# OpenVPN CloudConnexa alternatives: what AI models name instead, October 2026

IT AI Recommendation Index, October 2026 Edition. 227 of the 252 answers in the 1 category where OpenVPN CloudConnexa holds a standing named it neither first nor as an alternative; these are the first choices those answers made. Page: https://it-ai-index.com/vendors/openvpn-cloudconnexa/alternatives/

## Named instead, most often (every category and segment added)

- Cloudflare One: 68
- Zscaler Private Access: 51
- Twingate: 45
- Tailscale: 8
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: 6
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: 4

## Zero trust network access

**Small business**: 69 of 84 answers did not name OpenVPN CloudConnexa (OpenVPN CloudConnexa is #5 of 10 at 2%).

- Cloudflare One: first choice in 41 of those 69
- Twingate: first choice in 23 of those 69
- Tailscale: first choice in 6 of those 69
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 69
- NordLayer: first choice in 1 of those 69

**Mid-market**: 74 of 84 answers did not name OpenVPN CloudConnexa (OpenVPN CloudConnexa is #5 of 11 at 3%).

- Twingate: first choice in 22 of those 74
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 17 of those 74
- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 10 of those 74
- Cato Networks: first choice in 2 of those 74
- NordLayer: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Tailscale: first choice in 2 of those 74
- Check Point Harmony SASE: first choice in 1 of those 74
- Microsoft Entra ID with Intune: first choice in 1 of those 74

**Enterprise**: 84 of 84 answers did not name OpenVPN CloudConnexa.

- Zscaler Private Access: first choice in 41 of those 84
- Cloudflare One: first choice in 10 of those 84
- Palo Alto Networks Prisma Access: first choice in 6 of those 84
- Microsoft Entra Private Access: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Zscaler Zero Trust Exchange: first choice in 4 of those 84
- Akamai Enterprise Application Access: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Netskope Private Access: first choice in 2 of those 84
- Cloudflare Zero Trust Access: first choice in 1 of those 84

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