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Best Bowtie Private Access Alternatives in 2026

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

  1. 1
    Cloudflare Access Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $7/mo6.8
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cloudflare Access
  2. 2
    Twingate Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo6.8
    Bowtie Private Access vs Twingate
  3. 4
    NetBird Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6/mo6.7
    Bowtie Private Access vs NetBird
  4. 5
    Boundary Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb Free6.6
    Bowtie Private Access vs Boundary
  5. 6
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo6.6
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cloudflare Gateway
  6. 7
    Pomerium Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $7/mo6.6
    Bowtie Private Access vs Pomerium
  7. 8
    OpenVPN CloudConnexa Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo5.8
    Bowtie Private Access vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa
  8. 9
    Sangfor EasyConnect AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.8
    Bowtie Private Access vs Sangfor EasyConnect
  9. 10
    Cyolo Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.7
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cyolo Zero Trust Access
  10. 11
    Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 5.7
    Bowtie Private Access vs Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser
  11. 12
    NetFoundry AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.6
    Bowtie Private Access vs NetFoundry
  12. 13
    SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 5.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge
  13. 14
    Zentera CoIP Access Platform apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 5.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs Zentera CoIP Access Platform
  14. 15
    Barracuda CloudGen Access LinuxMacWebWin 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Barracuda CloudGen Access
  15. 16
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  16. 17
    iboss Cloud AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs iboss Cloud
  17. 18
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  18. 19
    Netskope One Private Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Netskope One Private Access
  19. 20
    Versa Zero Trust Network Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Versa Zero Trust Network Access
  20. 21
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Zscaler Private Access

Bowtie Private Access alternatives compared

#AppScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudflare Access6.8Free plan$7/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Twingate6.8Free plan$5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
4NetBird6.7Free plan€6/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Boundary6.6Free planFreeAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Cloudflare Gateway6.6Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
7Pomerium6.6Free plan$7/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
8OpenVPN CloudConnexa5.8No$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Sangfor EasyConnect5.8No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10Cyolo Zero Trust Access5.7No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
11Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser5.7No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
12NetFoundry5.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
13SonicWall Cloud Secure Edge5.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
14Zentera CoIP Access Platform5.5No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
15Barracuda CloudGen Access5.4No—Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Check Point Harmony SASE5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
17iboss Cloud5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Netskope One Private Access5.4No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Versa Zero Trust Network Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21Zscaler Private Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, 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 6.8 out of 10. The others here: Twingate, NetBird, 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 free-and-open first: a usable free tier and open-source code, then the platforms it runs on and its documentation.