Twingate vs Zscaler Private Access (2026): which should you pick?

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

Pick Zscaler Private Access if

• Fits if you are a company security team replacing a VPN with per-app access
• Makes sense if you already buy Zscaler services

Look elsewhere if

• Skip it if you want to remotely control a personal computer, as this is a business security service
• Watch out: no prices are published and the page offers a demo request only
• Watch out: the page doesn't list supported client platforms
• Tight if you want a trial, as none is listed

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.

Zscaler Private Access

• No prices are published; the page offers a demo request and sales contact only.
• The product page does not list supported client platforms or a free trial.
• It is a business security service, not a tool for remotely controlling a personal computer.

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.

Zscaler Private Access

App-level access

Connects authorized users directly to specific applications, so the corporate network and the apps are not exposed to the public internet.

AI-assisted app segmentation

Discovers applications automatically and suggests app segments and policies to limit lateral movement.

Privileged Remote Access

Gives remote workers and third parties clientless access to RDP, SSH and VNC production systems.

Browser Access

Lets users reach private apps through a browser, alongside lightweight client software.

Private Service Edge

Brings the same direct user-to-app, least-privileged access to users who are on premises.

Business continuity

Keeps policy-enforced access to critical applications available during connectivity outages.

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.

Zscaler Private Access

Pricing could not be confirmed. See zscaler.com.

Twingate

• Annual discount

  15% off with yearly billing

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

Zscaler Private Access

No public discounts listed.