Pritunl – Open Source Enterprise Distributed OpenVPN, IPsec …
Pritunl – Open Source Enterprise Distributed OpenVPN, IPsec and WireGuard Server
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Pritunl Zero
Open source BeyondCorp server from Pritunl providing zero trust security for privileged access to ssh and web applications
Simple Virtual Private Networks
Create a cloud vpn with complex site-to-site links, gateway links and provide local network access to remote users. Protect your network traffic and remote users connecting over public connections with secure encryption. All from a simple web interface
AWS VPN Server
Interconnect AWS VPC networks across AWS regions and provide reliable remote access with automatic failover that can scale horizontally
Explore AWS integration
Single Sign-On
Securely deploy remote access to thousands of users using their existing company account with support for several single sign-on providers and protocols
See all providers
Multi-Cloud VPC Peering
Create multi-cloud site-to-site links with VPC peering. VPC peering available for AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Oracle Cloud
Learn more
Infrastructure
Quickly scale to thousands of users with high availability in a cloud environment without the need for expensive proprietary hardware
Platform and Device Support
Pritunl supports all OpenVPN clients and has official clients for several devices and platforms
View all platforms
WireGuard Support
Clients can choose between connecting with OpenVPN and WireGuard. All networking features are available with the WireGuard protocol
WireGuard documentation
Advanced Security
Pritunl is the most secure VPN server available and the only VPN server to offer up to five layers of authentication
See all security features
Plugin System
Highly customizable Python plugin system to allow expanding and modifying Pritunl. Plugins can be created to support custom authentication systems and custom access control systems
Learn more about plugins
Aviatrix Alternative
A faster and more secure alternative to Aviatrix with more features and no per-connection pricing
Pulse Secure Alternative
Lower cost and more customizable alternative to Pulse Secure with transparent pricing
Tailscale Alternative
Lower cost and more customizable WireGuard server alternative to Tailscale
Open Source Alternative
Pritunl is the best open source alternative to proprietary commercial vpn products such as Aviatrix and Pulse Secure. Create larger cloud vpn networks supporting thousands of concurrent users and get more control over your vpn server without any per-user pricing
Open Source
All source code for Pritunl is publicly available on GitHub. Allowing for complete transparency and customization.
Free to Use
Free and open source alternative to Aviatrix and Pulse Secure. No registration or credit card necessary.
Easy Configuration
All configuration is done from a web interface allowing easy management of large organizations and complex configurations.
Security
All traffic between clients and the server is encrypted. Optional two-step authentication is available using Google Authenticator.
Multiple Protocols
Pritunl supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard clients. IPsec is used for site-to-site links and VPC peering.
REST API
Easily integrate and configure Pritunl with other services using the REST API. Documentation is available in the platforms section.
Distributed and Scalable
Scale Easily
Pritunl servers can be easily distributed across multiple servers and different datacenters for improved performance, high availability and automatic failover when an instance fails.
Simple Distribution
All server communication and interconnecting is done with MongoDB allowing servers to be quickly connected without having to modify firewalls for inter-server communication.
High Availability
All Pritunl servers are equal in the cluster and can run independently in the event of other instances failing.
Subscription Plans
Pritunl is free to use with optional monthly subscriptions available to purchase for additional features. The enterprise license may be used on all the servers in the cluster and does not require a individual license for each server.
Free
Single server
Run a single Pritunl instance
Unlimited users
No limit on the number of users created or users connected
Unlimited devices
No limit on the number of devices that each user has
connected
$0/month
Premium
7 Day Free Trial
Port forwarding
Forward ports to vpn clients
Gateway links
Create a gateway link to route traffic for a local network
to a vpn client. Allowing the vpn clients to access the
remote network that is available to the linked vpn client
Failover gateway links
Connect multiple gateway links to a Pritunl server and when
a link goes down another available link will automatically
be used
Bypass secondary auth
Per-user option to bypass secondary authentication such as
two-factor authentication. For server users that can’t
provide a two-factor code
Chromebook support
Easily connect Chromebook users with ChromeOS compatible
vpn profiles
Configuration sync
When clients connect with a Pritunl client, vpn setting
changes such as port/protocol will be updated to allow the
client to connect without needing to download a new
configuration
Email user keys
Email users a link to download vpn profiles using a
configured SMTP server
Additional themes
Change the interface to light or dark theme
$10/month
Subscribe
Enterprise
All Premium features
All of the features included with a Premium subscription
Unlimited servers
No limit on the number of Pritunl instances in a single
Pritunl cluster
Single sign-on
Single sign-on with SAML, Google Apps, Duo Security and
Radius
Automatic failover
When a Pritunl instance fails the vpn servers running on the
instance will automatically failover to another available
Pritunl instance
Replicated servers
Replicate a vpn server accross multiple Pritunl instances to
easily scale horizontally to handle more user connections
VXLan support
Automatic VXLan management for replication across
availability zones without layer 2 connectivity while
still maintaining client-to-client communication
AWS VPC integration
Integrate with AWS VPC to allow Pritunl to dynamically
control the VPC routing table
Site-to-site VPN
Easily create a site-to-site link between two Pritunl
instances without any complicated configuration
Server route NAT control
Enable or disable NAT for server routes
DNS mapping
Map connected vpn clients to dns domains such as
using a custom dns server
that runs along with the Pritunl server
DNS forwarding
Forward dns queries to a dns server on a remote network
such as a consul server on an AWS VPC
Monitoring
Monitor server and user metrics with InfluxDB
Advanced auditing
Optional advanced auditing of user and
administrator related events for improved
security and intrusion detection
Bridged VPN mode
Create tap servers that bridge the vpn clients to the servers
local network interface. Allowing vpn clients to get an ip
address on the servers local network
Multiple administrators
Allow multiple administrators to manage the Pritunl server
User pin policy
Control over requiring users to set a pin before they are
able to connect to a vpn server
Plugin system
Integrate Pritunl with other systems using plugins writen in
Python
API access
Manage Pritunl cluster using RESTful API with support for
multiple API keys
IPsec site-to-site links
Site-to-site links with IPsec using pritunl-link client. Link client does not require database connection
Multi-Cloud VPC peering
Simple VPC peering and hybrid cloud with Pritunl link client
Automated link failover
Link failover with automated routing table management and automated port forwarding for Unifi links
Free for education
Free Enterprise subscription for qualifying users, contact support for more information
$70/month
Subscribe $840/year
Enterprise+
All Enterprise features
All of the features included with a Enterprise subscription
Unlimited links
No limit on the number of Pritunl link clients in a single Pritunl cluster
$100/month
Support Plan
Support
Priority support
Priority support with email and live chat
Live support with Slack
Access to private Slack channel for live chat support
Unlimited incidents
No limit on number of incidents
Deployment assistance
Assistance with Pritunl deployment and management
Billed annually
Support subscriptions are billed annually
$300/month
Install
Select a Linux distribution below and run the commands to install Pritunl. After installing no setup is necessary simply open the web interface at SERVER_IP/ in your web browser and login with the default username and password which is “pritunl”.
pritunl client
Open Source OpenVPN and WireGuard Client
Free and open source cross platform OpenVPN and WireGuard client. Connect to any OpenVPN server with a secure open source client. Additonal integration available when connecting to a Pritunl server. Free and open source alternative to Viscosity.
Pritunl – Open Source Enterprise Distributed OpenVPN, IPsec …
Pritunl – Open Source Enterprise Distributed OpenVPN, IPsec and WireGuard Server
Contact Support
Pritunl Zero
Open source BeyondCorp server from Pritunl providing zero trust security for privileged access to ssh and web applications
Simple Virtual Private Networks
Create a cloud vpn with complex site-to-site links, gateway links and provide local network access to remote users. Protect your network traffic and remote users connecting over public connections with secure encryption. All from a simple web interface
AWS VPN Server
Interconnect AWS VPC networks across AWS regions and provide reliable remote access with automatic failover that can scale horizontally
Explore AWS integration
Single Sign-On
Securely deploy remote access to thousands of users using their existing company account with support for several single sign-on providers and protocols
See all providers
Multi-Cloud VPC Peering
Create multi-cloud site-to-site links with VPC peering. VPC peering available for AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Oracle Cloud
Learn more
Infrastructure
Quickly scale to thousands of users with high availability in a cloud environment without the need for expensive proprietary hardware
Platform and Device Support
Pritunl supports all OpenVPN clients and has official clients for several devices and platforms
View all platforms
WireGuard Support
Clients can choose between connecting with OpenVPN and WireGuard. All networking features are available with the WireGuard protocol
WireGuard documentation
Advanced Security
Pritunl is the most secure VPN server available and the only VPN server to offer up to five layers of authentication
See all security features
Plugin System
Highly customizable Python plugin system to allow expanding and modifying Pritunl. Plugins can be created to support custom authentication systems and custom access control systems
Learn more about plugins
Aviatrix Alternative
A faster and more secure alternative to Aviatrix with more features and no per-connection pricing
Pulse Secure Alternative
Lower cost and more customizable alternative to Pulse Secure with transparent pricing
Tailscale Alternative
Lower cost and more customizable WireGuard server alternative to Tailscale
Open Source Alternative
Pritunl is the best open source alternative to proprietary commercial vpn products such as Aviatrix and Pulse Secure. Create larger cloud vpn networks supporting thousands of concurrent users and get more control over your vpn server without any per-user pricing
Open Source
All source code for Pritunl is publicly available on GitHub. Allowing for complete transparency and customization.
Free to Use
Free and open source alternative to Aviatrix and Pulse Secure. No registration or credit card necessary.
Easy Configuration
All configuration is done from a web interface allowing easy management of large organizations and complex configurations.
Security
All traffic between clients and the server is encrypted. Optional two-step authentication is available using Google Authenticator.
Multiple Protocols
Pritunl supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard clients. IPsec is used for site-to-site links and VPC peering.
REST API
Easily integrate and configure Pritunl with other services using the REST API. Documentation is available in the platforms section.
Distributed and Scalable
Scale Easily
Pritunl servers can be easily distributed across multiple servers and different datacenters for improved performance, high availability and automatic failover when an instance fails.
Simple Distribution
All server communication and interconnecting is done with MongoDB allowing servers to be quickly connected without having to modify firewalls for inter-server communication.
High Availability
All Pritunl servers are equal in the cluster and can run independently in the event of other instances failing.
Subscription Plans
Pritunl is free to use with optional monthly subscriptions available to purchase for additional features. The enterprise license may be used on all the servers in the cluster and does not require a individual license for each server.
Free
Single server
Run a single Pritunl instance
Unlimited users
No limit on the number of users created or users connected
Unlimited devices
No limit on the number of devices that each user has
connected
$0/month
Premium
7 Day Free Trial
Port forwarding
Forward ports to vpn clients
Gateway links
Create a gateway link to route traffic for a local network
to a vpn client. Allowing the vpn clients to access the
remote network that is available to the linked vpn client
Failover gateway links
Connect multiple gateway links to a Pritunl server and when
a link goes down another available link will automatically
be used
Bypass secondary auth
Per-user option to bypass secondary authentication such as
two-factor authentication. For server users that can’t
provide a two-factor code
Chromebook support
Easily connect Chromebook users with ChromeOS compatible
vpn profiles
Configuration sync
When clients connect with a Pritunl client, vpn setting
changes such as port/protocol will be updated to allow the
client to connect without needing to download a new
configuration
Email user keys
Email users a link to download vpn profiles using a
configured SMTP server
Additional themes
Change the interface to light or dark theme
$10/month
Subscribe
Enterprise
All Premium features
All of the features included with a Premium subscription
Unlimited servers
No limit on the number of Pritunl instances in a single
Pritunl cluster
Single sign-on
Single sign-on with SAML, Google Apps, Duo Security and
Radius
Automatic failover
When a Pritunl instance fails the vpn servers running on the
instance will automatically failover to another available
Pritunl instance
Replicated servers
Replicate a vpn server accross multiple Pritunl instances to
easily scale horizontally to handle more user connections
VXLan support
Automatic VXLan management for replication across
availability zones without layer 2 connectivity while
still maintaining client-to-client communication
AWS VPC integration
Integrate with AWS VPC to allow Pritunl to dynamically
control the VPC routing table
Site-to-site VPN
Easily create a site-to-site link between two Pritunl
instances without any complicated configuration
Server route NAT control
Enable or disable NAT for server routes
DNS mapping
Map connected vpn clients to dns domains such as
using a custom dns server
that runs along with the Pritunl server
DNS forwarding
Forward dns queries to a dns server on a remote network
such as a consul server on an AWS VPC
Monitoring
Monitor server and user metrics with InfluxDB
Advanced auditing
Optional advanced auditing of user and
administrator related events for improved
security and intrusion detection
Bridged VPN mode
Create tap servers that bridge the vpn clients to the servers
local network interface. Allowing vpn clients to get an ip
address on the servers local network
Multiple administrators
Allow multiple administrators to manage the Pritunl server
User pin policy
Control over requiring users to set a pin before they are
able to connect to a vpn server
Plugin system
Integrate Pritunl with other systems using plugins writen in
Python
API access
Manage Pritunl cluster using RESTful API with support for
multiple API keys
IPsec site-to-site links
Site-to-site links with IPsec using pritunl-link client. Link client does not require database connection
Multi-Cloud VPC peering
Simple VPC peering and hybrid cloud with Pritunl link client
Automated link failover
Link failover with automated routing table management and automated port forwarding for Unifi links
Free for education
Free Enterprise subscription for qualifying users, contact support for more information
$70/month
Subscribe $840/year
Enterprise+
All Enterprise features
All of the features included with a Enterprise subscription
Unlimited links
No limit on the number of Pritunl link clients in a single Pritunl cluster
$100/month
Support Plan
Support
Priority support
Priority support with email and live chat
Live support with Slack
Access to private Slack channel for live chat support
Unlimited incidents
No limit on number of incidents
Deployment assistance
Assistance with Pritunl deployment and management
Billed annually
Support subscriptions are billed annually
$300/month
Install
Select a Linux distribution below and run the commands to install Pritunl. After installing no setup is necessary simply open the web interface at SERVER_IP/ in your web browser and login with the default username and password which is “pritunl”.
pritunl client
Open Source OpenVPN and WireGuard Client
Free and open source cross platform OpenVPN and WireGuard client. Connect to any OpenVPN server with a secure open source client. Additonal integration available when connecting to a Pritunl server. Free and open source alternative to Viscosity.
Pritunl Pricing, Alternatives & More 2021 – Capterra
Pritunl ReviewsShowing 5 of 15 reviewsSoftware EngineerComputer Software, 201-500 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years“Virtual Network with Pritunl”Overall: I found pritunl easy user friendly and easy to setup. Pros: Pritunl is one of the best open-source VPN servers available on the market. The web interface of Pritunl is user friendly and very easy to configure even for the complex network and tunneling. The managing dashboard is also remarkable which allows us to manage multiple virtual networks of our organization. The most likable feature of Pritunl is VPC peering which allows us to create multiple cloud site-to-site links with various platforms like Azure, AWS Oracle our team has been using this feature to link Azure Server and orcale server. Another important feature I liked about PRITUNL is that it has two-step authentication, which is highly secure and easily integration with other platforms with REST API. Cons: It doesn’t have a mobile-based platform for managing networks it has only web-based. It doesn’t have features to set static IP to the network. Some time network gets to slow. The customer support has been limited to Online there is no phone call service for customer ternatives Considered: Cisco AnyConnectSandhya ftware DeveloperComputer Software, 51-200 employeesUsed the software for: 1-2 years“Pros and Cons of Pritunl”Overall: Overall Pritunl is easy to setup and use and experience is PRITUNL is one of the strongest VPN servers that my colleagues and I have been using for meetings with offshore teams using ASW cloud services. Importing profiles is smoother and links do not decline like most connections. Another interesting thing I liked about PRITUNL is that it has two-step authentication, which is highly secure. It is simple to use and easy to set up, and linking to a VPN is even easier. Even in my low specs Pritunl runs smoothly and does not consume high memory. When the auto-reconnect is on, it seems like smooth reconnecting is The network is so much sluggish sometimes.. On the Windows console, it gets disconnected occasionally and we won’t know until the issued order fails. There is no error message, but it would be safer if an error came up if an error mputer Software, 51-200 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months“Good experience using Pritunl”Overall: Overall experience is satisfactory. I found pritunl, easy to set up and simple to Some of the features of pritunl I liked most are given below:
i. Easy to configure and setup. I set it up in ubuntu.
ii. I liked the feature of auto reconnect. When my laptop resumes from the sleep mode, pritunl reconnects automatically, if my auto-reconnect is The feature to improve is given below:
i. When I have to run something like an automation test in the background using pritunl, it loses the connections as the laptop goes to sleep sadminInformation Technology and Services, 1-10 employeesUsed the software for: I used a free trial“Simpliest VPN Server”Overall: Works great and have a very good web service It’s easy to understand the workflow every non IT user can manage In the free service there is only one admin user. Is written in python 2. 7 Reasons for Switching to Pritunl: We need UDP EngineerComputer Software, 201-500 employeesUsed the software for: 6-12 months“Pritunl”Overall: My overall experience with Pritunl is very good. It helps me to connects to different Virtual Network clients and I am very satisfied with the its What I liked about the Printul is: It is very easy to setup and configuration especially in Ubuntu. Very handy auto reconnect feature. It is quite stable. With the help of Pritunl I can browse in Private network with Open VPN client almost hassel free and it runs very smoothly. It also supported by all the major platform. Mongodb data backup system is also very Sometime looses connection randomly and if the pc goes to sleep.
Frequently Asked Questions about pritunl vpn
What is Pritunl VPN?
What is Pritunl? Enterprise VPN server designed to help businesses deploy and remotely send, receive & access private data across multiple networks.
How do I connect to Pritunl VPN?
Initial setupSSH into one of the Pritunl instances by using Session Manager.Run sudo pritunl default-password to get the default username and password.Navigate to the Pritunl log in page and use the credentials from the previous step.Create a user pritunl and add a new password.Jun 11, 2020
Is Pritunl secure?
All source code for Pritunl is open source and can be audited by any organization to ensure there are no security issues. This also allows for a transparent development process and a flexible product that can be modified to fit an organizations needs.