Is love of God available to followers of non-Vedic systems?

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Is love of God available to followers of non-Vedic systems? Answer? Yes.
Love of God is not the monopoly of any particular tradition or system. Because ultimately, there is one Supreme Lord who wants everyone to be united with Him in love. So, Sanatana Dharma refers to that which has no limitations of time or space.
Now, the principles of Sanatana Dharma are taught in the Vedic literature. But those same principles in different ways are taught in different traditions also. Bhaktivinoda Thakur talks about this in Chaitanya Shiksha Amrit quite elaborately.
Now, Krishna himself says, So now, love of God in which exact relationship, which exact flavor, in what form it will be available to whom, that may vary from person to person. That is not something which we can control or we can predict. So, for example, love for Krishna in the mood of Srimati Radharani, in Varaha, that is primarily available in the Gaudiya tradition.
That may not be available so much in the Sivashnava tradition also. So, therefore, that is in principle and in specifics. In principle, Srila Prabhupada said that Jesus had so much love of God, we consider Him to be our Guru.
He gave up His life for the service of God. Anybody who can do that is worshipable. He is our Guru Prabhupada.
So, He has had followers. Prabhupada appreciates, for example, St. Francis of Assisi and how he could see God in the smallest, in relationship with the smallest of beings. So, yes, in principle, love of God is available to everyone.
The specific mood of love of God may vary according to tradition.