| Price from | — | $5/mo |
| Free plan | — | Yes |
| Free trial | — | Yes |
| Open source | — | — |
| Web | Yes | Yes |
| Windows | Yes | Yes |
| macOS | Yes | Yes |
| Linux | Yes | Yes |
| iOS | — | Yes |
| Android | — | Yes |
| API | — | Yes |
| Self-hosted | — | Yes |
| Plans published | 2 | 5 |
| Spec score · Business VPN Software | 7.4 (#73) | 9.3 (#7) |
| Spec score · Zero Trust Platforms | 7.1 (#19) | 8.7 (#5) |
| Company | StrongDM says Delinea completed its acquisition of StrongDM in March 2026. | Twingate says it began building the product in 2019 and is remote-first, with a core team in Redwood City, California. |
| Founded | 2015 | 2019 |
| Free plan | No | Yes |
| Security and compliance | The Trust Center lists PCI DSS v4.0.0, SOC 2 Type 2, CCPA, GDPR, and VPAT, and makes a SOC 2 report available among its featured documents. | Twingate's Trust Center lists DORA, GDPR, HIPAA, PCI DSS, and SOC 2 compliance resources. |
| Support | Basic support is included for all customers, and premium service packages are available for organizations with more complex needs. | The pricing page lists community and basic support, and says Enterprise includes priority support and offers additional support options. |
| What it does | StrongDM provides just-in-time privileged access to infrastructure, with authorization evaluated continuously during sessions. | Twingate provides identity-based zero-trust access to private cloud and on-premises applications, networks and infrastructure without exposing inbound public ports. |