10 Best Business VPN of 2026

Twingate ranks first because it does the core job of a business VPN, getting staff to internal apps, with less setup and a clearer price than most rivals. You install a Connector inside each private network, define Resources by address or DNS name, and users only reach the Resources their group allows, so a stolen laptop does not open the whole network. Connections run peer-to-peer where possible, with a relay network as fallback, and Connectors cluster for failover. The free Starter plan covers 5 users and 50 Resources, enough to pilot a real deployment. Teams costs $5 per user per month for up to 100 users with Google Workspace SSO and device posture checks. Business, at $10, raises the cap to 500 users and adds Okta and Entra ID provisioning, secure service accounts, just-in-time access and exit networks. The limits are real: 3 admins on Teams, and DNS filtering and static IPs cost extra. For a company replacing a VPN appliance, it is the easiest strong option here.

Tailscale places second and is the strongest choice for technical teams. It builds a private mesh on WireGuard so laptops, servers and cloud instances talk to each other directly, and access rules are written as ACLs tied to identity. Subnet routers let you reach networks where you cannot install the client, and exit nodes route internet traffic through a chosen machine. Standard costs $8 per user per month with unlimited users, SCIM provisioning, up to 10 ACL groups, MDM deployment and device posture integrations with MDM, EDR and XDR tools. Premium, at $18, adds just-in-time access, advanced Tailscale SSH, network flow logs, log streaming and regional routing, which many security teams will want for audits. Unlimited user devices are included, and 50 tagged resources come free before a $1 per month charge each. The free Personal plan is for non-commercial use only, so a business starts on the 14-day trial and then pays. It scores slightly below Twingate on value because logging sits on the higher tier.

Cloudflare Zero Trust ranks third and has the most generous free plan in this list. Teams of up to 50 users get zero trust network access, the application connector and device client, a secure web gateway, digital experience monitoring, network flow monitoring and a CASB with two read-only API integrations at no cost. Pay-as-you-go removes the 50 user limit for $7 per user per month and moves support from community forums to chat and tickets. Contract plans add phone support, full DLP, unlimited CASB integrations and log retention up to six months with Logpush to a SIEM. The scope is wider than a VPN: the same client filters web traffic and can isolate risky browsing with the remote browser isolation add-on. The tradeoff is ease of use. Configuring tunnels, DNS and access policies takes more networking knowledge than Twingate or NordLayer, and 24 hour log retention on the free plan is short for any audit. For a cost-conscious team with some technical depth, it is hard to beat.

NordLayer is the most familiar choice for buyers who want a business VPN in the traditional sense. Users connect through shared gateways in more than 40 countries, or through a Virtual Private Gateway with a dedicated IP that you can allowlist on internal systems and cloud consoles. It supports NordLynx, its WireGuard-based protocol, alongside OpenVPN over UDP and TCP, and adds Always On VPN, auto-connect, MFA, SSO with major identity providers and malware download protection. The pricing page lists Lite at $8 per user per month with a 5 user minimum, but Lite does not include a dedicated IP, split tunneling or the Cloud Firewall. Most companies securing internal resources will need Core at $11 or Premium at $14, plus $40 per month for each dedicated IP server, and Premium is where site and device interconnection comes in. Apps cover all major platforms with 6 devices per license, and 24/7 chat support is included. It ranks fourth because real-world costs sit above the headline price.

GoodAccess is a practical middle ground between a classic VPN and a zero trust service. Every customer gets a dedicated cloud gateway with a static IP, chosen from more than 35 locations, so you can allowlist it on SaaS tools and firewalls. One connector to an office LAN or cloud network is included, and more cost $29 per month. Essential lists at $7 per user per month billed annually with a 5 user minimum, plus $49 per month for each dedicated gateway, while Premium at $11 adds the full zero trust architecture for multi-site and cloud businesses. The platform supports SSO with Google Workspace, Entra ID and Okta, MFA, device posture checks, split tunneling and an always-on mode, and there is no cap on data transferred. Apps cover every major desktop and mobile system, with up to three devices per user. It sits fifth because private resource access and segmentation are less granular than Twingate or Tailscale, but it is easy to deploy and fairly priced.

Check Point Harmony SASE, the product that grew out of Perimeter 81, is the most complete security suite among the mid-market options here. Private Access applies identity-centric zero trust rules to employees, third parties and branch offices over a full-mesh private backbone that Check Point says spans more than 80 data centers. The same platform adds Internet Access with on-device inspection and web and DNS filtering, SaaS security with inline and API enforcement and AI-based data classification, and secure SD-WAN for branch offices. Threat prevention runs on Check Point's ThreatCloud AI, and an AI Copilot answers admin questions. Check Point reports more than 12,000 customers on the platform. The drawbacks are about buying rather than capability: the product page publishes no price, Check Point sells through partners, and the breadth means more policy to design. It ranks sixth because value is hard to judge without a quote, but it is a strong pick for companies that already use Check Point firewalls.

OpenVPN Access Server is the self-hosted option in this list and the right call when policy says traffic must stay on your own infrastructure. You deploy it from AWS, Azure, GCP and other marketplaces, as a Docker or VMware image, or on Red Hat, Debian or Ubuntu, and it handles remote access and site-to-site VPN. Authentication is broad, covering local accounts, PAM, LDAP, RADIUS, SAML SSO and TOTP MFA, and access controls work at user, group, protocol, port, IP and domain level. Pricing is based on simultaneous active connections rather than users: the free plan allows 2, and Growth costs $7 per connection per month billed yearly for up to 2,000. That suits shift workers or contractors who connect occasionally. The tradeoff is operations work. You patch and scale the server, and the model grants network-level access rather than per-app access, so segmentation depends on careful rules. OpenVPN says more than 20,000 businesses use it.

Zscaler Private Access is the deepest ZTNA product in this list. Instead of putting users on the network, ZPA brokers one-to-one connections between an authorized user and a specific app through Zscaler's Zero Trust Exchange, so apps are never exposed to the public internet. It discovers applications and uses AI to recommend app segments and policies, which helps large companies move off flat VPN access. Privileged Remote Access gives third parties clientless RDP, SSH and VNC sessions, Browser Access serves unmanaged devices, and Private Service Edge brings the same rules to users in the office. Traffic to private apps can be fully inspected, with AppProtection against web and identity attacks and data loss prevention. It also covers workload-to-workload segmentation and OT systems. The catch for smaller buyers is that there is no published price and the product is designed for enterprise rollouts, often with other Zscaler services. Scores reflect top features and lower value for small teams.

Prisma Access is Palo Alto Networks' cloud security service for remote users and branches, and on features it matches anything in this list. ZTNA gives least-privileged access to private apps without a traditional VPN, and the same service adds a secure web gateway, CASB with SaaS security posture management, remote browser isolation and firewall as a service. The Prisma Agent is a single agent across SASE and on-premises NGFW deployments, which helps companies that already run Palo Alto firewalls keep one policy. The product page commits to a 99.999% uptime SLA, a 10 ms security processing SLA and a 35 ms SaaS performance SLA. The weak points are the ones you would expect from an enterprise platform. There is no public price, deployment usually involves partners or Palo Alto services, and the depth of policy options makes it harder to run than Twingate or Cloudflare. It ranks ninth here because the list targets remote access first, where lighter tools cost less.

Cisco Secure Client is the current name for the client that includes AnyConnect, still one of the most widely deployed business VPN clients. It handles AnyConnect VPN and ZTNA, and its modular design lets the same agent run Cisco Secure Endpoint for malware protection and the Umbrella Roaming module, which keeps DNS-layer security on when users are off the VPN. A single cloud console shows all Secure Client agents, and with Cisco Secure Network Analytics it adds endpoint flow visibility for monitoring application use. For companies that already run Cisco firewalls, this is often the lowest-friction route because the headend and licensing are already in place, and it can be bought through a Cisco Security Enterprise Agreement. For anyone else it is a harder sell. Cisco publishes no price on the product page, the VPN needs a Cisco headend, and license tiers across Cisco products take effort to compare. It ranks last here on ease of use and value, not on reliability.