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Twingate vs Octelium: catalog facts
TwingateOctelium
Freemium

A free tier covers small teams; larger deployments are paid.

Free

Free and open source.

Web Self-hosted, Command line
  • Identity-based access instead of a network-wide VPN tunnel
  • Covers users, services and AI agents
  • Combines VPN, ZTNA and gateway roles in one self-hosted system
  • Open source under AGPL-3.0 and Apache-2.0 licences
  • Hosted service aimed at organisations rather than individuals
  • Free tier is limited to small teams
  • Requires deploying and operating a cluster
  • Broad scope means more to learn than a simple VPN
Hosted service Downloadable app, Self-hosted
Closed source Open source
License not stated License: AGPL-3.0, Apache-2.0
Account needed Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline Not stated if it works offline

Checked September 23, 2026

Checked September 24, 2026

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