Azure VPN Gateway
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Azure VPN Gateway, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Azure VPN Gateway's own pricing page, checked 22 Sep 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| VpnGw1–VpnGw5 | Priced on request | 650 Mbps to 10 Gbps bandwidth · Up to 100 site-to-site tunnels · Up to 10,000 point-to-site tunnels |
| VpnGw1–VpnGw5 | — | 650 Mbps to 10 Gbps bandwidth · Up to 100 site-to-site tunnels · Up to 10,000 point-to-site tunnels |
| VpnGw1AZ–VpnGw5AZ | Priced on request | 650 Mbps to 10 Gbps bandwidth · Up to 100 site-to-site tunnels · Up to 10,000 point-to-site tunnels |
| VpnGw1AZ–VpnGw5AZ | — | 650 Mbps to 10 Gbps bandwidth · Up to 100 site-to-site tunnels · Up to 10,000 point-to-site tunnels |
| Basic | $26.28 a month | 100 Mbps · max 10 S2S tunnels · max 128 P2S connections · per month |
| VpnGw1 | $138.70 a month | 650 Mbps · max 30 S2S tunnels · max 250 P2S connections · per month |
| VpnGw2 | $357.70 a month | 1 Gbps · max 30 S2S tunnels · max 500 P2S connections · per month |
| VpnGw3 | $912.50 a month | 1.25 Gbps · max 30 S2S tunnels · max 1,000 P2S connections · per month |
| VpnGw4 | $1,533 a month | 5 Gbps · max 100 S2S tunnels · max 5,000 P2S connections · per month |
| VpnGw5 | $2,664.50 a month | 10 Gbps · max 100 S2S tunnels · max 10,000 P2S connections · per month |
The facts
Each one read from Azure VPN Gateway's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Access model
- vpnchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Admin control level
- advancedchecked 22 Sep 2026
- API and CLI
- Azure CLI exposes GA commands to create, update, inspect and download client configurations for virtual network gateways.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Audit logs
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Authentication
- Site-to-site tunnels use preshared keys, while point-to-site deployments can use certificates, RADIUS or Microsoft Entra ID.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Availability
- Microsoft Marketplace states a 99.9% uptime SLA for virtual network gateways.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Documentation
- Microsoft Learn provides configuration, topology, SKU, FAQ, security and troubleshooting documentation for VPN Gateway.checked 21 Oct 2026
- ExpressRoute integration
- VPN Gateway can coexist with ExpressRoute and provide a site-to-site failover path.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Infrastructure as code
- The Terraform AzureRM provider includes an azurerm_vpn_gateway resource for managing VPN gateways in a virtual hub.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Licence and hosting
- Azure VPN Gateway is delivered as a Microsoft-managed cloud service under a marketplace license agreement rather than as open-source software.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: certificates and usability
- G2 reviewers report certificate generation and large-scale certificate management as difficult, with some calling the product expensive or less user-friendly.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: configuration complexity
- GetApp reviewers say setup can be complex without networking knowledge and mention recurring sign-in verification and high pricing.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Notable 2026 release
- Microsoft added site-to-site certificate authentication and point-to-site user groups and client address pools in May 2026.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Point-to-site VPN
- Point-to-site connections support OpenVPN, IKEv2 or SSTP for individual remote users.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Praise: encrypted connectivity
- GetApp reviewers praise safe connections between private or on-premises systems and Azure, plus stable site-to-site performance.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Praise: reliability
- A Gartner reviewer describes the service as reliable and secure with straightforward setup for remote users.checked 21 Oct 2026
The company
- Company facts
- Microsoft is a public company founded in 1975 with headquarters in Redmond, Washington and more than 10,000 employees listed by Gartner.checked 21 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device posture
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Limit: app connection issues
- A Software Advice reviewer reports that the client sometimes requests sign-in verification again after previously approved authentication.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Limit: macOS client complaints
- Apple reviewers report connection drops, an unintuitive interface, stuck tooltips and slow profile switching in the macOS client.checked 21 Oct 2026
- Linux client retirement
- Microsoft retired the Azure VPN Client for Linux preview on August 31, 2026.checked 21 Oct 2026
- macOS client requirements
- The Mac App Store client requires macOS 13.0 or later and supports Microsoft Entra ID, certificate and RADIUS authentication.checked 21 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Nochecked 22 Sep 2026
- Free usage offer
- The product page advertises 750 hours of VpnGw1 gateway usage free each month for 12 months.checked 21 Oct 2026
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