Business VPN & network security Category leader
Cloudflare One
Zero trust and SASE platform for securing access and traffic
Key features
- Zero trust network access
- Cloud firewall
NordLayer alternatives
Other business VPN & network security tools to consider instead of NordLayer. Key features and starting prices come from each vendor's own site.
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| Pricing | $8/user/mo | Free plan | Contact sales | Free plan $50/seat/year (Team, billed annually) | Free plan €6/user/mo | Free plan $4/user/month |
| Best for | Small and mid-sized teams that need a managed business VPN with per-user pricing and a 5-user minimum. | — | — | Teams under 1,000 users that want identity-based, WireGuard-powered access to private servers and databases instead of a legacy VPN. | Small and mid-sized IT and DevOps teams replacing a traditional VPN with peer-to-peer access. | Small teams that want self-hostable zero trust access to specific internal apps without a full VPN. |
| Team size | 2–500+ people | 2–500+ people | 500+ people | 1–500+ people | 2–500 people | 2–500 people |
| Zero trust network access | Not listed | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Site-to-site and remote-access VPN | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Cloud firewall | Yes | Yes | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| DNS and web filtering | Yes | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Dedicated IP addresses | Yes | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed |
| Centralized policy management | Not listed | Not listed | Not listed | Yes | Not listed | Not listed |
| Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit | Visit |
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The alternatives
Business VPN & network security Category leader
Zscaler
Cloud security platform with zero trust access and web gateway
Key features
- Zero trust network access
- Cloud firewall
- DNS and web filtering
Business VPN & network security Rising
Firezone
WireGuard-based zero trust access that replaces legacy VPNs
Key features
- Zero trust network access
- Centralized policy management
Business VPN & network security Rising
NetBird
Open WireGuard-based zero trust network for teams
Key features
- Zero trust network access
Business VPN & network security Rising
Pangolin
Identity-aware zero trust access to apps and resources
Key features
- Zero trust network access