# Pritunl review (2026): is the free plan enough? > Self-hosted open-source VPN server for OpenVPN and WireGuard Checked Nov 13, 2026 ยท graded Nov 13, 2026 by ToolGPA. Pritunl is an open-source VPN server that you run on your own hosts. It manages users, servers and organizations from a web interface, accepts OpenVPN and WireGuard clients, and can link sites with IPsec or WireGuard. Pricing is per server host, with no charge per user. - **Category:** Remote Desktop - **Made by:** Pritunl, Inc. - **Website:** https://pritunl.com - **Runs on:** Windows, macOS, Linux - **Who should skip it:** Skip it if you don't want to run a server, as the install page lists Linux distributions only. - **Facts last checked:** Nov 13, 2026 ## Pricing As of Nov 13, 2026, Pritunl has a free plan, and paid plans start at $10 per host / month. - **Pricing model:** Free plan - **Free plan:** Community edition: free for a single host, with unlimited servers, users and devices. - **Free trial:** None listed. | Plan | Price | What you get | | --- | --- | --- | | Community | $0 | Free for a single host with unlimited VPN servers, users and devices. You host it yourself. | | Premium | $10 per host / month | Single host. Adds port forwarding, gateway links, Chromebook support, configuration sync and email user keys. | | Enterprise | $70 per host / month | Everything in Premium plus single sign-on, automatic failover, replicated servers and site-to-site links. | Read from https://pritunl.com on Nov 13, 2026. Prices change, so confirm with Pritunl before buying. ## Key features - **OpenVPN and WireGuard clients:** The server accepts any OpenVPN client, and the Pritunl Client for macOS, Windows and Linux handles both OpenVPN and WireGuard. - **Site-to-site links:** Pritunl Link joins networks over WireGuard or IPsec, with AWS, Google Cloud, Azure, Oracle Cloud and Hetzner named on the homepage. - **Single sign-on:** Enterprise supports SAML, Google, Duo Security and RADIUS; the SSO page also lists Okta and OneLogin. - **Failover and replication:** Servers share state through MongoDB and run as equal peers, so clients move to another node if one fails. - **Device authentication:** TPM and Apple Secure Enclave device authentication is offered, along with TOTP and push two-step sign-in. - **REST API and plugins:** A REST API automates user and server management, and a Python plugin system supports custom authentication. ## Good for - Teams that want to run their own VPN server without per-user fees - Linking cloud networks and data centers with WireGuard or IPsec - Organizations that need OpenVPN client compatibility ## Worth knowing - You install and run the server yourself; the install page lists Linux distributions only. - Single sign-on, failover and site-to-site links need Enterprise at $70 per host per month. - Servers coordinate through MongoDB, which you also need to run. - The Pritunl Client is available for macOS, Windows and Linux only; other devices use OpenVPN profiles. ## ToolGPA grades **GPA: 2.0 out of 4**, graded Nov 13, 2026. Pritunl is a VPN server you install and run yourself, with a free Community edition for a single host. Single sign-on, failover and site-to-site links need Enterprise at $70 per host per month, and it needs MongoDB and a Linux server. - **Value for money: C.** Free only if you host it yourself, which needs a server, so it sits at C. Premium is $10 per host a month and Enterprise $70. - **Free plan and trial: B.** The Community edition is free for one host with unlimited servers, users and devices, and needs no registration or card. - **Features: C.** OpenVPN and WireGuard clients, a REST API and plugins are listed, but single sign-on, failover and site-to-site links are Enterprise only. - **Ease of use: D.** No store rating on record. You install the server on Linux and run MongoDB, which is a command-line job. - **Platforms and integrations: C.** Client apps for Windows, macOS and Linux, with SSO through Okta, Google Workspace and others. Other devices use OpenVPN profiles. These are ToolGPA's own grades. Graded from this listing, whose facts were read from Pritunl'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 - Pritunl's GPA of 2.0 is higher than 13 of the 85 other remote desktop apps we grade, and level with 7. - It stands best on free plan and trial (B, above 48 of 85) and worst on ease of use (D, above 0). - Its paid plans start at $10 a month for each person, against a middle price of $8.33 for the category: 27 of the 44 others that charge start lower. - On features, ease of use and platforms it scores 1.7 out of 4. 33 tools score higher and cost less. The category's chart of price against score: https://toolgpa.com/charts/remote-access ## Keep it, or make your own? **Keep it.** To replace Pritunl 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: 65 of the 85 other remote desktop apps grade higher. It costs $120 a year. Pritunl is open source, so there is a third way: take its code and run it yourself. - You could not: Servers in dozens of countries, kept fast and private. - You could not: Apps for macOS, Windows and Linux that stay in step with each other. - You could not: It is priced for each person, which means accounts and billing for a team. - You could not: It plugs into other products, Google Workspace, Okta and OneLogin among them, and has an API. - You could not: What a company asks for before it lets staff use something: single sign-on. A judgement by ToolGPA from this listing, by rules that are the same for every tool. Nothing was built to test it. ## Works with Google Workspace, Okta, OneLogin, Duo Security, JumpCloud, AWS, Microsoft Azure **Tags:** VPN, Open source, Self-hostable, Public API ## Alternatives - [NetBird](https://toolgpa.com/tools/netbird): Open-source zero trust networking built on WireGuard. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/netbird-vs-pritunl) - [Tailscale](https://toolgpa.com/tools/tailscale): Private network that links your devices, servers and teams. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pritunl-vs-tailscale) - [ZeroTier](https://toolgpa.com/tools/zerotier): Peer-to-peer virtual networks for devices, servers and sites. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pritunl-vs-zerotier) - [Ivanti Connect Secure](https://toolgpa.com/tools/ivanti-connect-secure): Enterprise SSL VPN gateway for secure remote access. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/ivanti-connect-secure-vs-pritunl) - [Twingate](https://toolgpa.com/tools/twingate): Zero trust network access to replace a company VPN. [Compare](https://toolgpa.com/compare/pritunl-vs-twingate) ## Sources The prices, plans, platforms and features above were read from these pages on Nov 13, 2026: - https://pritunl.com - https://pritunl.com/platforms - https://pritunl.com/sso Page: https://toolgpa.com/tools/pritunl Listed by ToolGPA (toolgpa.com).