Network, Email & Cloud Security

Zero Trust Network Access software

Identity-aware access to private applications without exposing the network, the usual successor to legacy VPNs.

Vendors to know: 10
Reviews: 2
Comparisons: 1
Guides and articles: 4

Zero Trust Network Access vendors to know

Established leaders, challengers, newer entrants and the tools practitioners recommend to each other. Being listed is not a ranking or an endorsement, and no vendor paid to appear.

Zscaler Private Access
Established leader
Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge, the category covering ZTNA, SWG and CASB.
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Netskope One Private Access
Established leader
Named a Leader in the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for both SASE Platforms and SSE, with the highest ability-to-execute score for SASE Platforms.
Official site
Prisma Access
Palo Alto Networks
Established leader
Named a Leader in the 2025 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Security Service Edge alongside Zscaler and Netskope.
Official site
Cato SASE Cloud
Cato Networks
Established leader
Named a Leader in Gartner's 2026 Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms alongside Netskope and Zscaler.
Official site
Cloudflare Access
Challenger
The only vendor named a Visionary in both the 2026 Gartner Magic Quadrant for SASE Platforms and for SSE, announced August 5, 2026.
Read our review →Official site
Check Point Harmony SASE
Check Point (formerly Perimeter 81)
Challenger
Rebrand of Perimeter 81 after Check Point's 2023 acquisition; converges ZTNA, FWaaS and SWG into one cloud-delivered service.
Official site
Cisco Secure Access
Challenger
Cisco's SSE/ZTNA offering, commonly evaluated by enterprises already standardized on Cisco Duo and networking gear.
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Twingate
Emerging
Software-based ZTNA built to let organizations retire legacy VPNs without re-architecting existing infrastructure.
Read our review →Official site
Tailscale
Community favourite
WireGuard-based mesh networking tool frequently recommended as the top Twingate alternative and a favourite in self-hosted and homelab communities.
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NordLayer
Nord Security
Emerging
Business network access security product from the Nord Security team, positioned as an easy-to-deploy ZTNA and secure remote access option for SMBs.
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Products we have reviewed

Ordered by our research score. Every score links to the full review and the date its data was checked.

Product	Fit for you	Starting price	Best for	Score
TwingateTwingate		$5 per user per month (Teams plan, billed monthly) or $51 per user per year billed annually	Teams costs $5 per user per month billed monthly, or $51 per user per year billed annually, a 15% annual discount (Twingate pricing page, checked September 23, 2026)	—
Cloudflare AccessCloudflare		$0 for up to 50 users; $7 per user per month on the Pay-as-you-go plan	The Free plan covers up to 50 users at $0 with ZTNA, Secure Web Gateway, the application connector and the device client all listed as included, so a pilot runs on production features rather than a countdown trial	—

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