Side-by-side with the VPNs, ZTNA platforms, and SASE products teams typically
replace. Here's what changes when you switch to XplicitTrust.
XplicitTrust vs. Cisco
Cisco Secure Client (formerly AnyConnect) is the workhorse of the legacy enterprise:
ASA or Firepower at the edge, IP pools, AAA modules, SSL certificates, and a
Cisco-certified engineer to keep them in line. XplicitTrust gets you connected
without any of that.
No edge concentrator to size, license, replace, or fail over
Tunnels go peer-to-peer between devices, not back through a central hub
One product to license, no Essentials/Advantage/Premier tier dance and no AnyConnect Plus/Apex bolt-ons
XplicitTrust vs. Fortinet
Fortinet's ZTNA story is four products bolted together: FortiGate at the edge,
FortiClient on the device, FortiClient EMS for management, and a separate FortiZTNA
tier for the policy layer. Every component is a separate procurement and a separate
quote. XplicitTrust ships as one product.
One WireGuard tunnel, not a FortiClient SSL VPN plus IPsec stack to debug per platform
Identity-based policies live in your IdP, not in a separate FortiManager or FortiClient EMS
One quote from one vendor, not a FortiGate plus FortiClient EMS plus FortiZTNA stack to renew on three timelines
XplicitTrust vs. WatchGuard
WatchGuard ships ZTNA inside its broader cloud platform, alongside AuthPoint, EPDR, and
the Firebox lineup. XplicitTrust does ZTNA on its own, so you don't have to pay for the
rest of the firewall-vendor suite to use it.
Buy ZTNA, not a multi-module WatchGuard Cloud subscription
One agent, one console, no Firebox or Endpoint products required alongside
Per-user pricing without bundled SKUs you don't need
XplicitTrust vs. SonicWall
SonicWall has two stories: the legacy stack of TZ/NSa firewalls, SMA appliances, and
NetExtender clients, and Cloud Edge as the modern ZTNA on top, with device posture
handed off to a separate Capture Client agent. XplicitTrust skips the legacy half
and includes posture in the same agent.
One ZTNA product, no parallel SMA or NetExtender clients to maintain
Pay for ZTNA, not for a SonicWall portfolio that bundles hardware you don't use
Posture, identity, and access in one agent, not Cloud Edge plus Capture Client side by side
XplicitTrust vs. Sophos
Sophos ZTNA ships as part of the wider Sophos suite (Central, Endpoint, Secure Workplace,
and so on). XplicitTrust does one thing well, on its own, so you only pay for the network
access you actually need.
Pay for ZTNA, not for a Sophos Central bundle you don't use
Built ground-up for Zero Trust, not retrofitted onto a 1980s firewall line
SMB-friendly per-user pricing, no UTM appliance to license alongside
XplicitTrust vs. OpenVPN
OpenVPN gives you a battle-tested protocol; you provide everything else: .ovpn files,
a certificate authority, an LDAP or RADIUS server for auth, syslog tailing for
visibility, and a per-connection licence model that punishes growth. XplicitTrust
hands you the management plane out of the box.
SSO, MFA, and group sync work without an LDAP or RADIUS bolt-on
Per-user pricing, not per-concurrent-connection like Access Server
Policy changes take seconds; live diagnostics replace tailing OpenVPN logs
XplicitTrust vs. Palo Alto Networks
GlobalProtect and Prisma Access ship inside the wider Strata, Prisma, and Cortex
bundle, with portal, gateway, client-certificate, and IdP layers to wire together
for every deployment. XplicitTrust is one product with one auth path, deployable
in minutes rather than weeks of integration work.
Up and running in under five minutes per device, no portal-plus-gateway-plus-cert dance
Pay for ZTNA, not for a Prisma SASE bundle you don't need
SMB-friendly per-user licensing, not seven-figure renewals
XplicitTrust vs. ZeroTier
ZeroTier nails the mesh-networking primitive on a custom protocol, with a
capability-based ACL model that asks engineers to think in tags. XplicitTrust uses
standard WireGuard underneath and gives operations teams identity-aware policies,
device posture, and an admin console built around users, not network IDs.
SSO, MFA, and passwordless via your existing IdP, not username/password against a controller
Per-application, identity-bound policies, not capability tags on network IDs
WireGuard under the hood, not a custom protocol you have to trust on its own
XplicitTrust vs. Cloudflare
Cloudflare Access and Tunnels broker every connection through Cloudflare's edge,
where TLS terminates and traffic can be inspected. XplicitTrust tunnels are
end-to-end between your devices, with the control plane in Germany rather than
spread across a global network.
Tunnels are end-to-end encrypted between your devices; we never see your plaintext
Full UDP support, plus streaming and high-bandwidth traffic that Cloudflare Tunnel's terms exclude
SSO and policy controls in every plan, not gated to Cloudflare One Enterprise
XplicitTrust vs. Zscaler
Zscaler's SASE routes user traffic through ZIA, ZPA, and ZDX in its own cloud.
Powerful, and also three product lines, a multi-month rollout, and an
enterprise-only commercial motion. XplicitTrust is one product that skips the cloud
detour.
Direct device-to-resource tunnels, no inspection cloud in the path
Trial in minutes, not a multi-month enterprise rollout
One ZTNA product, not ZPA plus ZIA plus ZDX in separate SKUs
XplicitTrust vs. Twingate
Twingate runs on TLS 1.3 with mandatory Connectors deployed in every remote network
you want to reach. XplicitTrust builds end-to-end WireGuard connections directly
between devices, with no Connector to deploy at each site, and the control plane
lives in Germany with EU-only data flows.
End-to-end WireGuard connections, not TLS through per-site Connectors
No Connector appliance to deploy, monitor, and patch in every remote network
GDPR-friendly hosting, EU-only data flows, contracts under German law
XplicitTrust vs. Netbird
Netbird and XplicitTrust share an architectural shape, a WireGuard overlay
network with end-to-end connections between devices, and both are German
companies. The differences are commercial and editorial: XplicitTrust is sold
through a partner
channel, built for ops and admin teams, and Zero Trust first, with identity,
posture, and granular application access at the centre rather than overlay
connectivity alone.
Channel-first commercial model with partner-led delivery, not direct sales plus an open-source community
Admin console built around users, devices, and policies for ops teams, not developer and CLI workflows
Zero Trust at the core: identity, posture, and granular application access first, overlay connectivity second
XplicitTrust vs. WireGuard
WireGuard is a great protocol, and that's all it is. You handle key distribution, NAT
traversal, peer config, key rotation, and a console of your own design, with config
files that grow with every new device. XplicitTrust uses WireGuard under the hood and
ships everything around it.
Automatic key rotation and NAT traversal, not hand-edited wg0.conf files
SSO, MFA, and group sync from your IdP, not local peer lists
Live diagnostics, audit logging, and posture enforcement built in
Why XplicitTrust
What every card on this page has in common.
Application-level access
We make applications available, not whole networks. Fine-grained,
identity-based control at the application and service level, working
across NAT, captive portals, and hotel Wi-Fi without IT prep.
Made & hosted in Germany
Control plane in Germany, EU-only data flows by default. Built for organisations
that take data residency seriously.
Self-serve free trial
Sign up, install the agent, you're on. 30 days, no credit card, no NDA.
Channel-first
Strong partner program, on-demand or prepaid billing, generous margins.
Built for the channel, not despite it.
Your traffic stays yours
Tunnels are end-to-end encrypted between your devices. Even our infrastructure
can't read them.
Backed by veterans
Founded by network security industry veterans who have been building these
tools for two decades.