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Best Bowtie Private Access Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from zero trust network access software ranked against Bowtie Private Access on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    Cloudflare Access Free plan AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac $7/mo7.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cloudflare Access
  2. 2
    Pomerium Free plan apiLinuxMacself-hostedWeb $7/mo7.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Pomerium
  3. 3
    Netskope One Private Access Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.7
    Bowtie Private Access vs Netskope One Private Access
  4. 4
    Zentera CoIP Access Platform apiLinuxMacself-hostedWin 6.7
    Bowtie Private Access vs Zentera CoIP Access Platform
  5. 5
    Portnox NAC Free trial AndroidapiiOSLinuxMac 6.6
    Bowtie Private Access vs Portnox NAC
  6. 6
    NetBird Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted €6/mo5.9
    Bowtie Private Access vs NetBird
  7. 7
    Twingate Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $5/mo5.9
    Bowtie Private Access vs Twingate
  8. 9
    Cloudflare Gateway Free plan AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo5.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cloudflare Gateway
  9. 10
    OpenVPN CloudConnexa Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb $7/mo5.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs OpenVPN CloudConnexa
  10. 11
    Sangfor EasyConnect AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.5
    Bowtie Private Access vs Sangfor EasyConnect
  11. 12
    Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser AndroidextensioniOSMacWeb 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser
  12. 13
    Zscaler Private Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.4
    Bowtie Private Access vs Zscaler Private Access
  13. 14
    Cato Client Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWin 5.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cato Client
  14. 15
    Check Point Harmony SASE Free trial AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Check Point Harmony SASE
  15. 16
    Cyolo Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Cyolo Zero Trust Access
  16. 17
    iboss Cloud AndroidiOSLinuxMacWeb 5.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs iboss Cloud
  17. 18
    Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access
  18. 19
    Versa Zero Trust Network Access AndroidiOSLinuxMacself-hosted 5.3
    Bowtie Private Access vs Versa Zero Trust Network Access
  19. 20
    Forcepoint ZTNA Macself-hostedWebWin 5.2
    Bowtie Private Access vs Forcepoint ZTNA
  20. 21
    Juniper Security Director self-hostedWeb 5.2
    Bowtie Private Access vs Juniper Security Director

Bowtie Private Access alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
1Cloudflare Access7.3Free plan$7/moAndroid, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
2Pomerium7.3Free plan$7/moAPI, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
3Netskope One Private Access6.7No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
4Zentera CoIP Access Platform6.7No—API, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
5Portnox NAC6.6No—Android, API, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
6NetBird5.9Free plan€6/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
7Twingate5.9Free plan$5/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
9Cloudflare Gateway5.5Free plan$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
10OpenVPN CloudConnexa5.5No$7/moAndroid, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
11Sangfor EasyConnect5.5No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
12Menlo Security Secure Cloud Browser5.4No—Android, Browser, iOS, Mac, Web, Windows
13Zscaler Private Access5.4No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
14Cato Client5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Windows
15Check Point Harmony SASE5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
16Cyolo Zero Trust Access5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
17iboss Cloud5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, Web, Windows
18Ivanti Neurons for Zero Trust Access5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
19Versa Zero Trust Network Access5.3No—Android, iOS, Linux, Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
20Forcepoint ZTNA5.2No—Mac, self-hosted, Web, Windows
21Juniper Security Director5.2No—self-hosted, Web
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Questions about Bowtie Private Access alternatives

What is the best alternative to Bowtie Private Access?

Cloudflare Access, number 1 in zero trust network access software with a score of 7.3 out of 10. The others here: Pomerium, Netskope One Private Access, Zentera CoIP Access Platform and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Bowtie Private Access?

Cloudflare Access is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 5 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.