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Octelium vs Twingate: catalog facts
Octelium	Twingate
Free Free and open source.	Freemium A free tier covers small teams; larger deployments are paid.
Self-hosted, Command line	Web
Combines VPN, ZTNA and gateway roles in one self-hosted system Open source under AGPL-3.0 and Apache-2.0 licences	Identity-based access instead of a network-wide VPN tunnel Covers users, services and AI agents
Requires deploying and operating a cluster Broad scope means more to learn than a simple VPN	Hosted service aimed at organisations rather than individuals Free tier is limited to small teams
Downloadable app, Self-hosted	Hosted service
Open source	Closed source
License: AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0	License not stated
Not stated if an account is needed	Account needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 24, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 23, 2026

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