Self-hosted VPN · Open-source core · Zero Trust

Your VPN.
Your infrastructure.
Full control.

Access Server is the self-hosted business VPN: fast, Zero-Trust access that runs entirely in your environment. Deploy on any major cloud or your own hardware in under 20 minutes. Free for 2 connections, no credit card needed.
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  • Free for 2 connections
  • No credit card
  • Self-hosted
  • SSO & MFA included

Trusted by 20,000+ organizations for over two decades.

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Backed by enterprise-grade security

Certification SOCSOC 2 Type 2
Certification ISO 27001ISO/IEC 27001:2022
Certification HIPAAHIPAA Compliant
Certification GDPRGDPR Compliant

Everything a business VPN should do.
All on infrastructure you control.

Every capability below works out of the box on the free plan.

Deploy anywhere in under 20 minutes

Linux, containers, virtual appliances, or marketplace images on AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, IBM Cloud, and Oracle Cloud — your VPN runs where your infrastructure runs.

Zero-Trust controls

Identity, device, and location verified before every connection is allowed in.

Mix & match authentication

PAM, RADIUS, LDAP, SAML, local, or custom — with MFA/TOTP on top.

Kernel acceleration

OpenVPN DCO with multi-threading keeps throughput high under load.

Clustering & auto-failover

Scale cost-efficiently across regions with location-optimized routing.

Logs stay on your host

Full access logs live on your own infrastructure, with the web admin UI to search them — and streaming out to your SIEM when you want it.

Apps for everything

Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, iOS, and ChromeOS. Your team installs one app and they're in.

Start free with 2 connections today

No credit card and full functionality — deploy on your infrastructure and be connected in about 20 minutes.

From signup to connected in under 20 minutes

Four steps, about twenty minutes end to end.

  1. 1

    Create your free account

    Sign up with your work email — your activation key and setup guide are ready immediately.

    Minute 1
  2. 2

    Deploy Access Server

    Launch a marketplace image on your cloud of choice, or install on your own Linux server.

    By minute 5
  3. 3

    Configure access

    Connect your identity provider, set Zero-Trust access rules, and invite your team.

    By minute 15
  4. 4

    Get connected

    Your team installs the app and connects — you monitor everything from the web admin UI.

    Minute 20 — you're live

Try the world's most-used VPN for secure access

Access Server Growth

From$7$5.60/connection/mo

Code ACCESS20 — 20% off year one

  • 3+ concurrent connections, scale anytime
  • Clustering & automatic failover
  • Kernel-level acceleration (DCO)
  • 24/7 support

Self-hosted business VPN from just $5.60 per connection

One plan, every feature, priced by simultaneous connections instead of named users.

Code ACCESS20 takes 20% off your first year.

No credit card, no time limit — get started free with 2 connections

Pay for connections, not seats

Access Server is licensed by simultaneous connections — the number of devices online at once — not by headcount. See what that difference is worth next to per-seat pricing.

Connected at once, at peak40%

Most teams peak at 20–40% concurrent.

You save

vs NordLayer
$4,920 per year

Comparing with NordLayer, for 50 people with 20 connected at peak

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  • Access Server
    20 connections, billed annually
    $140/mo

Access Server prices use the published annually-billed USD rate, automatic volume discounts included; the free plan covers up to 2 simultaneous connections. Competitor figures are public per-user list prices in USD on the least expensive paid plan that includes private network access, billed annually where the vendor offers it, as of August 2026, and may change.

Your VPN, on your terms,
this afternoon.

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