Cloudbrink Personal SASE vs Pomerium

Cloudbrink Personal SASE combines zero-trust network access and Internet Security for people working from offices, homes, or other locations. It brings together the Brink App, FAST edges, and connector software; connectors can link to private applications or data sources in a customer cloud environment or data center. Cloudbrink says FAST edges and packet recovery reduce latency and mitigate network issues, while sessions use changing paths across multiple FAST edges. One policy can manage applications and provide centralized visibility across network activity. Security includes mutual TLS 1.3 certificates lasting up to eight hours, with more frequent refresh possible, including in response to a security event. Identity Management Services support SAML 2.0 connections to Entra ID, Okta, OneLogin, and Keycloak, plus SCIM synchronization. The company has announced a CrowdStrike integration for user and device authentication and authorization. Listed platforms are Linux, macOS, web, and Windows. The free Try-Now plan costs nothing and covers up to three people per organization with one private data center connector; the trial focuses on selected web applications, while private apps and corporate network access require a full-feature trial request.

Pomerium is an open-source identity-aware proxy for controlling access to internal applications, servers, services, and workloads without requiring VPN client software. It checks identity, device state, and request context before granting access, and authenticates through identity providers that support OpenID Connect. Listed access scenarios include HTTP, MCP, SSH, gRPC, TCP, and UDP; supported app protocols also include HTTPS, HTTP/2, HTTP/3, and WebSocket. Pomerium removes its authentication cookies before forwarding requests upstream, and sensitive databroker data is encrypted at rest. Downstream TLS has a minimum of TLS 1.2. Deployment options include Linux and macOS binaries, packages, Docker images, source builds, and desktop clients for Windows, macOS, and Linux. The free Personal plan lists 10 users, 10 routes, five policies, and two service accounts. Business costs $7.00 per month, billed annually, and lists limits of 1,000 users, 100 routes, 100 policies, and 20 service accounts. A free trial is also listed.