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Best Portnox NAC Alternatives in 2026

Updated

20 platforms from zero trust network access software ranked against Portnox NAC on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudflare Access Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $7/mo8.1
    Portnox NAC vs Cloudflare Access
  2. 2
    Twingate Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo8.1
    Portnox NAC vs Twingate
  3. 3
    Pomerium Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $7/mo7.9
    Portnox NAC vs Pomerium
  4. 4
    Boundary Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free7.8
    Portnox NAC vs Boundary
  5. 5
    OpenVPN CloudConnexa Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.5
    Portnox NAC vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa
  6. 6
    NetBird Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6/mo7.4
    Portnox NAC vs NetBird
  7. 7
    Bowtie Private Access Free plan iOSLinuxMacWebWin $11/mo7.3
    Portnox NAC vs Bowtie Private Access
  8. 8
    Genians ZTNA Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.3
    Portnox NAC vs Genians ZTNA
  9. 9
    AWS Verified Access apiLinuxMacWebWin $0.20/mo7.2
    Portnox NAC vs AWS Verified Access
  10. 10
    Cato Client Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 7.1
    Portnox NAC vs Cato Client
  11. 11
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 7.1
    Portnox NAC vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  12. 12
    Netskope One Private Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 7.1
    Portnox NAC vs Netskope One Private Access
  13. 13
    SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge Free trial AndroidapiextensioniOSLinux 7.1
    Portnox NAC vs SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge
  14. 14
    Cloudbrink Personal SASE Free trial LinuxMacWebWin 7.0
    Portnox NAC vs Cloudbrink Personal SASE
  15. 15
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo7.0
    Portnox NAC vs Cloudflare Gateway
  16. 17
    Sangfor EasyConnect AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.8
    Portnox NAC vs Sangfor EasyConnect
  17. 18
    Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 6.7
    Portnox NAC vs Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser
  18. 19
    NetFoundry AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.7
    Portnox NAC vs NetFoundry
  19. 20
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 6.7
    Portnox NAC vs Zscaler Private Access
  20. 21
    Cyolo Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 6.6
    Portnox NAC vs Cyolo Zero Trust Access

Portnox NAC 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 CloudConnexa7.5$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6NetBird7.4Free plan€6/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Bowtie Private Access7.3Free plan$11/moiOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
8Genians ZTNA7.3Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
9AWS Verified Access7.2$0.20/moAPI, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Cato Client7.1Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
11Check Point Harmony SASE7.1Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Netskope One Private Access7.1Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge7.1Android, API, Browser, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
14Cloudbrink Personal SASE7.0Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
15Cloudflare Gateway7.0Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17Sangfor EasyConnect6.8Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser6.7Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
19NetFoundry6.7Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Zscaler Private Access6.7Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
21Cyolo Zero Trust Access6.6Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
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Questions about Portnox NAC alternatives

What is the best alternative to Portnox NAC?

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 Portnox NAC?

Cloudflare Access is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 7 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.