Netrinos vs Twingate
Netrinos and Twingate both provide secure remote access, with different architectures. Netrinos builds a mesh network between your devices. Twingate provides zero trust access to specific resources through Connectors you deploy.
Which approach is right for you?
Twingate is a Zero Trust Network Access (ZTNA) product for organizations replacing a corporate VPN. You deploy Connectors in your networks and define Resources, and users reach those Resources through the Twingate client. It is designed for IT teams managing employee access to company systems.
Netrinos is a mesh VPN. It connects your devices directly to each other with WireGuard, so any device you authorize can reach any other. It is designed for individuals and small teams connecting their own devices.
Quick Comparison
| Netrinos | Twingate | |
|---|---|---|
| Architecture | Mesh VPN (peer to peer) | ZTNA (client to Connector to resource) |
| Protocol | WireGuard | Proprietary |
| Free tier | 3 users, 100 devices | 5 users, 50 resources |
| Paid (10 users) | $10/month ($1/user) | $50/month ($5/user) |
| Setup | Install the app and sign in | Deploy Connectors, define Resources |
| Access control | Per device, in the dashboard | Policy-based, per resource |
| Device-to-device | Yes (full mesh) | No (client to resource only) |
| Platforms | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android | Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android |
| Designed for | Individuals and small teams | Organizations with IT staff |
Pricing Comparison
Netrinos
| Plan | Cost | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Personal | Free | 3 users, 100 devices, non-commercial |
| Pro | $1/user/month, 10-user minimum | Commercial use, 100 devices included, 10 more per user |
| Edge | Custom | Multi-customer, remote device management, central monitoring |
Twingate
| Plan | Cost | What You Get |
|---|---|---|
| Starter | Free | Up to 5 users, 50 resources |
| Home | $15/month | Up to 7 users, Business features, non-commercial |
| Teams | $5/user/month | Up to 100 users, SSO via Google Workspace |
| Business | $10/user/month | Up to 500 users, SSO via Okta or Entra ID, IdP provisioning |
| Enterprise | Custom | Custom account sizes, custom MSA and SLAs |
Cost Examples
| Team Size | Netrinos | Twingate Teams | Twingate Business |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 users | $10 (10-user minimum) | $0 (Starter) | $0 (Starter) |
| 10 users | 10 × $1 = $10 | 10 × $5 = $50 | 10 × $10 = $100 |
| 20 users | 20 × $1 = $20 | 20 × $5 = $100 | 20 × $10 = $200 |
| 50 users | 50 × $1 = $50 | 50 × $5 = $250 | 50 × $10 = $500 |
From 10 users up, Netrinos costs one-fifth of Twingate Teams and one-tenth of Business. Twingate's paid plans include SSO, device posture checks, and resource-level policies, which Netrinos does not offer. Comparison taken 2026-09-28 from the vendor pricing page.
Who Should Choose Netrinos?
| Device-to-device | Your laptop reaches your NAS, your phone reaches your home server, and your cloud VMs reach each other. Every authorized device is a peer. |
| No IT department | There are no Connectors to deploy and no Resources to define. You install the app and sign in. |
| WireGuard | WireGuard has a small, widely reviewed codebase. Netrinos uses kernel WireGuard on Linux and Windows. |
| Cost | $1 per user per month versus $5 to $10 for Twingate Teams and Business. |
| Good fit for | Home users, small businesses without IT staff, developers with cloud servers, and IoT deployments. |
Who Should Choose Twingate?
| Corporate VPN replacement | Twingate is designed to replace a company VPN for employee access. |
| SSO | SSO with Google Workspace on Teams, and with Okta or Microsoft Entra ID on Business, which also adds user provisioning from your identity provider. |
| Resource-level access | You define which internal apps, servers, or databases each user or group can reach. |
| IT-managed deployment | The Connector and Resource model fits organizations with staff to deploy and maintain it. |
| Good fit for | Organizations using SSO, IT departments managing employee access, and companies replacing a traditional VPN. |
The Architecture Difference
Mesh VPN (Netrinos)
Your devices form a network. Each device can reach any other device you authorize, and traffic flows directly between peers over WireGuard. You manage which devices can see each other.
ZTNA (Twingate)
Users reach Resources through Connectors. You deploy Connectors in your network, define the apps, servers, and databases that are available as Resources, and set policies for who can reach each one. Traffic flows through the Connectors.
An Example
To SSH from your laptop to a server at home, Netrinos connects the two devices directly. With Twingate, you deploy a Connector at home, define the server as a Resource, set an access policy, and then connect through the Twingate client.
Both approaches work. The mesh model takes fewer steps for your own devices, and the ZTNA model gives an IT team control over each resource.
Platform Support
Both run on Windows, macOS, Linux, iOS, Android, Raspberry Pi, and cloud VMs.
The Bottom Line
| Choose Netrinos | You want your own devices connected to each other over WireGuard, with a short setup, at $1 per user. |
| Choose Twingate | You need zero trust access to company resources, with SSO and IT-managed deployment. |
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