Firezone Blog · Apr 2026
April updates fixed routing issues, improved Mac menu-bar app reliability, added RTT-aware relay selection, and improved Linux network-change detection.
Easiest, most secure way to set up Zero Trust Access for your team
Company research
Public company, workplace, funding, and market signals
Updated Jul 29, 2026
Overview
Firezone is an open-source zero-trust network access (ZTNA) platform that replaces legacy VPNs with a WireGuard-based, policy-driven remote access product. It focuses on least-privilege access to private resources, integrates with identity providers, and is available as a managed cloud service or self-hosted data plane.
Primary product
Zero-trust network access (ZTNA) / WireGuard-based VPN replacement
Founded
2021
Headquarters
Mountain View, California, United States
Team size
1-20 employees
Work style
Remote
Industry
Computer and Network Security
Sub-industry
Zero trust network access (ZTNA) / secure remote access
Offices
Mountain View, California, United States
Netherlands
Business model
Open-source software
Managed cloud SaaS
Per-seat subscription
Enterprise custom pricing and support
Funding
Stage
Seed
Total raised
$500K
Latest round
Seed / convertible note · Mar 2022
Mar 2022 · Y Combinator
Nov 2021 · Y Combinator
People & investors
Leadership
Founder & CEO
Founders
Co-founder
Work & culture
Open-source, transparency-first, security-focused, and developer-friendly, with a remote-first team, public technical updates, and occasional in-person offsites.
Work style
Remote
Compensation
Public hiring posts indicate engineering roles with roughly $100k-$180k or $140k-$180k base salary ranges plus significant equity; no current public compensation table was found.
Benefits
Remote-first work
Optional Mountain View office for local employees
Comprehensive medical, dental, and vision plans
Flexible work hours
Paid vacation
Regular team off-sites
Flexible workspace budget
$100/month open-source stipend
Product & market
Pricing
Per-user pricing with a free Starter tier, Team at $5/user/month, and custom Enterprise pricing; Enterprise billing is annual.
Differentiators
- —WireGuard-based performance and security
- —Least-privilege, resource-level access policies
- —Peer-to-peer hole-punching with relay fallback
- —No inbound firewall ports required for protected resources
- —Split control plane and data plane architecture
- —Managed cloud plus self-hosted data plane option
- —Multi-platform native clients
- —Directory sync and audit logs for enterprise use
Technology
WireGuard
Elixir
Phoenix
Rust
Swift
Kotlin
TypeScript
PostgreSQL
Docker
Terraform
Azure
WebSocket
STUN/TURN
ICE
Tauri
React
Customers
Teams and organizations needing secure remote access to private resources
Remote and hybrid workforces
SMBs
Enterprises
Organizations running resources in AWS, Azure, Google Cloud, DigitalOcean, or on-premise networks
Competitors
Tailscale
OpenVPN
Cloudflare Access
Cisco AnyConnect
Palo Alto GlobalProtect
ZeroTier
Scale & contact
Estimated revenue
About $0.6M-$1.0M ARR (third-party estimates)
Estimated monthly visits
14.6K
Latest news
Firezone Blog · Apr 2026
Firezone announced a redesigned portal UI intended to make secure access management faster, simpler, and more intuitive, with rollout beginning soon.
Firezone Blog · Jan 2026
January focused on multi-region infrastructure, PostgreSQL read replicas, portal performance, and resilience improvements across gateways and relays.
Firezone Blog · Sep 2025
September brought reliability, performance, and administrative improvements, including better relay performance and networking-stack refinements.
Help Net Security · Sep 2025
Third-party coverage summarized Firezone as an open-source ZTNA platform using WireGuard and least-privilege access, with use cases spanning private networks, SaaS access, and secure remote access.
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