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Best F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from zero trust network access software ranked against F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudflare Access Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $7/mo8.1
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Cloudflare Access
  2. 2
    Twingate Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo8.1
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Twingate
  3. 3
    Pomerium Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $7/mo7.9
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Pomerium
  4. 4
    OpenVPN CloudConnexa Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.5
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa
  5. 5
    NetBird Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6/mo7.4
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs NetBird
  6. 6
    Bowtie Private Access Free plan iOSLinuxMacWebWin $11/mo7.3
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Bowtie Private Access
  7. 7
    Cato Client Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.1
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Cato Client
  8. 8
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.1
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  9. 9
    Netskope One Private Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.1
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Netskope One Private Access
  10. 10
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.0
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Cloudflare Gateway
  11. 11
    Portnox NAC Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.0
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Portnox NAC
  12. 12
    Sangfor EasyConnect AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.8
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Sangfor EasyConnect
  13. 13
    Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.7
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser
  14. 14
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.7
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Zscaler Private Access
  15. 15
    iboss Cloud AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.5
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs iboss Cloud
  16. 16
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.5
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  17. 17
    Versa Zero Trust Network Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.5
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Versa Zero Trust Network Access
  18. 18
    Zentera CoIP Access Platform apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.3
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs Zentera CoIP Access Platform
  19. 19
    NetFoundry WebWinMacLinuxiOS 6.2
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs NetFoundry
  20. 20
    SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 6.2
    F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing vs SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge

F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing 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
4OpenVPN CloudConnexa7.5No$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
5NetBird7.4Free plan€6/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
6Bowtie Private Access7.3Free plan$11/moiOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Cato Client7.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
8Check Point Harmony SASE7.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Netskope One Private Access7.1No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
10Cloudflare Gateway7.0Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Portnox NAC7.0No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Sangfor EasyConnect6.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
13Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser6.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
14Zscaler Private Access6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15iboss Cloud6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17Versa Zero Trust Network Access6.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
18Zentera CoIP Access Platform6.3No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
19NetFoundry6.2No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
20SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge6.2No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing alternatives

What is the best alternative to F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing?

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

What is the best free alternative to F5 Distributed Cloud Load Balancing?

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.