Ivanti Connect Secure vs Twingate (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 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

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.

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.

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.

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.

Ivanti Connect Secure

Pricing could not be confirmed. See ivanti.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.

Ivanti Connect Secure

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.