# Absolute Secure Access review (2026): is it worth it? > Zero trust network access and SSE for hybrid workers Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Absolute Secure Access is a security service edge product suite from Absolute Security for hybrid, mobile and field workers. It uses a self-healing client for Windows to give zero trust connections to private apps, cloud services and websites, in three editions: Core, Edge and Enterprise. Pricing is by quote. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Absolute Security - **Website:** https://www.absolute.com/platform/secure-access - **Runs on:** Windows - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you use Macs or phones, as the client is described for Windows only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing Absolute Secure Access's current pricing could not be confirmed from its own site. ## Key features - **Zero trust network access:** The Core edition provides zero trust access with dynamic policy enforcement and network access control for connections to public and private apps. - **Self-healing client:** A client for Windows acts as a distributed firewall and is built to keep the remote connection working despite network problems. - **Network visibility:** Absolute Insights for Network offers over 70 dashboards with drill-downs and 90-day data record retention. - **Edge edition additions:** Edge adds in-line CASB, digital experience monitoring, network performance diagnostics and AI-assisted threat notifications. - **Enterprise edition web security:** Enterprise adds a secure web gateway with multiple AV scans, remote browser isolation, content disarm and DLP. - **Comply to Connect:** Continuously checks device posture and blocks unhealthy devices from reaching sensitive applications. ## Good for - Organizations with mobile and field workers on unreliable networks - Windows-based fleets that want ZTNA and web security from one vendor - IT teams that want detailed network and user dashboards ## Worth knowing - No prices are published; the page offers a demo request and a sales phone number. - The self-healing client is described for Windows only. - Web gateway, DLP and endpoint compliance features need the Enterprise edition. - It is a business security product, not a tool for controlling a PC from another device. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 1.4 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Absolute Secure Access gives staff network access with a self-healing client that keeps the connection working. It is described for Windows only, no prices are published, and the web gateway, DLP and compliance features need the Enterprise edition. - **Value for money: C.** No price is published: the page offers a demo request and a sales phone number, so value sits at C. - **Free plan and trial: F.** No free plan and no trial is listed on the product page. - **Features: C.** Zero trust access, a self-healing client, network visibility and edge additions are listed, but web security and compliance checks need Enterprise. - **Ease of use: C.** No store rating on record. It is a managed business product that has to be deployed and configured by IT. - **Platforms and integrations: D.** The self-healing client is described for Windows only. No web, Mac, phone or integrations are listed. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Absolute Software's own pages on 13 November 2026. Not based on using the product, and shorter than our full reviews. ## Where it stands among remote desktop apps - Absolute Secure Access's GPA of 1.4 is higher than 0 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade. - It stands best on ease of use (C, above 10 of 85) and worst on free plan and trial (F, above 0). The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Absolute Secure Access you would be making servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. That is not a weekend's work, with an AI app builder or without one. That makes this kind of software worth paying for, not this one in particular: 85 of the 85 other remote desktop apps grade higher. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: Connections that pull numbers from dozens of other services. - You could not: A real app for Windows. Something home-made would be a web page. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. **Tags:** VPN, Dashboards ## Alternatives - [Zscaler Private Access](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zscaler-private-access): Zero trust access to private apps without a VPN. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/absolute-secure-access-vs-zscaler-private-access) - [Ivanti Connect Secure](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ivanti-connect-secure): Enterprise SSL VPN gateway for secure remote access. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/absolute-secure-access-vs-ivanti-connect-secure) - [FortiClient](https://toolgpa.com/tools/forticlient): Fortinet endpoint agent for VPN, ZTNA and endpoint protection. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/absolute-secure-access-vs-forticlient) - [Twingate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/twingate): Zero trust network access to replace a company VPN. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/absolute-secure-access-vs-twingate) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://www.absolute.com/platform/secure-access Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/absolute-secure-access Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).