Firezone
Upgrade your VPN to zero-trust access with a fast, flexible, and open-source solution built on WireGuard®.
Overview
Firezone is a robust, open-source VPN replacement designed to provide secure, zero-trust access to your organization's resources. Built upon the high-performance WireGuard® protocol, it offers a significant speed advantage (3-4x faster) over traditional VPN solutions like OpenVPN, while simplifying network access management. Its core value proposition lies in eliminating the complexity of traditional access control lists (ACLs) by enabling simple, human-manageable policies.
The platform integrates seamlessly with existing identity providers for automated user and group synchronization, streamlining onboarding and offboarding processes. Firezone also enhances security by using hole-punching technology to hide your resources from the public internet, thereby minimizing the attack surface. With features like automatic load balancing, failover, and granular conditional access policies, Firezone provides a flexible and scalable solution for securing modern distributed workforces and infrastructure across various operating systems.
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Key Features
Pricing
Starter
- Up to 6 users
- Access your homelab or VPC from anywhere
- Native clients for Windows, Linux, macOS, iOS, Android
- Authenticate via email or OpenID Connect (OIDC)
- Load balancing and automatic failover
- No firewall configuration required
- Community Support
Team
- Everything in Starter
- Up to 500 users
- Resource access logs
- Port and protocol traffic restrictions
- Conditional access policies
- Customize your account slug
- Priority email support
Pros & Cons
Pros
- Significantly faster than OpenVPN due to WireGuard® foundation
- Simplified access policy management, reducing 'ACL hell'
- Enhanced security by minimizing attack surface with hole-punching
- Full transparency and auditability through open-source code
- Seamless user onboarding/offboarding via identity provider sync
- Scalable architecture with automatic load balancing and failover
- Granular control over network access with conditional policies
Cons
- Requires some technical understanding for self-hosting or advanced configurations
- Newer technology compared to established VPN solutions, potentially fewer community resources for niche issues
- Reliance on WireGuard® means compatibility might be an issue for very old or obscure operating systems (though widely supported)
- Advanced features like conditional access might require higher-tier plans or more complex setup
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