison: PPTP vs. L2TP vs. SOCKS vs. OpenVPN

Kovurt provides you with a VPN Username and VPN Password. You can then choose different “protocols” to connect easily and securely to our network. Below is a chart that compares the 4 main methods of connection.

VPN Protocols

PPTP

L2TP

SOCKS

OpenVPN

Ease of Setup

Fast

Fast

Moderate

Moderate

VPN Speed

Fast

Fast

Moderate

Moderate

Security

Moderate

Very Good

Very Good

Best

Stability

Good

Good

Better

Best

Suggested Systems

iPhone, iPad, Mac, Windows XP, Windows Vista, Windows 7

iPhone, iPad, Android, Mac

Mac, Ubuntu

Mac, Windows 7