Ivanti Connect Secure vs Pritunl (2026): which should you pick?

Pick Ivanti Connect Secure if

• Fits if you are an IT team that wants a VPN gateway it controls
• Makes sense if you already run virtual appliances on ESXi or Hyper-V

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't want to manage a gateway, since it runs on a physical or virtual Ivanti appliance
• Watch out: no prices are published and the page directs buyers to contact sales
• Watch out: central management uses a separate product, Ivanti Secure Access Framework
• Tight if you want a trial, as no free plan or trial is listed

Pick Pritunl if

• Fits if you can run a Linux server and want your own VPN with no per-user fee
• Works for teams that sign in through Okta, Google Workspace or Duo

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you don't want to run a server, as the install page lists Linux distributions only
• Pricey if you need SSO, failover or site-to-site links, which need Enterprise at $70 per host a month
• Watch out: servers coordinate through MongoDB, which you also have to run
• Too light for phones without extra work, as the Pritunl Client covers macOS, Windows and Linux only

Ivanti Connect Secure

• No prices are published; the page directs buyers to contact sales.
• It runs on the Ivanti Security Appliance, physical or virtual, so you manage a gateway.
• Centralized management uses a separate product, Ivanti Secure Access Framework.
• The page lists no free plan or trial.

Pritunl

• You install and run the server yourself; the install page lists Linux distributions only.
• Single sign-on, failover and site-to-site links need Enterprise at $70 per host per month.
• Servers coordinate through MongoDB, which you also need to run.
• The Pritunl Client is available for macOS, Windows and Linux only; other devices use OpenVPN profiles.

Ivanti Connect Secure

Unified secure access client

One client provides remote VPN and local network access on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android and Android apps on ChromeOS.

Flexible VPN modes

Supports full Layer 3 VPN, per-app VPN, on-demand and always-on access, lockdown mode and FQDN or IP-based split tunneling.

Clientless access

Gives browser-based access to published applications and virtual desktops without an installed client.

Conditional access and endpoint checks

Evaluates users and devices against policies on each access attempt and can assess an endpoint before sign-in.

Passwordless sign-in

Supports FIDO2 authentication with passkeys, biometrics and PINs.

Hardened gateway

ICS 25.x runs on Oracle Linux 9 with SELinux enforcing, a web application firewall and secure boot with TPM support.

Pritunl

OpenVPN and WireGuard clients

The server accepts any OpenVPN client, and the Pritunl Client for macOS, Windows and Linux handles both OpenVPN and WireGuard.

Site-to-site links

Pritunl Link joins networks over WireGuard or IPsec, with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle Cloud and Hetzner named on the homepage.

Single sign-on

Enterprise supports SAML, Google, Duo Security and RADIUS; the SSO page also lists Okta and OneLogin.

Failover and replication

Servers share state through MongoDB and run as equal peers, so clients move to another node if one fails.

Device authentication

TPM and Apple Secure Enclave device authentication is offered, along with TOTP and push two-step sign-in.

REST API and plugins

A REST API automates user and server management, and a Python plugin system supports custom authentication.

Ivanti Connect Secure

Pricing could not be confirmed. See ivanti.com.

Pritunl

• Community$0

  Free for a single host with unlimited VPN servers, users and devices. You host it yourself.

• Premium$10

  per host / month

  Single host. Adds port forwarding, gateway links, Chromebook support, configuration sync and email user keys.

• Enterprise$70

  per host / month

  Everything in Premium plus single sign-on, automatic failover, replicated servers and site-to-site links.