Teleport vs Twingate (2026): which should you pick?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Twingate grades higher than Teleport: 2.6 against 2.2 out of 4.0.
Checked Nov 13, 2026 · graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA
Twingate grades higher on the free plan and ease of use. They get the same grade on value for money, features and platforms.
Price, platforms and features side by side. The table says where each price was read and when.
Teleport
Identity-based access to servers, databases and Kubernetes
Twingate
Zero trust network access to replace a company VPN
Which one is for you
Pick Teleport if
- Fits if you run servers and clusters and want audited, short-lived access to them
- Works for engineering teams happy to self-host the Community Edition
Look elsewhere if
- Skip it if you want to remotely control desktops, as it targets infrastructure access
- Watch out: Enterprise pricing isn't published and the pricing page asks for a form
- Watch out: FIPS support and strict-compliance features need a paid Enterprise licence
- Tight if you lack ops staff, as the Community Edition must be deployed and maintained by you
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
| 2.2GPATeleportFair | 2.6GPATwingateGood | |
|---|---|---|
| Value for money | CEnterprise has no published price, so value can't be judged and sits at C. Community Edition is free but you run it yourself, which needs a server. | 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 | CCommunity Edition is free and open source, but you deploy and maintain it. Enterprise has a 14-day trial. | BStarter is free for 5 users and 50 resources, with conditional access and split tunneling. A tiny team can stay on it. |
| Features | BInfrastructure access, just-in-time access, machine identity, audit and governance and a desktop client cover the core of the job. | BVPN replacement, least-privilege rules, device and identity checks and privileged access to infrastructure cover the core of the job. |
| Ease of use | DNo store rating on record. You deploy and operate the cluster and wire it to your identity provider. | CNo store rating on record. You deploy connectors, connect an identity provider and write access rules first. |
| Platforms and integrations | BWeb, Windows, Mac and Linux with the Teleport Connect desktop client, plus GitHub, Slack and Kubernetes. No phone apps are listed. | 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 | secure access to servers and infrastructure | 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: Teleport and Twingate. How we grade
Where they differ
- Teleport is open source and self-hostable, according to its own site.
- Twingate also covers vPN.
At a glance
| Teleport | Twingate | |
|---|---|---|
| Pricing | Free plan | Free plan |
| Starts at | Not published | $5 per user / month (page's yearly view; monthly not shown) |
| Free plan | Community Edition is free and open source; you deploy and run it yourself. | Starter plan: free for up to 5 users and 50 resources, with conditional access controls and split tunneling. |
| Free trial | 14-day trial of Teleport Enterprise | 14-day trial on Home, Teams and Business |
| Web | ||
| macOS | ||
| Windows | ||
| Linux | ||
| iOS | ||
| Android | ||
| Browser extension | ||
| Made by | Gravitational Inc. | Twingate |
| Price read from | goteleport.com | twingate.com |
| Checked | Nov 13, 2026 | Nov 13, 2026 |
Worth knowing
Teleport
- Enterprise pricing is not published; the pricing page asks for a form to get a quote.
- FIPS support and strict-compliance features need a paid Enterprise license.
- Community Edition must be deployed and maintained by you.
- It is aimed at infrastructure access, not remote control of employee desktops.
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
Teleport
- Access to infrastructure
- Connects to SSH and Windows servers, Kubernetes clusters, databases and internal apps through one access layer.
- Just-in-time access
- Privileges are ephemeral and expire, with access requests used to grant them, instead of standing credentials.
- Machine and workload identity
- Automated services can connect to protected resources using certificate-based identity instead of long-lived secrets.
- Agent and MCP access control
- The vendor says identity and access control extend to AI agents and MCP tooling.
- Audit and governance
- The platform lists access governance and compliance, with policies and audits managed in one place.
- Teleport Connect desktop client
- The docs describe a desktop client for macOS, Linux and Windows, alongside a web UI and the tsh command line.
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
Teleport
Community Edition$0
Free and open source, self-hosted. The docs say editions differ in features, deployment options and support.
EnterpriseCustom
Cloud or self-hosted. Price on request from sales; the site says it is based on active users and protected resources.
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
Teleport
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, Teleport or Twingate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, Teleport publishes no starting price, and Twingate starts at $5 per user / month (page's yearly view; monthly not shown).
Which has a free plan, Teleport or Twingate?
As of Nov 13, 2026, both Teleport and Twingate have a free plan.
Which platforms do Teleport and Twingate run on?
As of Nov 13, 2026, only Teleport lists a web app and only Twingate lists iOS and Android apps and a browser extension. Both list macOS, Windows and Linux apps. 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.