Defguard 2026: Benefits, Features & Pricing

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Overview

Defguard

5.0

(1)

Pricing

Starting at €59.00 per month

About Defguard

Defguard is an enterprise-grade Zero-Trust VPN solution that incorporates multi-factor authentication at the WireGuard protocol level. This open-source platform is designed for organizations requiring secure remote access management and enhanced network security.

The platform provides multi-factor authentication directly at the protocol level, ensuring connection-level security that is resistant to application layer exploits. It uses the WireGuard protocol, offering faster connections and a reduced attack surface compared to traditional VPNs. Defguard includes built-in identity management with OpenID Connect single sign-on capabilities. It supports various authentication methods such as time-based one-time passwords (TOTP), email tokens, WebAuthn/FIDO2 hardware keys, and biometric authentication for mobile and desktop clients.

Defguard supports user enrollment across multiple platforms and offers mobile applications for iOS and Android. It is compatible with external identity providers and supports LDAP and Active Directory for integration with existing infrastructure. The platform is fully auditable through its open-source code. Organizations can self-host the solution, maintain...

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Defguard Pricing and Plans

Starting price: €59.00 per month

Free Trial

Free Version

Open Source

€0.00

per user, per year

Plan includes:

VPN locations and users management with built-in IdP/SSO
VPN connection-level Multi-factor authentication (MFA/2FA)
VPN Client for desktop and mobile (all platforms)
Remote user enrollment

Team

€59.00

flat rate, per month

Plan includes:

Activity & Audit logs
External OIDC (Google, Microsoft, Okta, JumpCloud)
Multi-Factor Authentication on VPN (desktop & mobile) with external OIDC
Two-way LDAP & AD sync

Business

€129.00

flat rate, per year

Plan includes:

Real-time clients configuration updates
ACLs
Activity & Audit log streaming to SIEM
Secure remote enrollment via OIDC

Enterprise

Pricing available upon request

Plan includes:

Admin-only device & client management options
Restrict “All traffic” mode, enforce predefined routes
REST API integration with external tools
Guaranteed response within 1 business day
Dedicated representative
Pre-arranged calls for issue resolution
Deployment / Roll-out assistance
Offline license on request
Roadmap Privileges

Defguard Features

Popular features found in VPN
Encryption
IP Masking
No-log VPN
Secure Browsing
More features of Defguard
Activity Dashboard
API
Authentication
Event Logs
Firewalls
Mobile Access
Policy Management
Real-Time Monitoring
Remote Access/Control
Reporting & Statistics
Security Auditing
Single Sign On
Third-Party Integrations
Two-Factor Authentication
User Management
VPN Tunneling

Defguard Integrations

JumpCloud Directory Platform

Microsoft Azure

Okta

Defguard User Reviews

Overall Rating

5.0

Ratings Breakdown

100%

Secondary Ratings

Ease of Use

5.0

Value for money

5.0

Customer support

5.0

Functionality

5.0

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Dimitar D.

Verified reviewer

Information Technology and Services

201-500 employees

Used daily for less than 12 months

Review source

Reviewed January 2026

Great value for money and great UX from an EU-based company

Defguard is a relatively young product that has already surpassed most other commercial VPN solutions. The team behind the product is highly motivated, competent and energetic and are making progress very fast, quickly turning this into a strong contender on the zero-trust scene. They're also very friendly and responsive to user feedback. We were using FortiGate products previously and were looking for something built on modern technologies and potentially open-source to avoid the pitfall of proprietary, closed-source zero-days that most commercial platforms suffer from. We successfully migrated our org (about 300-400 people, predominantly macOS, some Linux and Windows) from FortiGate to DefGuard. Speed, security and UX improved, costs were even lower. When we adopted it, the product had some rough UX edges, mostly around initial enrollment/onboarding. However, the team quickly responded to our feedback and has since released a few new versions that address all of this making DefGuard a very easy to adopt product that offers native OS integrations where possible.

Ratings Breakdown

Ease of use

Value for money

Customer support

Functionality

Pros:

- Open-source product built on solid and modern foundation (WireGuard VPN, Rust) - SSO integration with our IdP (Google Workspace) - Multi-arch and OS support (macOS, Linux, Windows, even iOS and Android) - Fully-functional free tier (including paid features) for small teams (up to 5 people) allowing rapid and low-risk testing - Very price-competitive - EU-based company - Fast (faster than OpenVPN due to the underlying WireGuard tunnels) - Secure (by nature of being open-source and using memory-safe languages like Rust) - One-click user enrollment via our SSO - basically, the user clicks a link in a web page (where they're authenticated with their Google account) and the VPN connects - Native OS VPN integration - Team which is very responsive to user feedback - Fast evolution of the product - Can self-host on our own infrastructure

Cons:

- The aesthetics and UX of the client and admin UIs still leave something to be desired. This is a minor issue, though, one rarely interacts with these clients.

Reasons for switching to Defguard

FortiGate is closed-source. It felt outdated, clunky to operate, complicated to setup and configure, slow (we were using the HTTPS-VPN) and regularly had vulnerabilities disclosed, potentially with exploitable zero-days. The proprietary and closed nature of the product reduced our trust in it. We also evaluated Firezone but chose DefGuard as it offered better maintenance guarantees, showed more maturity of the product, and had alignment with our understanding of how such a product should be architected.

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