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Best Open Systems SD-WAN Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from SD-WAN software ranked against Open Systems SD-WAN on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudflare Access Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $7/mo8.1
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Cloudflare Access
  2. 2
    flexiWAN Free plan apiLinuxself-hostedWeb $1.42/mo7.8
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs flexiWAN
  3. 3
    Arista NG Firewall Free plan Web $22.50/mo7.1
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Arista NG Firewall
  4. 4
    Cato Client Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.1
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Cato Client
  5. 5
    D-Link Nuclias Cloud SD-WAN Gateway (DBG-2000) AndroidiOSLinuxWebWin $9.33/mo6.8
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs D-Link Nuclias Cloud SD-WAN Gateway (DBG-2000)
  6. 6
    Versa Zero Trust Network Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.7
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Versa Zero Trust Network Access
  7. 7
    ExtremeControl apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb 6.5
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs ExtremeControl
  8. 8
    AccessOne WebWinMacLinuxiOS 6.1
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs AccessOne
  9. 9
    Aryaka SD-WAN Web 6.1
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Aryaka SD-WAN
  10. 10
    HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN self-hostedWeb 6.1
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN
  11. 11
    Fortinet Secure SD-WAN Web 6.0
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Fortinet Secure SD-WAN
  12. 12
    Prisma Browser Web $10/mo6.0
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Prisma Browser
  13. 13
    Cradlepoint SD-WAN Web 5.9
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Cradlepoint SD-WAN
  14. 14
    Ekinops SD-WAN Web 5.9
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Ekinops SD-WAN
  15. 15
    Bigleaf SD-WAN Web 5.8
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Bigleaf SD-WAN
  16. 16
    Mushroom Networks SD-WAN 5.8
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Mushroom Networks SD-WAN
  17. 18
    Peplink SD-WAN Free plan apiself-hostedWeb Free5.8
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Peplink SD-WAN
  18. 19
    Turnium SD-WAN Web 5.8
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Turnium SD-WAN
  19. 20
    Versa Secure SD-WAN 5.8
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs Versa Secure SD-WAN
  20. 21
    FatPipe SD-WAN 5.7
    Open Systems SD-WAN vs FatPipe SD-WAN

Open Systems SD-WAN alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudflare Access8.1Free plan$7/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2flexiWAN7.8Free plan$1.42/moAPI, Linux, self-hosted, Web
3Arista NG Firewall7.1Free plan$22.50/moWeb
4Cato Client7.1No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
5D-Link Nuclias Cloud SD-WAN Gateway (DBG-2000)6.8No$9.33/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Web, Windows
6Versa Zero Trust Network Access6.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
7ExtremeControl6.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8AccessOne6.1No—Web, Windows, Mac, Linux, iOS, Android
9Aryaka SD-WAN6.1No—Web
10HPE Aruba Networking EdgeConnect SD-WAN6.1No—self-hosted, Web
11Fortinet Secure SD-WAN6.0No—Web
12Prisma Browser6.0No$10/moWeb
13Cradlepoint SD-WAN5.9No—Web
14Ekinops SD-WAN5.9No—Web
15Bigleaf SD-WAN5.8No—Web
16Mushroom Networks SD-WAN5.8No——
18Peplink SD-WAN5.8Free planFreeAPI, self-hosted, Web
19Turnium SD-WAN5.8No—Web
20Versa Secure SD-WAN5.8No——
21FatPipe SD-WAN5.7No——
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Questions about Open Systems SD-WAN alternatives

What is the best alternative to Open Systems SD-WAN?

Cloudflare Access, number 1 in SD-WAN software with a score of 8.1 out of 10. The others here: flexiWAN, Arista NG Firewall, Cato Client and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Open Systems SD-WAN?

Cloudflare Access is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 4 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.