Pritunl
Business VPN software
Network security software
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- Ease of use
- Ease of management
- Quality of support
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$10 per host per month
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- Information technology and software
- Energy and utilities
- Real estate and property management
What is Pritunl
Pritunl is a VPN server and management platform used to provide secure remote access to private networks. It is commonly deployed by IT and security teams to manage user access, client configurations, and authentication for OpenVPN and WireGuard-based connections. The product supports self-hosted deployments and includes a web-based administrative interface for managing organizations, users, and servers. It is often used as an alternative to fully managed remote-access services when organizations prefer to run their own VPN infrastructure.
Supports OpenVPN and WireGuard
Pritunl supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard protocols, which helps organizations standardize on one management layer while offering different client options. This can be useful when migrating from legacy OpenVPN deployments to WireGuard or when supporting mixed endpoint requirements. Protocol support also enables different performance and compatibility trade-offs depending on the environment.
Web-based centralized administration
The product provides a browser-based admin console to manage users, organizations, servers, and client profiles. Centralized management reduces the need to manually edit VPN server configuration files for common administrative tasks. This approach can simplify ongoing operations compared with more configuration-file-centric VPN setups.
Self-hosted deployment flexibility
Pritunl is designed for self-managed deployments on customer-controlled infrastructure, including on-premises and cloud virtual machines. This can align with requirements for data residency, private networking, and integration with existing security controls. It also allows organizations to control upgrade timing and operational procedures rather than relying on a vendor-managed service.
Operational overhead for teams
Because Pritunl is self-hosted, customers are responsible for server sizing, high availability design, patching, monitoring, and incident response. Organizations without mature infrastructure operations may find this burdensome compared with managed remote-access platforms. The total cost of ownership can increase when factoring in ongoing administration and reliability engineering.
Not a full SASE platform
Pritunl primarily addresses VPN-based remote access rather than delivering a broader cloud-delivered security stack. Capabilities commonly associated with SASE/zero-trust access platforms (for example, integrated secure web gateway or advanced policy enforcement across multiple traffic types) may require additional products. This can lead to a more tool-centric architecture for organizations seeking consolidated controls.
Feature depth varies by edition
Some capabilities and support expectations can differ between community/open-source usage and commercial offerings. Buyers may need to validate which features, update channels, and support terms apply to their intended deployment. This can add evaluation time compared with products that package all capabilities into a single subscription tier.
Plan & Pricing
| Plan | Price | Key features & notes |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 / month | Single server (run a single Pritunl instance), unlimited users, unlimited devices. Free & open source. |
| Premium | $10 / month per host | Billed per host (each host can contain unlimited VPN servers/users/connections); features include port forwarding, gateway links, failover gateway links, bypass secondary auth, Chromebook support, configuration sync, email user keys, 7‑day free trial. |
| Enterprise | $70 / month per host | Includes all Premium features plus single sign‑on (SAML, Google Workspace, Duo, RADIUS), TPM device authentication, automatic failover, replicated servers, VXLan support, AWS VPC integration, IPsec site‑to‑site links, multi‑cloud VPC peering, advanced auditing/monitoring; 7‑day free trial. |
| Enterprise+ | $100 / month per host | Includes all Enterprise features plus unlimited links (no limit on number of Pritunl link clients); 7‑day free trial. |
Seller details
Pritunl, Inc.
San Francisco, California, United States
2013
Private
https://pritunl.com/
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