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Best Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Software

Compare 8 products that meet the research threshold. Ranking uses category-specific buying scores and keeps fit conditions, limitations, and evidence confidence visible.

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Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Software

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#1

Cloudflare Access

Cloudflare Access is a cloud-delivered zero trust network access product for identity- and device-aware access to self-hosted, SaaS, private-network, and non-web applications.

83Category score
Pricing
  • Free plan available — see plan limits
  • Paid · Pay-as-you-go · $7 USD · per user · per month · billed annually · Teams over 50 users solving narrow SSE use cases without enterprise support services
  • Custom quote required for some paid plans
Best for
  • Small business
  • Mid-market
  • Enterprise
Strong fit for
  • Teams replacing broad remote-access VPN permissions with application-level policies
  • Organizations securing self-hosted, SaaS, private-network, and infrastructure resources
Check before buying
  • Buyers requiring an Access-only public license separate from the Zero Trust platform
  • Organizations requiring a self-hosted Access control plane
#2

Twingate

Twingate is a cloud-managed zero trust network access service that uses endpoint Clients and outbound Connectors to provide identity- and device-aware access to private, public, cloud, and on-premises Resources.

81Category score
Pricing
  • Free plan available — see plan limits
  • Paid · Home · $15 USD · per month · Non-commercial use; up to 7 users
  • Paid · Teams · $5 USD · per user · per month · Yearly billing · discounted · billed annually
  • Custom quote required for some paid plans
Best for
  • Small business
  • Mid-market
  • Enterprise
Strong fit for
  • Small teams needing an ongoing free ZTNA entry point
  • Individuals running non-commercial homelabs that need Business-level controls for up to 7 users
Check before buying
  • Clientless private-application access
  • Self-hosted Controller and Relay requirements
#3

Microsoft Entra Private Access

Microsoft Entra Private Access is an identity-centric zero trust network access service for per-app and broad private-resource access across on-premises, hybrid, and multicloud environments.

80Category score
Pricing
  • Paid · Microsoft Entra Private Access · $5.00 USD · per user · per month · billed annually · one-year commitment · Users who also hold Microsoft Entra ID P1 or Microsoft Entra ID P2
Best for
  • Enterprise
Strong fit for
  • Microsoft Entra-centered enterprises replacing legacy VPN access
  • Hybrid and multicloud private application estates requiring per-app segmentation
Check before buying
  • Clientless-only private application access
  • Branch-to-private-resource connectivity without endpoint clients
#4

Cisco Secure Access Zero Trust Network Access

Cisco Secure Access Zero Trust Network Access is the private-application access capability sold through Cisco Secure Private Access Essentials and Advantage, with client-based and clientless access, continuous posture checks, contextual least-privilege policy, and cloud or local enforcement.

79Category score
Pricing
  • Custom quote required for some paid plans
Best for
  • Enterprise
  • Mid-market
Strong fit for
  • Mid-market and enterprise organizations modernizing private application access from broad VPN to least-privilege ZTNA
  • Cisco-centered environments using ISE, Duo, Secure Firewall, Catalyst or Meraki SD-WAN, XDR, Splunk, or Security Cloud Control
Check before buying
  • Organizations requiring transparent self-service pricing or an entry below 50 covered users
  • Buyers seeking a self-hosted ZTNA control plane or a deployment without cloud service dependence
#5

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access

Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access is a cloud-delivered secure access service edge platform that applies least-privilege access, continuous trust verification, and ongoing security inspection to private, internet, and SaaS application traffic.

78Category score
Pricing
  • Custom quote required for some paid plans
Best for
  • Enterprise
Strong fit for
  • Large and global enterprises replacing remote-access VPN with application-aware Zero Trust policy
  • Palo Alto Networks customers seeking consistent policy across cloud-delivered and on-premises enforcement
Check before buying
  • Buyers requiring public per-user prices, online checkout, or publicly stated short-term contracts
  • Small teams seeking a lightweight standalone private-web reverse proxy with minimal network design
#6

Akamai Enterprise Application Access

Akamai Enterprise Application Access is a cloud-delivered Zero Trust Network Access service that terminates user sessions in the cloud and brokers least-privilege access to private applications through outbound-only connectors. It supports clientless browser access and EAA Client access, device-posture policy, global edge transport, centralized reporting, SIEM feeds, and APIs while keeping Akamai's internet security, MFA, microsegmentation, WAAP, DDoS protection, browser security, connectors, and services in their proper product or component boundaries.

77Category score
Pricing
  • Custom quote required for some paid plans
Best for
  • Enterprise
  • Mid-market
Strong fit for
  • Mid-market and enterprise organizations replacing broad VPN access with least-privilege private-application access
  • Distributed workforces, contractors, and partners accessing private applications across on-premises and multicloud environments
Check before buying
  • Buyers requiring transparent public pricing, self-service paid checkout, or a permanent free edition
  • Very small or lightly staffed teams seeking a lightweight deployment
#7

Fortinet FortiSASE ZTNA

Fortinet FortiSASE provides agent-based and agentless zero trust access to private applications through its Secure Private Access capabilities, with identity, device context, application policy, and continuous posture checks.

76Category score
Pricing
  • Custom quote required for some paid plans
Best for
  • Enterprise
  • Mid-market
Strong fit for
  • Mid-market and enterprise remote-user deployments with at least 50 licensed users
  • FortiGate customers extending private-application access through FortiSASE security PoPs
Check before buying
  • Buyers requiring a standalone ZTNA-only SKU
  • Teams requiring public self-service prices and contract terms
#8

Chrome Enterprise Premium

Chrome Enterprise Premium is Google's current integrated secure enterprise browsing, data protection, and zero trust application access offer; it was formerly named BeyondCorp Enterprise.

74Category score
Pricing
  • Paid · Chrome Enterprise Premium · 6 · per user · per month
Best for
  • Enterprise
Strong fit for
  • Enterprises with a centrally managed Chrome deployment
  • Browser-based context-aware access to SaaS, Google Cloud, and private web applications
Check before buying
  • Buyers requiring a current standalone BeyondCorp Enterprise SKU
  • Organizations requiring the retired Client Connector or App Connector

How this list is produced

How this list is produced

A product is included only when it is published, has a complete fact package, supported fit and non-fit conclusions, stored dimension rationales, and no blocking commercial conflict.

  1. Confirm that every product belongs to the same purchasable software category.
  2. Use official evidence for pricing, capabilities, limits, and commercial scope.
  3. Rank with the stored category dimensions and buyer-facing rationales.
  4. Keep unknowns and purchase checks visible; model output is not evidence by itself.

Frequently asked questions

Frequently asked questions

Is the highest-scoring product right for every buyer?

No. Scores use a shared Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Software framework, while the right choice still depends on team size, budget, ecosystem, security requirements, and required capabilities.

Does this list change when products change?

Pages change when newly verified research is published. Check each product’s evidence date; prices are not live.

Are these scores user ratings?

No. They are editorial buying scores built from structured facts and category dimensions. Third-party user ratings are shown separately with their sources.

This page compares published products in Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) Software. Scores are editorial fit assessments for this buying category, not user ratings or a claim that one product is universally superior.

This is public-evidence buying research, not an account-based hands-on test. Interface quality, implementation effort, support response, and negotiated terms still require buyer verification.