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Best Bowtie Private Access Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from zero trust network access software ranked against Bowtie Private Access on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudflare Access Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $7/mo8.1
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cloudflare Access
  2. 2
    Twingate Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo8.1
    Bowtie Private Access vs Twingate
  3. 3
    Pomerium Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $7/mo7.9
    Bowtie Private Access vs Pomerium
  4. 4
    Boundary Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.8
    Bowtie Private Access vs Boundary
  5. 5
    OpenVPN CloudConnexa Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa
  6. 6
    NetBird Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6/mo7.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs NetBird
  7. 8
    Cato Client Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.1
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cato Client
  8. 9
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.1
    Bowtie Private Access vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  9. 10
    Netskope One Private Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.1
    Bowtie Private Access vs Netskope One Private Access
  10. 11
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.0
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cloudflare Gateway
  11. 12
    Portnox NAC Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.0
    Bowtie Private Access vs Portnox NAC
  12. 13
    Sangfor EasyConnect AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.8
    Bowtie Private Access vs Sangfor EasyConnect
  13. 14
    Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.7
    Bowtie Private Access vs Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser
  14. 15
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.7
    Bowtie Private Access vs Zscaler Private Access
  15. 16
    Cyolo Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.6
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cyolo Zero Trust Access
  16. 17
    iboss Cloud AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs iboss Cloud
  17. 18
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  18. 19
    Versa Zero Trust Network Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs Versa Zero Trust Network Access
  19. 20
    Zentera CoIP Access Platform apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Zentera CoIP Access Platform
  20. 21
    NetFoundry AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.2
    Bowtie Private Access vs NetFoundry

Bowtie Private Access alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudflare Access8.1Free plan$7/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Twingate8.1Free plan$5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
3Pomerium7.9Free plan$7/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Boundary7.8Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
5OpenVPN CloudConnexa7.5No$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6NetBird7.4Free plan€6/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
8Cato Client7.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
9Check Point Harmony SASE7.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Netskope One Private Access7.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Cloudflare Gateway7.0Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Portnox NAC7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Sangfor EasyConnect6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser6.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
15Zscaler Private Access6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Cyolo Zero Trust Access6.6No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17iboss Cloud6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Versa Zero Trust Network Access6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Zentera CoIP Access Platform6.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
21NetFoundry6.2No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Bowtie Private Access alternatives

What is the best alternative to Bowtie Private Access?

Cloudflare Access, number 1 in zero trust network access software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: Twingate, Pomerium, Boundary and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Bowtie Private Access?

Cloudflare Access is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 6 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on how quickly a newcomer can get going: documentation depth, a free tier or trial, and the platforms it runs on.