Our take
Pick Twingate if teams who will stay on Starter Free (5 users) while they open a first Network Overview, then buy Teams at $5 / user / month — or Home at $15 / month for a homelab that wants Business-class connectors without a per-user seat. Pick ZeroTier if hobby / lab operators who will stay on Personal (Free, 10 devices, non-commercial) while they open a first Member Devices list, then Essential at $18/month when
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Best for
Twingate Private resources you start at $0
ZeroTier A member table you start at a public $
Free plan
Twingate No free plan
ZeroTier No free plan
Lowest paid
Twingate Not published by the vendor
ZeroTier Essential $18/mo, monthly only
Next step up
Twingate
ZeroTier Scale $179/mo
Runs where
Twingate Hosted
ZeroTier Hosted
Watch out
Twingate Starter Free is 5 users
ZeroTier Personal is non-commercial and 10 devices / 1 network
Last checked
Twingate 2026-10-23 · twingate.com/pricing
ZeroTier 2026-10-23 · zerotier.com/pricing
teams who will stay on Starter Free (5 users) while they open a first Network Overview, then buy Teams at $5 / user / month — or Home at $15 / month for a homelab that wants Business-class connectors without a per-user seat.
Read the Twingate pagehobby / lab operators who will stay on Personal (Free, 10 devices, non-commercial) while they open a first Member Devices list, then Essential at $18/month when they need a commercial license and $2/extra device.
Read the ZeroTier page