Dev tools · alternatives · 2026
24 alternatives to Pomerium Zero
Build secure, clientless connections to applications
Below are 24 products that do a similar job, ranked by how close each is in meaning and then by launch-day votes. Pomerium Zero launched in 2024; newer entries below may have overtaken it.
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I have been working on Octelium for quite a few years now but it was open sourced only by late May 2025. Octelium, as described more in detail in the repo's README, is simply an open source, self-hosted, unified platform for zero trust resource access that is primarily meant to be a modern alternative to corporate VPNs and remote access tools. It can operate as a remote access/corporate VPN (i.e. alternative to Twingate, Tailscale, OpenVPN Access Server, etc...), a ZTNA/BeyondCorp platform (i.e. alterntive to Cloudflare Access, Teleport, Google BeyondCorp, etc...), and it can also…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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TL;DR: We are building a new Agentic Access Gateway in Pomerium to safely let AI agents (like GPT-based deep researchers, scripts or assistants) access internal apps and resources on your behalf – with fine-grained, just-in-time authorization for every action. It's open source (GitHub link below) and we're looking for feedback and early access users. What is Pomerium? For those unfamiliar, Pomerium is an open-source identity-aware proxy (a "zero trust" access gateway). It sits in front of your internal apps and APIs, continually verifying identity and context on every request. The problem:…
2025 · its alternatives →
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2019 · zeroserver.io · its alternatives →
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Hello HN, I've been working solo on Octelium for the past 5+ years now, (yes, you just read that correctly :|) along with a couple more sub-projects that will hopefully be released soon and I'd love to get some honest opinions from you. Octelium is simply an open source, self-hosted, unified platform for zero trust resource access that is primarily meant to be a modern alternative to corporate VPNs and remote access tools. It is built to be generic enough to not only operate as a ZTNA/BeyondCorp platform (i.e. alternative to Cloudflare Zero Trust, Google BeyondCorp, Zscaler Private…
2025 · github.com · its alternatives →
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Joanium▲88Local AI workspace to build and work with your computer
Jun 2026 · joanium.com · its alternatives →
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Stealth Chromium engine that stops scrapers and browser agents from getting blocked, with one line of code change. - tiliondev/fortress
Jul 2026 · github.com · its alternatives →
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This project template lets you bootstrap your next gRPC app with zero trust overlay networking. Make your gRPC server invisible to bad actors, and only allow verified clients to connect to it.
2022 · github.com · its alternatives →
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