Enterprise VPN Server

Simple Virtual Private Networks

Create a cloud vpn with complex site-to-site links, gateway links and provide local network access to remote users. Protect your network traffic and remote users connecting over public connections with secure encryption. All from a simple web interface

The Most Secure VPN Server

Pritunl provides innovative security features not available from any other provider. Including TPM and Apple Secure Enclave device authentication, a dynamic firewall, SELinux policies, dual web server design and self shutdown notification system

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Pritunl Zero

Open source BeyondCorp server is also available from Pritunl providing zero trust security for privileged access to ssh and web applications

Pritunl Zero

AWS VPN Server

Interconnect AWS VPC networks across AWS regions and provide reliable remote access with automatic failover that can scale horizontally

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Single Sign-On

Securely deploy remote access to thousands of users using their existing company account with support for several single sign-on providers and protocols

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Multi-Cloud VPC Peering

Create multi-cloud site-to-site links with VPC peering. VPC peering available for AWS, Google Cloud, Azure and Oracle Cloud

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Infrastructure

Quickly scale to thousands of users with high availability in a cloud environment without the need for expensive proprietary hardware

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Platform and Device Support

Pritunl supports all OpenVPN clients and has official clients for several devices and platforms

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WireGuard Support

Clients can choose between connecting with OpenVPN and WireGuard. All networking features are available with the WireGuard protocol

WireGuard documentation

Advanced Security

Pritunl is the most secure VPN server available and the only VPN server to offer up to five layers of authentication

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Plugin System

Highly customizable Python plugin system to allow expanding and modifying Pritunl. Plugins can be created to support custom authentication systems and custom access control systems

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Aviatrix Alternative

A faster and more secure alternative to Aviatrix with more features and no per-connection pricing

Pulse Secure Alternative

Lower cost and more customizable alternative to Pulse Secure with transparent pricing

Tailscale Alternative

Lower cost and more customizable WireGuard server alternative to Tailscale

Open Source Alternative

Pritunl is the best open source alternative to proprietary commercial vpn products such as Aviatrix and Pulse Secure. Create larger cloud vpn networks supporting thousands of concurrent users and get more control over your vpn server without any per-user pricing

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Open Source

All source code for Pritunl is publicly available on GitHub. Allowing for complete transparency and customization.

Free to Use

Free and open source alternative to Aviatrix and Pulse Secure. No registration or credit card necessary.

Easy Configuration

All configuration is done from a web interface allowing easy management of large organizations and complex configurations.

Security

All traffic between clients and the server is encrypted. Optional two-step authentication is available using Google Authenticator.

Multiple Protocols

Pritunl supports both OpenVPN and WireGuard clients. IPsec is used for site-to-site links and VPC peering.

REST API

Easily integrate and configure Pritunl with other services using the REST API. Documentation is available in the platforms section.

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Examples

Getting Started

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Replicated Servers

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Secure Access to a Private Network

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Site-to-Site Configuration

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Distributed and Scalable

Scale Easily

Pritunl servers can be easily distributed across multiple servers and different datacenters for improved performance, high availability and automatic failover when an instance fails.

Simple Distribution

All server communication and interconnecting is done with MongoDB allowing servers to be quickly connected without having to modify firewalls for inter-server communication.

High Availability

All Pritunl servers are equal in the cluster and can run independently in the event of other instances failing.

Distributed and Scalable

Subscription Plans

Pritunl is free to use with optional monthly subscriptions available to purchase for additional features. The enterprise license may be used on all the servers in the cluster and does not require a individual license for each server.

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Free

Single server
Run a single Pritunl instance
Unlimited users
No limit on the number of users created or users connected
Unlimited devices
No limit on the number of devices that each user has connected

$0/month

Premium

7 Day Free Trial

Billing per host
Each Pritunl host is billed at $10/month. The host can contain an unlimited number of VPN servers and unlimited number of users or connections
Unlimited users
No limit on the number of users created or users connected
Unlimited devices
No limit on the number of devices that each user has connected
Port forwarding
Forward ports to vpn clients
Gateway links
Create a gateway link to route traffic for a local network to a vpn client. Allowing the vpn clients to access the remote network that is available to the linked vpn client
Failover gateway links
Connect multiple gateway links to a Pritunl server and when a link goes down another available link will automatically be used
Bypass secondary auth
Per-user option to bypass secondary authentication such as two-factor authentication. For server users that can't provide a two-factor code
Chromebook support
Easily connect Chromebook users with ChromeOS compatible vpn profiles
Configuration sync
When clients connect with a Pritunl client, vpn setting changes such as port/protocol will be updated to allow the client to connect without needing to download a new configuration
Email user keys
Email users a link to download vpn profiles using a configured SMTP server
Additional themes
Change the interface to light or dark theme

$10/month

Enterprise

7 Day Free Trial

All Premium features
All of the features included with a Premium subscription
Billing per host
Each Pritunl host is billed at $70/month. The host can contain an unlimited number of VPN servers and unlimited number of users or connections
Single sign-on
Single sign-on with SAML, Google Apps, Duo Security and Radius
TPM device authentication
Device authentication with TPM and Apple Secure Enclave
Automatic failover
When a Pritunl instance fails the vpn servers running on the instance will automatically failover to another available Pritunl instance
Replicated servers
Replicate a vpn server accross multiple Pritunl instances to easily scale horizontally to handle more user connections
VXLan support
Automatic VXLan management for replication across availability zones without layer 2 connectivity while still maintaining client-to-client communication
AWS VPC integration
Integrate with AWS VPC to allow Pritunl to dynamically control the VPC routing table
Site-to-site VPN
Easily create a site-to-site link between two Pritunl instances without any complicated configuration
Server route NAT control
Enable or disable NAT for server routes
DNS mapping
Map connected vpn clients to dns domains such as user0.org0.vpn using a custom dns server that runs along with the Pritunl server
DNS forwarding
Forward dns queries to a dns server on a remote network such as a consul server on an AWS VPC
Monitoring
Monitor server and user metrics with InfluxDB
Advanced auditing
Optional advanced auditing of user and administrator related events for improved security and intrusion detection
Bridged VPN mode
Create tap servers that bridge the vpn clients to the servers local network interface. Allowing vpn clients to get an ip address on the servers local network
Multiple administrators
Allow multiple administrators to manage the Pritunl server
User pin policy
Control over requiring users to set a pin before they are able to connect to a vpn server
Plugin system
Integrate Pritunl with other systems using plugins writen in Python
API access
Manage Pritunl cluster using RESTful API with support for multiple API keys
IPsec site-to-site links
Site-to-site links with IPsec using pritunl-link client. Link client does not require database connection
Multi-Cloud VPC peering
Simple VPC peering and hybrid cloud with Pritunl link client
Automated link failover
Link failover with automated routing table management and automated port forwarding for Unifi links

$70/month

Enterprise+

7 Day Free Trial

All Premium features
All of the features included with a Premium subscription
All Enterprise features
All of the features included with a Enterprise subscription
Unlimited links
No limit on the number of Pritunl link clients in a single Pritunl cluster
IPsec site-to-site links
Site-to-site links with IPsec using pritunl-link client. Link client does not require database connection
Multi-Cloud VPC peering
Simple VPC peering and hybrid cloud with Pritunl link client
Automated link failover
Link failover with automated routing table management and automated port forwarding for Unifi links

$100/month

Documentation

Install

Select a Linux distribution below and run the commands to install Pritunl. After installing no setup is necessary simply open the web interface at https://SERVER_IP/ in your web browser and login with the default username and password which is "pritunl".

Arch Linux

AmazonLinux 2023

AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 9

Debian Bookworm

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu bookworm/mongodb-org/7.0 multiverse
EOF

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openvpn-repo.gpg ] https://build.openvpn.net/debian/openvpn/stable bookworm main
EOF

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pritunl.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pritunl.gpg ] https://repo.pritunl.com/stable/apt bookworm main
EOF

sudo apt --assume-yes install gnupg
curl -fsSL https://www.mongodb.org/static/pgp/server-7.0.asc | sudo gpg -o /usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg --dearmor --yes
curl -fsSL https://swupdate.openvpn.net/repos/repo-public.gpg | sudo gpg -o /usr/share/keyrings/openvpn-repo.gpg --dearmor --yes
curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/pritunl/pgp/master/pritunl_repo_pub.asc | sudo gpg -o /usr/share/keyrings/pritunl.gpg --dearmor --yes

sudo ufw disable
sudo apt update
sudo apt --assume-yes install pritunl mongodb-org wireguard-tools
sudo systemctl start mongod pritunl
sudo systemctl enable mongod pritunl

Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 9

Ubuntu Jammy

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/7.0 multiverse
EOF

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openvpn-repo.gpg ] https://build.openvpn.net/debian/openvpn/stable jammy main
EOF

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pritunl.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pritunl.gpg ] https://repo.pritunl.com/stable/apt jammy main
EOF

sudo ufw disable
sudo apt update
sudo apt --assume-yes install pritunl mongodb-org wireguard-tools
sudo systemctl start mongod pritunl
sudo systemctl enable mongod pritunl

Ubuntu Noble

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/mongodb-org.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/mongodb-server-7.0.gpg ] https://repo.mongodb.org/apt/ubuntu jammy/mongodb-org/7.0 multiverse
EOF

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/openvpn.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/openvpn-repo.gpg ] https://build.openvpn.net/debian/openvpn/stable noble main
EOF

sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/pritunl.list << EOF
deb [ signed-by=/usr/share/keyrings/pritunl.gpg ] https://repo.pritunl.com/unstable/apt noble main
EOF

sudo ufw disable
sudo apt update
sudo apt --assume-yes install pritunl mongodb-org wireguard-tools
sudo systemctl start mongod pritunl
sudo systemctl enable mongod pritunl

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Open Source OpenVPN and WireGuard Client

Free and open source cross platform OpenVPN and WireGuard client. Connect to any OpenVPN server with a secure open source client. Additonal integration available when connecting to a Pritunl server. Free and open source alternative to Viscosity.

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Linux

Arch Linux

AlmaLinux 9

Debian Bookworm

Oracle Linux 9

Fedora 41

Ubuntu Jammy

Ubuntu Noble

Ubuntu Oracular

macOS Apple Silicon + Intel

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Windows x86 + ARM

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Enterprise Distributed OpenVPN, IPsec and WireGuard Server

Simple Virtual Private Networks

The Most Secure VPN Server

Pritunl Zero

AWS VPN Server

Single Sign-On

Multi-Cloud VPC Peering

Infrastructure

Platform and Device Support

WireGuard Support

Advanced Security

Plugin System

Aviatrix Alternative

Pulse Secure Alternative

Tailscale Alternative

Open Source Alternative

Open Source

Free to Use

Easy Configuration

Security

Multiple Protocols

REST API

Examples

Getting Started

Replicated Servers

Secure Access to a Private Network

Site-to-Site Configuration

Distributed and Scalable

Scale Easily

Simple Distribution

High Availability

Distributed and Scalable

Subscription Plans

Free

$0/month

Premium

$10/month

Enterprise

$70/month

Enterprise+

$100/month

Install

Arch Linux

AmazonLinux 2023

AlmaLinux 8

AlmaLinux 9

Debian Bookworm

Oracle Linux 8

Oracle Linux 9

Ubuntu Jammy

Ubuntu Noble

pritunl client

Open Source OpenVPN and WireGuard Client

Linux

Arch Linux

AlmaLinux 9

Debian Bookworm

Oracle Linux 9

Fedora 41

Ubuntu Jammy

Ubuntu Noble

Ubuntu Oracular

macOS Apple Silicon + Intel

Windows x86 + ARM

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