Twingate Review (2026)
- Starting price
- $5/user/mo
- Free trial
- Free tier + 14 days
- Deployment
- Cloud + self-host
- Best for
- Teams retiring legacy VPN that want fast, connector-based ZTNA with a free tier
Our verdict
Twingate earns 8.7/10 in our review, weighted from 4.7/5 (~69 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. The easiest path off legacy VPN — connector-based ZTNA that deploys in minutes, with a free tier to prove it out. Best for teams retiring legacy VPN that want fast, connector-based ZTNA with a free tier. Starting price: $5/user/mo.
Backed by 4.7★ · 69 reviews on G2.
Pros & cons
✓ Pros
- Very easy setup vs legacy VPN
- Real free Starter tier
- Strong resource invisibility
✕ Cons
- Entra ID integration needs Business tier
- Smaller scale than Zscaler/Cato
- Per-user cost grows with team
Key features
- Connector-based ZTNA (resource masking)
- Free tier up to 5 users
- Split tunneling + least-privilege access
- IdP integrations (Google
- Okta
- Entra)
- Device posture checks
- Self-host connector option
How Twingate compares
| Twingate | Zscaler Private Access | Cato Networks | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Starting price | $5/user/mo | Custom quote | Custom quote |
| Pricing model | per user | quote | quote |
| Free trial / tier | Free tier + 14 days | — | — |
| Best for | Teams retiring legacy VPN that want fast, connector-based ZTNA with a free tier | Enterprises replacing legacy VPN with cloud-delivered, scalable zero-trust access at the largest scale | Site-heavy organizations wanting converged SASE (SD-WAN + security + ZTNA) on one platform |
| Deployment | Cloud + self-host | Cloud | Cloud |
| G2 rating | 4.7/5 (69) | 4.5/5 (65) | 4.4/5 |
| Capterra rating | — | — | — |
| Our score | 8.7 | 7.9 | 7.7 |
Full review
Twingate review — 8.7/10
The easiest path off legacy VPN — connector-based ZTNA that deploys in minutes, with a free tier to prove it out. Our score weights 4.7/5 (~69 G2 reviews) against feature breadth and pricing value.
Pricing value
Twingate starts at $5/user/mo on a per user model with a free tier. See the full pricing breakdown.
Who should buy Twingate
Best for teams retiring legacy VPN that want fast, connector-based ZTNA with a free tier. If that is not you, weigh the alternatives.
Frequently asked questions
- Is Twingate worth it?
- Twingate earns 8.7/10 in our review, weighted from 4.7/5 (~69 G2 reviews) and its feature/pricing profile. The easiest path off legacy VPN — connector-based ZTNA that deploys in minutes, with a free tier to prove it out. Best for teams retiring legacy VPN that want fast, connector-based ZTNA with a free tier. Starting price: $5/user/mo.
- What does Twingate cost?
- From $5/user/mo — see the pricing page.
Based on aggregated third-party ratings (4.7/5 (~69 G2 reviews)) and Twingate's published feature and pricing data. Hands-on testing notes are added as we trial each tool — see how we test.