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Top 10 Business VPNs

The business VPNs and zero-trust access tools companies use to connect remote staff to private apps, ranked by how many customers each vendor says it serves.

Proton VPN for Business100,000+ businesses 2

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect70K+ customers (Palo Alto Networks, company-wide)3

Tailscale50,000 businesses

Quick answer

Proton VPN for Business is the most widely used business VPN, trusted by over 100,000 businesses, with plans from $6.99 per user per month. Palo Alto Networks, maker of GlobalProtect, serves 70k+ organizations across all its products, and Tailscale is chosen by 50,000 businesses and is free for up to 6 users. For small teams, Cloudflare Zero Trust is free for up to 50 users and Twingate for up to 5.

How it's ranked: Businesses, organizations or customers each vendor says it serves, as published on its own website (read November 2026). Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler publish company-wide customer counts, not counts for GlobalProtect or Zscaler Private Access alone, and GoodAccess counts business users rather than companies. Cloudflare, Twingate and Surfshark publish no count and are ranked last. Counts are each company's own claims, so treat them as a guide to scale, not an audit.

Proton VPN for Business

Proton · Business VPN with dedicated gateways and zero-trust access policies

100,000+ businesses

The most widely used business VPN, at a small-business price.

Proton says its business VPN is trusted by over 100,000 businesses, the highest count on this list. It runs 20,000+ servers in 140+ countries, and you can spin up private gateways with dedicated IPs in 30+ locations. Admins get the controls a company needs: single sign-on with Okta, Google Workspace, Microsoft Entra ID or any SAML 2.0 provider, SCIM user provisioning, enforced two-factor authentication, access policies and IP whitelisting for network segmentation, plus MDM deployment through Intune, Jamf and others. Proton NetShield blocks malware and phishing at the DNS level, and the apps include an always-on VPN, kill switch and split tunneling. Pricing starts at $6.99 per user per month for VPN Essentials (minimum 2 users, billed yearly), with a 14-day free trial and a 30-day money-back guarantee.

Best forSmall and mid-size companies that want a privacy-first VPN with simple per-user pricing

Skip it ifYou need full SASE with web filtering and data loss prevention

Source: proton.me/business/vpn

Palo Alto Networks GlobalProtect

Palo Alto Networks · Enterprise remote access VPN tied to Palo Alto firewalls and Prisma Access

70K+ customers (Palo Alto Networks, company-wide)

The enterprise standard if you already run Palo Alto firewalls.

GlobalProtect is the remote access client from Palo Alto Networks, which says it is the cybersecurity partner of choice to 70k+ organizations, counted across all its products rather than GlobalProtect alone. Its customers include 9 of the Fortune 10 and 8 of the 10 largest U.S. banks. GlobalProtect extends the company's firewall policies to remote and mobile users: devices are checked for health and security posture before they connect, access is identity-based, and host information profile (HIP) checks feed user-based access control. It supports LDAP, SAML, Kerberos, RADIUS, TACACS+ and client certificates, with two-factor options including one-time passwords, smart cards and software tokens. Palo Alto does not publish prices for it.

Best forLarge enterprises already running Palo Alto Networks firewalls

Skip it ifYou are a small team that wants self-serve pricing

Source: www.paloaltonetworks.com/about-us

Tailscale

Tailscale · WireGuard-based zero-trust mesh network

50,000 businesses

The best modern mesh VPN for technical teams.

Tailscale says 50,000 businesses choose it. It is built on WireGuard and creates a mesh overlay network, so devices connect directly to each other across clouds and on-premises systems instead of funnelling traffic through one VPN concentrator. It pitches itself as an identity-based connectivity platform that replaces legacy VPN, SASE and PAM, and installation takes minutes. Customer stories on its homepage include Instacart, which reports a 90% reduction in internal support requests. Pricing is unusually friendly for small teams: the Personal plan is free forever for up to 6 users with unlimited user devices, Standard costs $8 per user per month and Premium $18 per user per month, with custom Enterprise pricing.

Best forEngineering teams connecting laptops, servers, clouds and devices without a central VPN gateway

Skip it ifYou want a traditional gateway VPN with shared exit IPs as the main feature

Source: tailscale.com/

OpenVPN Access Server

OpenVPN Inc. · Self-hosted business VPN server with zero-trust controls

20,000+ organizations

The best self-hosted business VPN.

OpenVPN says Access Server is trusted by 20,000+ organizations for over two decades. Unlike most tools here, you host it yourself, on Linux, virtual appliances, containers or public clouds, so traffic and keys stay in your own environment. It adds zero-trust checks based on identity, device and location, and lets you mix authentication methods including PAM, RADIUS, LDAP, SAML and TOTP multi-factor. OpenVPN DCO (Data Channel Offload) gives kernel-accelerated, near wire-speed performance, and clustering adds auto-failover. Client apps cover Windows, macOS, Android, iOS and ChromeOS. A free plan allows two connections, a 14-day trial is available, and the page lists SOC 2 Type 2, ISO/IEC 27001:2022, HIPAA and GDPR compliance and 24/7 technical support.

Best forIT teams that want to host the VPN on their own servers or cloud

Skip it ifYou want a fully managed cloud service

Source: openvpn.net/access-server/

NordLayer

Nord Security · Business VPN and zero-trust network access

15,000+ businesses

The easiest managed VPN for growing companies.

NordLayer, part of the Nord Security family, says 15,000+ businesses trust it to stay secure, compliant and in control. It combines an encrypted business VPN with dedicated gateways and zero-trust access control: users are verified with SSO and MFA, unhealthy devices are blocked and access is revoked at offboarding. It also offers threat prevention, breach monitoring and an Enterprise Browser. NordLayer runs in 40+ global service locations with speeds up to 1 Gbps, says the average deployment takes 10 minutes, and lists ISO 27001, HIPAA, SOC 2 and PCI-DSS compliance. Plans start at $8 per user per month for Lite, with Core at $11 and Premium at $14, a minimum of 5 users, and a 14-day money-back guarantee.

Best forGrowing companies that want a managed VPN with dedicated IPs and compliance badges

Skip it ifYou only have a couple of users

Source: nordlayer.com/

GoodAccess

GoodAccess · Cloud VPN and zero-trust access for small and mid-size businesses

15K+ business users

A simple zero-trust VPN for small businesses.

GoodAccess, founded in 2020, says it has 15K+ business users, with business customers in 120+ countries. Note that this counts users rather than companies, so it is not directly comparable to NordLayer's 15,000+ businesses. It pitches itself as an easy way to replace your VPN with zero trust, and its feature list covers the basics a small IT team needs: a dedicated VPN gateway with a static IP address, a central dashboard, zero-trust access control, DNS filtering, multi-factor authentication, SSO, device posture checks, split tunneling, IP whitelisting and access logs, with 35+ gateways worldwide. Essential costs $7 per user per month on annual billing and Premium $11, with a 5-user minimum, a $49 monthly add-on per dedicated gateway and a 14-day free trial with no credit card.

Best forSmall businesses that want a dedicated gateway and static IP without hardware

Skip it ifYou need a large global network of locations

Source: www.goodaccess.com/about-us

Zscaler Private Access

Zscaler · Cloud zero-trust network access (ZTNA) for private apps

11K+ customers (Zscaler, company-wide)

The leading VPN replacement for big enterprises.

Zscaler says it has 11K+ customers, including 40%+ of the Forbes Global 2000, counted across all its products rather than Zscaler Private Access (ZPA) alone. Founded in 2007, it secures 750B+ transactions a day. ZPA connects users straight to individual private apps rather than putting them on the network, which limits lateral movement if an account is compromised. Features include AI-powered app segmentation that discovers apps and recommends policies, clientless browser access, privileged remote access to RDP, SSH and VNC systems, a Private Service Edge for on-premises users, business continuity during outages, and inline inspection with data loss prevention. Customer stories on the ZPA page include Siemens, with 360,000 employees in 192 countries. No prices are published.

Best forLarge enterprises replacing VPNs with app-level zero-trust access

Skip it ifYou are a small business on a tight budget

Source: www.zscaler.com/company/about-zscaler

Cloudflare Zero Trust

Cloudflare · Zero-trust access (Cloudflare One) with WARP device client

No count published

The best free zero-trust option for small teams.

Cloudflare does not publish a customer count for its Zero Trust products, so it is ranked after the vendors that do, but it is one of the strongest options here. Cloudflare Access sits on a network Cloudflare says spans 330 cities in 125 countries, and its free plan covers up to 50 users, while pay-as-you-go and contract plans have no user limit. Access protects self-hosted, SaaS and non-web apps and private networks, using your identity providers, device posture and location to decide who gets in. A device client sends traffic to Cloudflare's network, and there is a clientless option with browser-based SSH and VNC. Cloudflare One adds a secure web gateway, CASB, browser isolation, data loss prevention and email security under a single per-seat price.

Best forTeams of up to 50 that want free zero-trust access, or enterprises wanting full SASE on one network

Skip it ifYou need an on-premises, self-hosted VPN

Source: www.cloudflare.com/zero-trust/products/access/

Twingate

Twingate · Zero-trust remote access that replaces the corporate VPN

No count published

The cheapest way to retire a small-team VPN.

Twingate says it has helped thousands of companies but publishes no exact number, so it ranks after the vendors that do. It started building in 2019 to fix remote access, and it sends traffic directly to each resource with no central tunnel, which it says makes it 86% faster than VPN with 99.99% reliability. Admins get device security checks, a single policy engine, granular audit logs, plus DNS and content filtering. It is API-first, with Terraform and Pulumi support for managing zero trust as code. Pricing is clear: the Starter plan is free for up to 5 users, Teams costs $5 per user per month and Business $10 per user per month, with custom Enterprise pricing.

Best forStartups and DevOps teams that want zero trust managed as code

Skip it ifYou need a published customer count before you buy

Source: www.twingate.com/pricing

Surfshark One for Teams

Surfshark · Team VPN bundle with antivirus and identity protection

No count published

A budget VPN bundle for small teams.

Surfshark does not publish a count of business customers, so it ranks last here. Its team plans are a business version of its consumer VPN rather than a zero-trust platform: an admin panel manages user access and licenses in one dashboard, and the VPN runs on 4500+ servers in 100+ countries, most with 10 Gbps ports. Plans are priced per user per month on a 1-year plan, with a minimum of 5 users: Starter from $5.90 with VPN and Alternative ID, One from $6.90 adding antivirus and alerts, and One+ from $9.40 focused on identity theft protection. Every plan lists identity theft coverage of up to $1M, and support runs 24/7 by live chat and email.

Best forSmall teams that want a consumer-grade VPN plus antivirus and identity cover

Skip it ifYou need zero-trust access to private company apps

Source: surfshark.com/business-vpn

Questions people ask

What is the best business VPN?

Proton VPN for Business is the most widely used, trusted by over 100,000 businesses, with 20,000+ servers in 140+ countries and plans from $6.99 per user per month. Large enterprises on Palo Alto firewalls usually choose GlobalProtect.

What is the difference between a business VPN and zero trust (ZTNA)?

A traditional VPN puts a user on the company network. Zero-trust tools such as Zscaler Private Access, Cloudflare Access and Twingate check identity and device health and then connect the user only to the specific apps they are allowed to use.

Is there a free business VPN?

Cloudflare Zero Trust is free for up to 50 users, Tailscale is free for up to 6 users with unlimited devices, Twingate is free for up to 5 users, and OpenVPN Access Server has a free plan for two connections.

Which business VPN can I host myself?

OpenVPN Access Server, trusted by 20,000+ organizations, runs on your own Linux servers, virtual appliances, containers or public cloud.

How were these VPNs ranked?

By the number of businesses, organizations or customers each vendor publishes on its own website. Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler give company-wide counts, and vendors with no published count are ranked last.

How we ranked

Businesses, organizations or customers each vendor says it serves, as published on its own website (read November 2026). Palo Alto Networks and Zscaler publish company-wide customer counts, not counts for GlobalProtect or Zscaler Private Access alone, and GoodAccess counts business users rather than companies. Cloudflare, Twingate and Surfshark publish no count and are ranked last. Counts are each company's own claims, so treat them as a guide to scale, not an audit. Every number on this page comes from the source linked under each pick, and every photo shows the actual product. Brands can't pay to be on this list.

List source: proton.me/business/vpn · Updated 2026-11-13