Absolute Secure Access vs Twingate (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Absolute Secure Access if

• Fits if you are an IT team with a Windows-only fleet needing zero trust access
• Makes sense if you already use Absolute for device management

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you use Macs or phones, as the client is described for Windows only
• Watch out: no prices are published and the page offers a demo request only
• Pricey if you need web gateway, DLP or endpoint compliance, which need Enterprise
• Not for you if you want to control a PC from another device, since it is a security product

Pick Twingate if

• Fits if you are a small team that wants to retire a company VPN
• Works for homelabs, where the Home plan costs $15 a month for up to 7 users

Look elsewhere if

• Tight if you grow past 5 users, as the free Starter plan stops there
• Watch out: Teams is capped at 100 users and Business at 500, then it's Enterprise through sales
• Watch out: the Home plan is limited to non-commercial use
• Watch out: only one set of prices is shown, and the monthly-billing prices aren't displayed

Absolute Secure Access

• No prices are published; the page offers a demo request and a sales phone number.
• The self-healing client is described for Windows only.
• Web gateway, DLP and endpoint compliance features need the Enterprise edition.
• It is a business security product, not a tool for controlling a PC from another device.

Twingate

• The free Starter plan stops at 5 users and 50 resources.
• Teams is capped at 100 users and Business at 500; larger accounts need Enterprise through sales.
• The Home plan is limited to non-commercial use.
• Only one set of prices is shown; the monthly-billing prices behind the yearly view are not displayed.

Absolute Secure Access

Zero trust network access

The Core edition provides zero trust access with dynamic policy enforcement and network access control for connections to public and private apps.

Self-healing client

A client for Windows acts as a distributed firewall and is built to keep the remote connection working despite network problems.

Network visibility

Absolute Insights for Network offers over 70 dashboards with drill-downs and 90-day data record retention.

Edge edition additions

Edge adds in-line CASB, digital experience monitoring, network performance diagnostics and AI-assisted threat notifications.

Enterprise edition web security

Enterprise adds a secure web gateway with multiple AV scans, remote browser isolation, content disarm and DLP.

Comply to Connect

Continuously checks device posture and blocks unhealthy devices from reaching sensitive applications.

Twingate

VPN replacement

Staff reach office networks, cloud VPCs and other private resources through Twingate clients instead of a VPN gateway.

Least-privilege access rules

Access is granted per resource and per user or group, and the Teams plan adds automated least-privilege policies.

Device and identity checks

Conditional access is on every plan, with native device posture checks and endpoint integrations on higher plans.

Identity provider sign-in

Teams supports SSO through Google Workspace; Business adds Okta, Entra ID and automatic user provisioning from the IdP.

Privileged access to infrastructure

The Business plan lists privileged access for Kubernetes, SSH, databases and web apps, marked with an asterisk on the pricing page.

Apps for most platforms

The download page lists Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and a Chrome client.

Absolute Secure Access

Pricing could not be confirmed. See absolute.com.

Twingate

• Starter$0

  Up to 5 users and 50 resources, with peer-to-peer connections, split tunneling and conditional access.

• Home$15

  per month for up to 7 users

  For homelabs, adds service accounts, exit networks and device posture checks. Non-commercial use only.

• Teams$5

  per user / month (page's yearly view; monthly not shown)

  Up to 100 users, SSO via Google Workspace, SaaS app gating and automated least-privilege policies.

• Business$10

  per user / month (page's yearly view; monthly not shown)

  Up to 500 users, IdP provisioning, SSO via Okta or Entra ID, endpoint integrations and just-in-time access.

• EnterpriseCustom

  Custom account sizes, custom MSA and SLAs, invoice payment, geoblocking and static IPs. Sold through sales.

Absolute Secure Access

No public discounts listed.

Twingate

• Annual discount

  15% off with yearly billing

  The pricing page labels yearly billing on Teams and Business as 15% off.