Radmin VPN vs Twingate (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Radmin VPN and Twingate share a 2.6 GPA, both have a free plan, and Radmin VPN has no paid plan to buy, against $5 a month for each person for Twingate.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Radmin VPN grades higher on value for money and the free plan. Twingate grades higher on features and platforms. They get the same grade on ease of use.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Radmin VPN
Free Windows software that joins remote PCs in a virtual LAN
Twingate
Zero trust network access to replace a company VPN
Which one is for you
Pick Radmin VPN if
- Fits if friends want to play LAN games over the internet
- Works for a small team that needs its PCs on one private network
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want a VPN to change your country, because it has no exit servers
- Not for you if you use a Mac, Linux or a phone, as only Windows is supported
- Watch out: full remote control needs Radmin Server, set up separately
- Watch out: some connections fall back to Relay/TCP, which depends on your provider or firewall
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
How we grade them
| 2.6GPARadmin VPNGood | 2.6GPATwingateGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | AFree to download and use, with no ads or paid features according to the vendor. Famatech earns its money from a separate product, Radmin. | CTeams is $5 per user a month on the page's yearly view and Business is $10, inside the category's $2.78 to $18 range. |
| Free plan and trial | AThe whole product is free, with no paid tier to be pushed up to. | BStarter is free for 5 users and 50 resources, with conditional access and split tunneling. A tiny team can stay on it. |
| Features | CIt builds a virtual LAN well enough for the job, but remote control needs Radmin Server, and it does not route traffic through exit servers like a consumer VPN. | BVPN replacement, least-privilege rules, device and identity checks and privileged access to infrastructure cover the core of the job. |
| Ease of use | CNo store rating on record. You create or join a network and share its details with the other PCs. | CNo store rating on record. You deploy connectors, connect an identity provider and write access rules first. |
| Platforms and integrations | DWindows only: the download page lists Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7, and no Mac, Linux or mobile version. | BWindows, macOS, Linux, iPhone, Android and a browser extension, with Okta, Entra ID, Google Workspace, Kubernetes and SSH. No full web console client is listed. |
| Best for | a free virtual LAN for Windows PCs | replacing a company VPN with access rules |
The GPA is the average of the five grades: an A is 4 points, an F is none. The full reasons are on each tool's page: Radmin VPN and Twingate. How we grade
Price against what you get
Radmin VPN has no paid plan and scores 1.7 out of 4 on features, ease of use and platforms. Twingate starts at $5 a month for each person and scores 2.7.
Twingate scores higher, and starts $5 a month higher: the question is whether the extra is worth that to you. Of the other remote desktop apps on the chart, none scores higher than Radmin VPN for less, and 2 score higher than Twingate for less.
Features, ease of use and platforms, averaged
What paid plans start at, a month (each step along is roughly double) →
- The best score at each price
- Has a free plan
- No free plan
Where they differ
- Radmin VPN is end-to-end encrypted, according to its own site.
- Radmin VPN also covers remote desktop.
At a glance
| Radmin VPN | Twingate | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free | Free plan |
| Starts at | Free | $5 per user / month (page's yearly view; monthly not shown) |
| Free plan | Free to download and use; the vendor says there are no ads or paid features. | Starter plan: free for up to 5 users and 50 resources, with conditional access controls and split tunneling. |
| Free trial | None listed | 14-day trial on Home, Teams and Business |
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
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| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Famatech Corp. | Twingate |
| Price read from | radmin-vpn.com | twingate.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Radmin VPN
- The download page lists Windows 11, 10, 8 and 7 only, with no Mac, Linux or mobile versions.
- Full remote control needs Radmin Server, installed from the Help menu, and a user set up in it.
- It is a private-network tool for your own computers, not a service that routes traffic through exit servers in other countries.
- Some connections fall back to Relay/TCP, which the help page ties to the internet provider or firewall.
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.
Key features
Radmin VPN
- Virtual local network
- Create a network with a name and password, then have other computers join it; members appear in the main window and can be pinged from its context menu.
- Works behind firewalls
- Connects computers behind firewalls. The help page notes a Relay/TCP fallback when a direct connection cannot be made.
- Radmin remote control
- Install Radmin Server from the Help menu and choose full control from a remote computer's menu to control it through the VPN.
- LAN gaming over the internet
- The vendor says it does not limit the number of gamers and provides setup instructions for several games.
- Encryption and no-log policy
- The vendor describes 256-bit AES end-to-end encryption and says it does not track, collect or sell private data.
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.
Plans
Radmin VPN
Free$0
The whole product is free. Famatech earns its money from a separate commercial product, Radmin.
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.
Ways to pay less
Radmin VPN
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.
Common questions
Which is cheaper, Radmin VPN or Twingate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Radmin VPN is cheaper to start with: it is free, against $5 a month for each person for Twingate. Radmin VPN is free, and Twingate starts at $5 per user / month (page's yearly view; monthly not shown).
Which has a free plan, Radmin VPN or Twingate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Radmin VPN and Twingate have a free plan.
Which platforms do Radmin VPN and Twingate run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Twingate lists macOS, Linux, iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list a Windows app. A platform missing from a listing is one its maker's pages did not mention.
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How this page was made
- The verdict at the top follows a fixed rule. When both tools are in the same category and either is in our top three for it, the verdict follows that ranking: the higher-placed tool is our pick. The top three weigh who each tool suits as well as its grades, so a pick can go against the GPA. Otherwise the page does not pick one and says which grades higher: the higher GPA first; on a tie, the one with a free plan, then the one that starts cheaper in dollars a month, counted the same way for both; if they are still level, what the choice depends on.
- The grades are our own, from each tool’s review or report card. The GPA is their average.
- Prices, plans and platforms come from each tool’s listing. The table above says where each price was read and when.
- The differences and the answers to the questions are worked out from those listings.