Twingate
8.9#4 in business vpn softwareFrom $5 a monthFree planAndroidiOSWebAPI
VisitTwingate vs ZeroTier
What both publish
| Fact | Twingate | ZeroTier |
|---|---|---|
| Company legal name | Crunchbase identifies the legal name as Twingate Inc. | Crunchbase lists the legal name as ZeroTier, Inc. |
| Documentation depth | The documentation site contains architecture explanations, deployment guides, cloud-provider and homelab guides, API references, security policies and use-case sections. | The documentation includes getting-started guides, platform notes, API references, troubleshooting, security, SLA, glossary and developer-tool tutorials. |
| Founded | 2019 | LinkedIn lists 2013 as the founding year, matching the maker’s history of its open-source release in 2013. |
| Free plan | Yes | Yes |
| Product | Twingate describes its product as zero trust network access that retires VPNs, jump hosts, and IP allowlists by binding connections to verified identities and individual resources. | ZeroTier describes its platform as secure software-defined networking that connects people, devices, and clouds worldwide. |
| Rating on Apple App Store | 4.4 out of 5 from 34 ratings | 3.8 out of 5 from 212 ratings |
| Rating on G2 | 4.6 out of 5 from 83 reviews | 4.8 out of 5 from 5 reviews |
Twingate plans
- StarterFree
- Home$15 a month
- Teams$5 a month
- Business$10 a month
- EnterprisePriced on request
ZeroTier plans
- Essential$18 a month
- Scale$179 a month
- QuantumPriced on request
- PersonalFree
- EnterprisePriced on request
Pick Twingate if…
Twingate suits teams that want identity-based access to specific network resources with policies tied to device security, location, or usage. Its range of client platforms and deployment methods may also fit organizations using different operating systems or infrastructure tools.
Pick ZeroTier if…
ZeroTier suits organizations connecting devices and cloud or on-premises environments through virtual networks. Its Personal plan is specifically limited to non-commercial use.