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VNS3 is a secure multicloud network virtualization platform. It connects your on-premises, public cloud and SaaS apps in a scalable and highly available network. VNS3 Multicloud Link provides a centralized management interface for your network connections and security policies. VNS3 helps control network traffic, secure your data and apps, and simplify multi-cloud deployments.
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Overview
VNS3 is a next-generation multicloud network virtualization platform designed to securely connect, manage, and monitor your multi-cloud environment. With VNS3, you can deploy a highly available and scalable overlay network that connects your on-premises infrastructure with your public cloud deployments across regions and providers. VNS3 Multicloud Link provides a single interface for you to manage all of your network connections and security policies. With VNS3, you can easily control network traffic, secure your data and applications, and reduce the cost and complexity of multi-cloud deployments.
Highlights
- Scalable and Flexible Connectivity: Multicloud network solutions provide a scalable and flexible approach to connecting different cloud environments and on-premises infrastructure, allowing organizations to adapt to changing business needs.
- Centralized Management: These solutions offer a centralized management interface to manage and monitor network connections, security policies, and traffic flow across multiple cloud environments, reducing complexity and ensuring consistent security and network policies.
- Enhanced Security: Multicloud network solutions provide robust security features such as encrypted VPN tunnels, network segmentation, firewall capabilities, and identity and access management, ensuring that data and applications are protected as they traverse across different cloud environments.
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64-bit (x86) Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
Amazon Machine Image (AMI)
An AMI is a virtual image that provides the information required to launch an instance. Amazon EC2 (Elastic Compute Cloud) instances are virtual servers on which you can run your applications and workloads, offering varying combinations of CPU, memory, storage, and networking resources. You can launch as many instances from as many different AMIs as you need.
Version release notes
Version 6.7.8 includes various bug fixes, enhancements, and optimizations. For more information, see the VNS3 Release Notes - https://docs.cohesive.net/docs/vns3/release-notes/ .
Cohesive Networks support staff is available to help with your deployment or upgrade. Create a ticket on our support system (http://support.cohesive.net ) for assistance.
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Once the instance is running, access the UI via browser at https://<public_dns>:8000 with vnscubed as the username and the instance-id as the password (See Configuration Document).
Note: The default 0.0.0.0/0 rule enables universal initial connectivity but should be restricted to the IP(s) used for VNS3 controller management post-deployment.
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Overlay Network Architecture
Deploys a highly available and scalable overlay network that connects on-premises infrastructure with public cloud deployments across multiple regions and providers.
Centralized Management Interface
Provides a single unified interface for managing all network connections, security policies, and traffic flow across multiple cloud environments.
Encrypted VPN Tunnels
Implements encrypted VPN tunnels to secure data traversal across different cloud environments.
Network Segmentation and Firewall Capabilities
Offers network segmentation and firewall capabilities to control network traffic and enforce security boundaries.
Multi-Cloud Connectivity
Enables secure connections between on-premises infrastructure, public cloud deployments, and SaaS applications across multiple cloud providers and regions.
Intrusion Detection and Prevention
Intrusion detection and prevention (IPS) capabilities for threat detection and mitigation
Application Security and Visibility
Application visibility and control through AppSecure with L4-L7 security services
VPN and Secure Connectivity
IPsec and full mesh VPN termination services for secure connectivity across on-premises data centers, campuses, branches, and geographically dispersed VPCs
Cloud-Native Integration
Integration with AWS services including Elastic Load Balancer, Auto-Scaling Groups, CloudWatch, Security Hub, Key Management Service, and Gateway Load Balancer (GWLB) with L3 gateway and L4 load balancer capabilities
Advanced Routing and Network Services
Cloud-grade routing capabilities with NAT, firewall, and network address translation services
Advanced Threat Prevention Capabilities
Firewall, Data Loss Prevention (DLP), Intrusion Prevention System (IPS), application control, IPsec VPN, URL filtering, antivirus, and anti-bot protection against known and unknown threats.
Network Traffic Inspection and Control
Inspects and secures encrypted data flows between on-premises networks and AWS VPCs, including North-South traffic entering and exiting private subnets and East-West traffic between VPCs.
Unified Security Management
Centralized management via Check Point CloudGuard Security Management Server enabling consistent policy, log, and report management across AWS, hybrid, and on-premises environments.
Infrastructure-as-Code Integration
Integrates with Terraform and Ansible for policy automation and cloud-native scaling with dynamic adaptation of security policies based on real-time cloud metadata.
AWS Service Integration
Supports Gateway Load Balancer, AWS Security Hub, VPC Ingress Routing, AWS Traffic Mirroring, AWS Transit Gateway, AWS Outposts, and Amazon Macie with deployment options including auto-scaling groups and multi-AZ redundancy.
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Shivam Dhang
Secure multi-cloud connectivity has simplified VPN deployment and unified firewall control
Reviewed on Feb 19, 2026
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What is our primary use case?
My main use case for VNS3 is secure multi-cloud and hybrid connectivity, using VNS3 as an overlay VPN controller. I use it for IPsec site-to-site tunnels, encrypted mesh between cloud VPCs, and centralized firewall control without modifying native cloud networking.
For example, I have deployed VNS3 in AWS to build encrypted IPsec tunnels between multiple customer VPCs and on-premises data centers. Instead of going through complex native peering plus firewall changes, VNS3 provided an overall mesh plus policy-based routing, reducing deployment time by fifty percent and simplifying MSP multi-tenant isolation.
What is most valuable?
The top three features that VNS3 offers are encrypted overlay networking, centralized firewall plus routing policies across clouds, and multi-cloud connectivity without native peering complexity, along with VPN orchestration and key management via controller APIs.
Additional valuable features in VNS3 include containerized deployment capabilities, cloud infrastructure and DevOps tooling integration, and fine-grained traffic steering without route controls.
VNS3 improved secure connectivity across multi-cloud and on-premises environments without complex native peering. It reduced VPN setup time, standardized firewall and routing policies, and provided clear encrypted traffic paths for compliance and MSP tenant isolation. Using VNS3, I saw forty to sixty percent faster VPN deployment versus native cloud plus firewall configurations, a thirty percent reduction in network change tickets due to centralized policy control, and lower infrastructure costs by avoiding dedicated hardware VPN appliances per customer.
What needs improvement?
The areas where VNS3 could be improved include native integration with cloud providers such as SD-WAN or transit services, deeper telemetry and analytics, and simpler GUI workflows for large multi-tenant setups.
Additional improvement ideas for VNS3 would be template-based multi-tenant deployments for MSP scales and Zero Trust micro-segmentation policies tied to identity or context.
For how long have I used the solution?
I have been using VNS3 for three or more years.
What do I think about the stability of the solution?
VNS3 is stable.
What do I think about the scalability of the solution?
VNS3 scales well horizontally. I can add controller instances per region or tenant and mesh via IPsec. Throughput and peer count depend on instance size, so planning capacity and automation matter for large or multi-tenant deployment.
How are customer service and support?
The customer support is great. The team is knowledgeable and provides faster responses.
How would you rate customer service and support?
Positive
Which solution did I use previously and why did I switch?
I previously used native cloud VPN plus hardware VPN appliances. I switched to VNS3 to get a software-defined overlay, centralized policy control, and easier multi-cloud hybrid networking without managing separate devices per customer.
Before choosing VNS3, I evaluated native cloud site-to-site VPN, which limited me for centralized control and complex multi-cloud orchestration. I also evaluated SD-WAN solutions, which are good for branch edges but are less flexible for cloud overlay. I chose VNS3 for its software-defined encrypted overlay and multi-cloud policy consistency.
How was the initial setup?
Setup cost is moderate; it requires network planning and key management, but deployment is straightforward with infrastructure as code.
What about the implementation team?
I am a customer with no other business relationship with this vendor.
What was our ROI?
Using VNS3 for the last three years, I saw measurable return on investment, including saving time on deploying VPN, which is forty to fifty percent versus native cloud plus firewall work. Operational efficiency improved because of the centralized control, and network change tickets have been reduced by thirty percent. I have also eliminated the need for dedicated hardware VPN appliances per customer.
What's my experience with pricing, setup cost, and licensing?
The pricing or licensing is predictable. It is instance-based plus bandwidth tiers but can rise with heavy throughput or many endpoints.
Which other solutions did I evaluate?
Before choosing VNS3, I evaluated native cloud site-to-site VPN, which limited me for centralized control and complex multi-cloud orchestration. I also evaluated SD-WAN solutions, which are good for branch edges but are less flexible for cloud overlay.
What other advice do I have?
I would rate VNS3 an eight overall. I chose an eight because it is strong for secure multi-cloud VPN overlay, policy control, and MSP tenant isolation. I cut two points because it could improve in advanced telemetry, native cloud integration, and large-scale automation.
If anyone is considering VNS3, I would recommend clearly designing the IP plan, routing model, and tenant isolation upfront. Validating throughput sizing and HA design earlier for multi-region MSP scale is important. My overall rating for this product is eight out of ten.