Zero-trust network access · US dollar pricing
Zero-trust network access for a five to nine person team, by cost per user
At 5 users, the 15 published plans we hold run from $0.00 to $22.00 per user per month.
The lowest is Firezone Starter at $0.00, published at $0.00 per user.
At this size, in order
| Vendor and plan | Published per user | Min users | Fixed charge | Effective / user at 5 | Above published | 3-year cost for 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firezone Starter | $0.00 | — | — | $0.00 | — | $0 |
| Tailscale Personal (Free) | $0.00 | — | — | $0.00 | — | $0 |
| Firezone Team | $4.16 | — | — | $4.16 | 1.0x | $749 |
| Twingate Teams | $4.25 | — | — | $4.25 | 1.0x | $765 |
| UTunnel VPN Basic (Access Gateway) | $6.00 | 5 | — | $6.00 | 1.0x | $1,080 |
| GoodAccess Essential | $7.00 | 5 | $49.00 optional | $7.00 | 1.0x | $1,260 |
| NordLayer Lite | $8.00 | 5 | — | $8.00 | 1.0x | $1,440 |
| Tailscale Standard | $8.00 | — | — | $8.00 | 1.0x | $1,440 |
| UTunnel VPN Standard (Access Gateway) | $8.00 | 5 | — | $8.00 | 1.0x | $1,440 |
| Twingate Business | $8.50 | — | — | $8.50 | 1.0x | $1,530 |
| GoodAccess Premium | $11.00 | 5 | $49.00 optional | $11.00 | 1.0x | $1,980 |
| OpenVPN CloudConnexa Growth | $11.00 | — | — | $11.00 | 1.0x | $1,980 |
| Tailscale Premium | $18.00 | — | — | $18.00 | 1.0x | $3,240 |
| NordLayer Core | $11.00 | 5 | $40.00 required | $19.00 | 1.7x | $3,420 |
| NordLayer Premium | $14.00 | 5 | $40.00 required | $22.00 | 1.6x | $3,960 |
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How that is worked out
Nothing else is added. Optional add-ons are shown in the tables and left out of every computed figure, and so are taxes, which none of these vendors publishes. Every figure here is a floor. The full method is at Method.
Where the answer changes
- The published price is furthest from the truth at NordLayer: 1.7 times, at this size.
- Where the published price holds: Firezone, Tailscale, Firezone charge what they advertise at this size.
- If the team is about to change size, rank at the size you will be, not the size you are — the calculator takes any number.
- If none of these fits, do not force it. The full list includes the vendors that publish no price at all.
Who this is not for
This is not a list of the best products. It is every plan we hold that a team of this size could buy, in price order. We have not used them and we do not rate them.
Sources
- Firezone pricing page. checked 2026-08-21
- Tailscale pricing page. checked 2026-08-21
- Twingate pricing page. checked 2026-08-21
- UTunnel VPN pricing page. checked 2026-08-21
- GoodAccess pricing page. checked 2026-08-21
- NordLayer pricing page. checked 2026-08-21
- OpenVPN CloudConnexa pricing page. checked 2026-08-21
Related
- Every vendor we hold
- Cost per user calculator
- What a business VPN price leaves out
- What a two-person team pays for a business VPN
- Firezone pricing in full
Written by Kaz (pen name). Figures are copied from providers' published pricing pages on the dates shown. We have not used these products. Corrections: contact form.