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Best Alternatives to Pritunl

Discover Pritunl alternatives that offer managed deployment, browser-based access, visual session recording, and PAM controls without self-hosted VPN server management.

Why Teams Look for Pritunl Alternatives

Common challenges that drive organizations to explore other options

Self-hosted VPN server requires ongoing server administration and maintenance

No session recording or privileged access audit trails

Network-level access only — no protocol-specific controls for SSH, RDP, or databases

VPN client required on every user device

No PAM features — no JIT access, approval workflows, or credential management

Why OnePAM Is the Top Alternative

Purpose-built for secure infrastructure access with full session recording

Fully managed, no server administration

  • SaaS deployment — no VPN servers to maintain
  • Automatic updates, scaling, and high availability
  • No MongoDB or infrastructure to manage
  • Self-hosted option also available if needed
Stop managing VPN servers — get managed access with zero operational overhead.

Session recording and compliance

  • Visual session recording for all protocols
  • Complete audit trails for SOC 2, ISO 27001, HIPAA
  • Session search, replay, and export
  • JIT access with approval workflows
Compliance-ready access management — something a self-hosted VPN can never provide.

Browser-based, no VPN client

  • Access SSH, RDP, VNC, databases from any browser
  • No OpenVPN or WireGuard client to configure
  • Instant contractor and vendor access
  • Works on any device, any OS
No more VPN client configuration — access everything directly from the browser.

Other Pritunl Alternatives

Other options to consider when evaluating alternatives

Tailscale

Managed WireGuard mesh VPN with excellent developer experience.

Strengths
  • Very easy setup
  • Managed infrastructure
  • Strong free tier
Weaknesses
  • Network-level only
  • No session recording
  • No PAM features
Best for: Teams wanting managed VPN without self-hosting complexity.

NordLayer

Business VPN with basic ZTNA features and managed infrastructure.

Strengths
  • Managed service
  • Easy deployment
  • Affordable
Weaknesses
  • Basic access controls
  • No session recording
  • No PAM capabilities
Best for: Small teams wanting basic managed VPN with some access controls.

How to Migrate from Pritunl

A straightforward path from Pritunl to OnePAM

1

Document Pritunl server configurations, organizations, users, and routes

2

Deploy OnePAM agents on infrastructure endpoints accessed via Pritunl VPN

3

Configure IdP integration for identity-based access

4

Create per-resource access policies with session recording and JIT workflows

5

Migrate users to browser-based access and decommission Pritunl servers

Common Questions

What teams ask when switching from Pritunl

Pritunl is open-source and free — why pay for OnePAM?
Pritunl provides network connectivity. OnePAM adds session recording, JIT access, credential vaulting, and compliance audit trails — capabilities that no open-source VPN provides. The operational savings from managed deployment often exceed the subscription cost.
We like self-hosting for control — does OnePAM offer that?
Yes. OnePAM offers both SaaS and self-hosted deployment options. The self-hosted option is significantly simpler than managing Pritunl — no MongoDB, no VPN server configuration, just a single binary with automatic updates.
We use Pritunl for multi-cloud connectivity — does OnePAM handle that?
OnePAM agents deploy in any cloud (AWS, GCP, Azure) or on-premises, providing unified access across all environments with consistent session recording and RBAC policies.

Who Should Switch?

OnePAM is the right choice if this sounds like your team

OnePAM is ideal for

  • Teams tired of managing self-hosted VPN server infrastructure
  • Organizations that need session recording and compliance audit trails
  • Companies wanting to move from network-level VPN to session-level access controls
  • Teams that want managed deployment without losing self-hosted flexibility

Ready to Make the Switch?

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